{"id":6055,"date":"2019-07-11T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/?p=6055"},"modified":"2019-07-10T08:29:42","modified_gmt":"2019-07-10T12:29:42","slug":"who-has-your-face-on-file","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masspirates.org\/blog\/2019\/07\/11\/who-has-your-face-on-file\/","title":{"rendered":"Who has your face on file?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/technology\/451913-fbi-ice-using-state-drivers-license-photos-without-consent-to-create-facial\">ICE and the FBI are using state drivers license photos for facial recognition searches<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2019\/06\/10\/us-customs-border-protection-says-photos-travelers-into-out-country-were-recently-taken-data-breach\/?utm_term=.b5a6e1a2b7bc\">A CBP vendor was hacked which&nbsp;exposed&nbsp;thousands of license plates and car passenger photos<\/a>.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/tech-policy\/2019\/07\/amazon-confirms-it-keeps-your-alexa-recordings-basically-forever\/\">Amazon keeps all Alexa voice recordings forever<\/a> and they could be acquired by the government for a price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The use of facial and biometric recognition tech is out of control, but we have an opportunity to stop Massachusetts state and local governments from using it.&nbsp; We need your help to get the legislature to pass&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/malegislature.gov\/Bills\/191\/S1385\">S.1385<\/a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/malegislature.gov\/Bills\/191\/H1538\">H.1538<\/a>&nbsp;which would ban governmental use of&nbsp;&#8220;at a distance&#8221; biometric tracking technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can help by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>testifying at the committee hearings for these bills in person or in writing. Start writing your testimony and <a href=\"mailto:info@masspirates.org?subject=I%20will%20testify!\">email us and we will notify you when the hearing is<\/a>;<\/li><li>get a facial recognition ban ordinance introduced in your municipality.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:info@masspirates.org\">Contact us if you can help and we will help you<\/a>;<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/malegislature.gov\/Search\/FindMyLegislator\">contact your Massachusetts representative and senator and tell them to oppose facial recognition surveillance<\/a> by supporting both bills.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Together, we will win this struggle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ICE and the FBI are using state drivers license photos for facial recognition searches. 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