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Big tech needs to sound the alarm on face recognition

February 2, 2019 by Nicole Ozer Leave a Comment

Big tech needs to sound the alarm on face recognition

A top Google executive recently sent a shot across the bow of its competitors regarding face surveillance. Kent Walker, the company’s general counsel and senior vice president of global affairs, made it clear that Google — unlike Amazon and Microsoft — will not sell a face recognition product until the technology’s potential for abuse is […]

Officials can’t target Nike just because they don’t like Kaepernick

September 27, 2018 by Emerson Sykes

Officials can’t target Nike just because they don’t like Kaepernick

Regardless of what officials may think about the protests, the First Amendment prohibits the government from discriminating against individuals and organizations based on the content of their speech and the viewpoints they express.

Racially biased marijuana sting ends thanks to ‘justice warrior’

June 19, 2018 by Ron Edwards

Racially biased marijuana sting ends thanks to ‘justice warrior’

Nearly four years ago, the ACLU found Blacks in Minneapolis were 11 times more likely than Whites to be arrested for marijuana possession, despite similar usage rates. As one observer said to the Star Tribune on this latest sting, “They are locking up all these Blacks. What about the White people who are doing it?”

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