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surveillance
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ASAE ForesightWorks Panel: Algorithms and Rights; The Surveillance Economy
This discussion focuses on the societal impacts and ethical considerations of emerging technology, specifically artificial intelligence and surveillance.…
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UN, Citizen Science Groups Join Forces to Track Mosquito Spread
The UN Environment Programme is teaming with citizen science associations globally to create a database that tracks the…
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Investigatory Powers Act: U.K. Surveillance Law Creates Outcry
The U.K.'s new Investigatory Powers Act, which was signed into British law on Tuesday, grants broad surveillance powers…
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EFF Scores Major Procedural Victory in NSA Case
In a ruling that could crack open major details on the National Security Agency's mass-surveillance program, a federal…
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Thursday Buzz: What Do People Really Think About Privacy?
Americans may be more willing to give up privacy than expected—as long as they get something back. Plus:…
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Citing User Privacy Concerns, Wikimedia Foundation Sues NSA
In a move that could help give critics of the National Security Agency’s online surveillance program the standing…
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Writers Group: Surveillance Having a Chilling Effect
A new study released by PEN American Center suggests that writers and journalists are more fearful than ever…
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In Wake of Report, GSM Association Denies NSA Breach
A key mobile trade group was the subject of a recent story suggesting it may have been targeted…
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Tech Groups Urge Congress to Get to Work on USA Freedom Act
When Congress returned to the Hill from its summer recess earlier this month, a letter from several technology…
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Tech Industry Keeps Pushing Congress for NSA Surveillance Changes
A year after Edward Snowden revealed the U.S. spy agency's bulk collection of phone and internet user data,…
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Bar Association Raises Concerns About NSA Spying Efforts
The revelation that protected communications between an American law firm and the Indonesian government were intercepted by a…
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Associations Keep Energy Focused on NSA Phone Phone Surveillance
With a court ruling that the National Security Agency's bulk phone data collection program is very likely unconstitutional,…
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How the NSA Scandal is Hurting Cloud Computing
According to a new study by a cloud computing trade group, the National Security Agency’s PRISM program—which allows…
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Surveillance Programs: Groups Launch New Advocacy Coalition
As details regarding an unprecedented information leak surface, a number of advocacy groups, along with some associations, have…
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NSA Surveillance Programs Cause Concern For Associations
After bombshell stories broke this week about two separate secret programs run by the National Security Agency, reactions…
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Tech Groups Oppose Internet Wiretapping Proposal
Internet and privacy associations warn against legislation being prepared that would allow law enforcement officials to access online…
