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EFF: Chicago Should Reject a Proposal for Private-Sector Face Surveillance

Chicago Should Reject a Proposal for Private-Sector Face Surveillance A proposed amendment to the Chicago municipal code would allow businesses to use face surveillance systems that could invade biometric and location privacy, and violate a pioneering state privacy law adopted by Illinois a decade ago. EFF joined a letter with several allied privacy organizations explaining our concerns, which include issues with both the proposed law and the invasive technology it would irresponsibly expand. At its core, facial recognition technology is an extraordinary menace to our digital liberties.  At its core, facial recognition technology is an extraordinary menace to our digital liberties. Unchecked, the expanding proliferation of surveillance cameras, coupled with constant improvements in facial recognition technology, can create a surveillance infrastructure that the government and big companies can use to track everywhere we go in public places, including who we are with and what...

Fast Forward for Renewable Energy

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Accelerator Access for NEO Network Gives Companies the Connections and Tools for Rapid, Sustainable Progress — at No Cost The dynamics of the energy market are rapidly shifting, quicker than a Netflix show at ›› x3 speed. The electricity landscape is evolving, new technologies emerge at an extraordinary pace and the advent of IoT power is disrupting energy ecosystems . Many of these changes and trends are expanding the green and financial appeal of renewable energy. As we serve our clients daily, we hear from them that the extreme volatility of electricity prices in many markets, along with rising pressure from regulators and shareholders to promote sustainable operations, present a powerful incentive to act now. But it can be hard to figure out what options exist and which actions to take, which is why many companies still take a conventional, passive approach to energy and carbon management . So, in 2016, we launched the NEO Network (no “Matrix” reference intended), an online c...