Tag: #BanBS
The EU AI Act: How to (truly) protect people on the move
The EU AI Act is supposed to protect the rights of everyone impacted by AI systems. But it ignores the systems impacting people on the move. Here are three steps policymakers can take to fix that problem.
Dictators in Egypt and Saudi Arabia love smart cities projects — here’s why
Here’s why “smart” cities projects are really surveillance projects — a dangerous tool for dictators.
Stop normalizing mass surveillance in Latin America
Foreign companies are bringing mass surveillance tech to Latin America and the general public seems to think that’s okay. Here’s why it’s not.
Major surveillance firms are ‘gifting’ tools to find a foothold in Latin America
Facial-recognition technology gets a smack in the chops from civil rights campaigners
Europe makes the case to ban biometric surveillance
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RightsCon checklist: 15 ways to save the internet and protect democracy
Speaking at a panel discussion at RightsCon, Access Now’s Brett Solomon outlined 15 things governments can do to make sure technology is used to defend — not destroy— democracy and human rights. Read the checklist and watch the full session on YouTube.
Europe’s AI rules open door to mass use of facial recognition, critics warn
Ban Biometric Surveillance
More than 175 civil society organizations and experts around the world have already signed the open letter calling on decision makers to stand up against rights-abusing uses of biometric surveillance technologies. Will you join us to #BanBS?