CiVL Dispatch

We've invented chemicals that practically refuse to break down.

Now we're inventing technology to destroy them.

Can technological innovation solve a problem that economic incentives helped create?

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Grocery Stores in the UK and US are Testing Out Facial Recognition

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Rhode Island Governor Extends Statewide Pause on the Installation of Flock Cameras

On October 19, Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee announced an indefinite extension of a statewide pause on installations of automated license plate readers (ALPRs) like Flock.

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Democratic Politicians Demand Transparency on ICE License Plate Readers

A group of Democratic lawmakers are demanding answers from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following reports the agency has used local police to gain backdoor access to a nationwide license plate surveillance network.

The lawmakers are calling on ICE to reveal how often they are accessing Flock’s camera data, as well as how many people have been detained or arrested as a result.

France is Using Facial Recognition and Biometrics To Identify Protesters

France’s Justice Minister has announced that investigators will use retrospective facial recognition to identify people filmed looting, vandalizing, or committing other offenses during recent protests.

The French government is also planning to cross-reference images scraped from TikTok, Instagram, and Discord, and analyze video captured by 80,000 security cameras across Paris’ streets and public transportation system.