Tag: IDEC

Press Releases

Victoria de privacidad para 350.000 personas en São Paulo: tribunal bloquea cámaras de reconocimiento facial en el metro

Leer en inglés En una victoria por la privacidad, el Tribunal de Justicia de São Paulo bloquea el reconocimiento facial en una ruta de transporte público. El 7 de mayo, la jueza Patrícia Martins ordenó a ViaQuatro, concesionaria del metro…

12 May 2021

Press Releases

Privacy

Privacy win for 350,000 people in São Paulo: court blocks facial recognition cameras in metro

Read in Spanish In a win for privacy, the Court of Justice of São Paulo blocks facial recognition on a public transport route. On May 7, judge Patrícia Martins ordered ViaQuatro, a concessionary of the São Paulo metro, not to…

12 May 2021

Blog

Privacy

Facial recognition on trial: emotion and gender “detection” under scrutiny in a court case in Brazil

As AI-powered facial recognition systems are deployed around the world, it is imperative to ensure they do not facilitate human rights violations, especially of people and communities already at risk. …

29 June 2020

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Freedom of Expression

Brazil: “fake news” proposals add uncertainty to institutional crisis

Brazil joins the list of countries debating regulations to eliminate “fake news.” Dangerous proposals to censor online expression come at a terrible moment for Brazil’s democracy.…

27 April 2018

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Net Discrimination

Activists are close to saving broadband in Brazil

Thanks to activists pushing back against data caps for internet use, we could see a law to ban the practice — a boon for innovation and free expression in Brazil.…

20 June 2017