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CFPB Supreme Court Case Looming

March 2, 2020
The Supreme Court will hear opening arguments on Tuesday in the case over whether the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is constitutionally structured. Read the full article here.TweetShareShare0 Shares
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NCLA seeks motion to block RFID mandate

March 2, 2020
Motion asks judge to require USDA to make more robust effort at notifying states and others that RFID mandate has been withdrawn. Read the full article here. TweetShareShare0 Shares
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How coronavirus turned the “dystopian joke” of FaceID masks into a reality

February 29, 2020
Thousands ordered masks that let them unlock their phones during outbreaks. But this viral art project doesn’t just work with surveillance technology—it works against it, too. Read the full article here.     TweetShareShare0 Shares
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Big Brother grows alarmingly bigger, one automated license-plate reader at a time

February 29, 2020
Once upon a time, America was free. Now, it’s not so free. And this story out of Coral Gables, Florida, about a man’s court fight to rid his community of a privacy-dinging, constitutionally questionable automated license plate reader program, helps explain why. Read the full article here.     TweetShareShare0 Shares
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Big Brother Grows Bigger, Bold & Blunt Podcast

February 27, 2020
OK, so we all know we live in a surveillance society nowadays — or do we? Caleb Kruckenberg is an attorney who’s litigating a case against automated license plate readers. And you will not believe what the government’s doing now. This is one of the most important court cases to come. I’ve got the scoop,…
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Harriet Hageman on CSC Talk Radio: USDA has backed down, but we are not out of the woods yet

February 27, 2020
Harriet Hageman, NCLA Senior Litigation Counsel, warns that even though USDA withdrew the unlawful Factsheet requiring to tag cattle with RFID technologies, the internal practices which had led to the controversial requirements in the first place should be probed for violation of the Administrative Procedure Act and Federal Advisory Committee Act.     TweetShareShare0 Shares
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