Tag: facial recognition

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Honoring Fred Korematsu: Why data protection matters for marginalized communities

Korematsu resisted internment under a U.S. WWII policy targeting Japanese Americans, many of whom were identified through census data. We support a bill to honor his legacy.…

6 February 2019

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Freedom of Expression

Open letter to Michelle Bachelet, new High Commissioner for Human Rights

We identify six areas for digital rights in which the new U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights could have a key and definitive voice during her tenure.…

23 August 2018

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Privacy

“We want AI to come to everybody’s life” – AI and human rights at the MWC

Reflecting on the 2018 Mobile World Congress in Shanghai, Fanny Hidvégi shares next steps for supporting human rights in the development and use of artificial intelligence in our societies.…

24 July 2018

Press Releases

Privacy

Argentina province in talks with Huawei over acquiring facial recognition surveillance technology

Civil society in Argentina delivered a letter to Mendoza’s government detailing concerns about the potential acquisition of Huawei surveillance technologies.…

12 July 2018

Press Releases

Privacy

Defensores de derechos fundamentales piden al gobierno de Mendoza que detenga la compra de tecnología de vigilancia masiva

El gobierno de la provincia de Mendoza en Argentina se reunió con la empresa china Huawei para adquirir tecnología de vigilancia masiva. Organizaciones de derechos digitales enviamos una carta al gobierno para que desista y genere un debate serio, abierto y participativo al respecto.…

12 July 2018