Yesterday FBI Director Wray spoke about FISA 702. Compare the hypothetical target he described (left) to the actual range of targets the law allows (right)
We need to rein in this overbroad authority. For more info check out CDT's issue brief:
https://cdt.org/insights/cdt-issue-brief-properly-narrowing-fisa-section-702-targeting/
CDT Issue Brief: Properly Narrowing FISA Section 702 Targeting
[ PDF version ] FISA Section 702 permits overbroad designation of targets which endangers the privacy of Americans and foreigners and threatens U.S. business interests. This issue brief explains how this problem can be addressed while retaining access to necessary foreign intelligence information. Problem: FISA Section 702 Permits Overbroad Targeting, Endangering Both Americans and Foreigners […]
I am once again begging media to stop calling facial recognition rules "bans" when they aren't bans. Virginia didn't have a ban - it required local authorization. As long as a city passed an ordinance any use of facial recognition was permitted - its new rules are actually stronger
When you have no clue what's going on in the conversation but want to seem like you've got some really deep thoughts and ideas
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Unfortunately here is yet another case of journalists misrepresenting policies facial recognition. This story makes it sound like Baltimore's moratorium expiring was a major shift that gave police access to the technology. In reality, the city's ordinance never even applied to Baltimore police
However, the New Orleans Police Department has said they require independent evidence and verification, so this improper arrest does appear to violate the policies they've established for use of the tech
The New Orleans ordinance that replaced the ban did include some strong rules to prevent facial recognition from being abused (notably a serious crime limit and judicial authorization), but didn't include measures to combat overreliance on matches and misidentification, such as requiring independent evidence as basis for an arrest
https://cityofno.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=&clip_id=4142&meta_id=591763
Regular City Council Meeting - Jul 21st, 2022
Live and Recorded Public meetings of Regular City Council Meeting for City of New Orleans, LA
Less than six months after New Orleans lifts it's ban on facial recognition, a Black man (many systems more prone to misidentify people of color) misidentified by the tech, arrested, and held for a week for a set of robberies
https://apnews.com/article/technology-louisiana-baton-rouge-new-orleans-crime-50e1ea591aed6cf14d248096958dccc4
Facial recognition tool led to mistaken arrest, lawyer says
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana authorities’ use of facial recognition technology led to the mistaken-identity arrest of a Georgia man on a fugitive warrant, an attorney said in a case that renews attention to racial disparities in the use of the digital tool.
It’s little interactions like this that I’ll probably miss most about Twitter:
Elon Musk can still win this thing if Mike Pence has the courage to do what’s right
