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Lack of Privacy Leads to Political Abuses

  • 5 min read

In the Internet age, the distribution of state power has drastic implications for Americans’ civil and privacy rights. Across the globe, counterterrorism is weaponized as a pretext for civil rights abuses.

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How Facial Recognition Monetizes Fear & Insecurity

  • 4 min read

The use of facial recognition software has recently exploded. Some applications of this technology are benign, such as using the software to verify identity. However, other applications raise red flags.

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Biden Cancels Consumer Consent

  • 5 min read

President Joe Biden’s infrastructure legislation, passed in November 2021, undercuts consumer privacy.

Home Address Doxxing

The Danger of Doxxing

  • 5 min read

What is doxxing?

Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the term as “publicly identify[ing] for [publication] private information about (someone) especially as a form of punishment or revenge.”

Facial recognition of a face with lines

Facial Recognition Is Plagued by Problems

  • 3 min read

Robert Julian-Borchak Williams was arrested in the driveway of his home, taken to the local police station, and interrogated for a crime he did not commit. Mr. Williams was the victim of a facial recognition algorithm.

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Can Police Force You to Open Your Phone?

  • 2 min read

The general constitutional issue under review is this: does allowing police to force a criminal defendant to provide the passcode for a cell phone violate the Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination?

Mother with baby, patient, representing Utah families

Utah Takes Steps to Protect Patient Privacy

  • 3 min read

DOH not only failed to obtain informed consent from maternity patients, but after collecting completed surveys, the department charged researchers to access survey data.