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Byrd v. United States connected cars Senators Press NHTSA on Dangers of Internet-Connected Cars Senators Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) sent a letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to ask about the steps taken to protect consumers from the security vulnerabilities of internet-connected cars. The senators wrote: “We are concerned by […]
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Ramon Torres had been a U.S. citizen for nearly ten years when he was detained for four days on an immigration hold – despite having a U.S. passport, a Louisiana driver’s license, and a Social Security card, and despite that fact that a court ordered his release. Torres’ ordeal began in August 2018, when he was […]
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Responding to the news of the wildfires that have been raging in the Amazon rainforest for several weeks, Kumi Naidoo, Secretary General of Amnesty International said: Instead of spreading outrageous lies or denying the scale of deforestation taking place, we urge the President to take immediate action to halt the progress of these fires. Kumi […]
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DHS Facial Recognition TSA biometrics Congress to Consider Moratorium on Facial Recognition POLITICO reports that House leaders will consider a moratorium on funding facial recognition following a House Oversight Committee hearing on DHS facial recognition programs. Prior to the hearing, EPIC briefed members of the House committee about the entry-exit program at US airports. Air […]
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Home News Releases $5 billion in EXIM financing for Mozambique LNG plant fuels U.S. contribution to climate emergency August 22, 2019 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Export-Import Bank’s (EXIM) Board of Directors today voted to approve $5 billion in financing for a liquid natural gas project in Mozambique. The massive fossil fuel project, which EXIM […]
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YouTube is being pressured to remove ads from China Central Television, a state media channel that’s allegedly spreading misinformation about protesters in Hong Kong. The Verge reports: Users on Twitter and Reddit have posted a number of screenshots of the ads, many of which paint the Hong Kong protests as an illegitimate product of foreign […]
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Publish Date: August 22, 2019 (Photo: Gage Skidmore) Betsy DeVos’ Education Department has been very kind to the student loan industry, specifically loan servicer Navient, these past few years. It reportedly has helped shield Navient from a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau lawsuit and has given the company a pass on disclosing past abuses in its […]
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a new ruling in U.S. v. Cano [.pdf] that offers greater privacy protection for people crossing the border with their electronic devices, but it doesn’t go as far as we sought in our amicus brief. Cano had attempted to cross the border near San Diego […]
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NEW WASHINGTON POST ANALYSIS FINDS THAT PROSECUTIONS OF HATE CRIMES IN D.C. HAVE DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY: “Of the 178 suspected hate crimes in 2017, police closed 54 cases involving adults by arrest. Prosecutors charged two cases as hate crimes, and both were later dropped as part of plea deals,” write Michael E. Miller (@MikeMillerDC) and Steven […]
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It’s an anniversary few in the Kremlin, or elsewhere in Russia for that matter, are keen to talk about — let alone remember in some way. Eighty years ago, on August 23, 1939, Nazi Germany and Josef Stalin’s Soviet Union inked a nonaggression treaty that ushered in World War II. Commonly known as the Molotov-Ribbentrop […]
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Findings Refute Chemical Industry Spin That Next-Generation Fluorinated Compounds Are Safer Than Carcinogens Pulled From the Market For Immediate Release: Thursday, August 22, 2019 WASHINGTON – A new peer-reviewed study refutes claims by the chemical industry that the next generation of toxic fluorinated compounds, or PFAS, is safer than two notorious PFAS chemicals linked to cancer […]
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Giovanni Buttarelli, 1957-2019 Giovanni Buttarelli, the European Data Protection Supervisor and the recipient of the 2019 EPIC Champion of Freedom Award, has passed. He was 62. “We are all profoundly saddened by this tragic loss of such a kind and brilliant individual. Throughout his life Giovanni dedicated himself completely to his family, to the service […]
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EWG Comments to EPA on Proposed Glyphosate Decision Wednesday, August 21, 2019 Environmental Working Group objects to the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed decision on glyphosate, the most heavily used pesticide in the U.S. The EPA’s decision to allow continued, extensive use of glyphosate disregards the cancer risks and children’s health risks posed by glyphosate and […]
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For many children with marginalized identities, the first few days back to school can make or break their year — and for trans and non-binary students, it can be doubly difficult to know where to turn to seek support for their unique needs. That’s why it’s critical that educators and school administrators continue learning how […]
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A pillar of our democracy is the presumption of innocence: before a person has been convicted of a crime, they are considered completely innocent under the law. Yet across the country, people who have not been convicted are punished—both explicitly and implicitly—based on the mistaken assumption that they are dangerous, purely on the basis of an […]
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YouTube has taken a stand against a particularly pernicious copyright troll who was not only abusing the takedown system to remove content but was also using it in an extortion scam. While this gives the weight—and resources—of a large corporation in a fight that will benefit users, it also serves as a reminder of how […]
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The authorities in Denmark say they plan to review over 10,000 court verdicts because of errors in cellphone tracking data offered as evidence. From a report: The country’s director of public prosecutions on Monday also ordered a two-month halt in prosecutors’ use of cellphone data in criminal cases while the flaws and their potential consequences […]
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The supertanker formerly known as Grace 1 is steaming eastward in the Mediterranean Sea after six weeks in Gibraltar detention, reportedly still carrying more than 2 million barrels of potentially embargo-busting Iranian crude oil. Iran insists the oil isn’t and never was destined for Syria, which is under U.S. and EU embargo. But U.S. and […]
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22 August 2019, Index number: AMR 53/0912/2019 This document was prepared by 11 Venezuelan and international human rights organizations that have been monitoring and documenting Venezuela’s spiraling human rights and humanitarian emergency for years. The organizations are urging the United Nations Human Rights Council to establish a Commission of Inquiry on Venezuela during its 42nd […]
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I pause on the trail at The Nature Conservancy’s Phantom Canyon Preserve, and I’m struck by the absolute, utter stillness. A few meadowlarks had flushed during my hike, and grasshoppers skittered at my feet, but overall the canyon just radiates silence. Just an hour ago, I was down the road in Fort Collins, Colorado, a […]