by Laura Valkovic | May 10, 2019 | Articles, Crime & Punishment, Politics, Privacy & Tech, Social Issues, The Constitution
Nowadays, most travelers to, or within, the U.S. are used to invasive airport security, which may range from being swabbed for explosives to full-body x-ray scans or the contents of our luggage being opened for inspection. Facial recognition technology is being rolled...
by Laura Valkovic | Apr 8, 2019 | Articles, Education, Privacy & Tech, Social Issues
As the technological realm becomes more pervasive, who can we trust? Each week, Liberty Nation brings new insight into the fraudulent use of personal data, breaches of privacy, and attempts to filter our perception. According to the U.S. Declaration of Independence,...
by Laura Valkovic | Feb 6, 2019 | Articles, Crime & Punishment, First Amendment, Law, Politics, Social Issues
The mental picture of police dusting for fingerprints may be the most iconic image of 20th-century law enforcement. Gone are the days when investigators would rely on such quaint procedures, as biometrics – the use of each individual’s unique biological features for...
by Joe Schaeffer | Aug 27, 2018 | Articles, Crime & Punishment
U.S. Customs and Border Protection proudly announced on Aug. 23 that its “new cutting-edge facial comparison biometric system” had nabbed its first illegal alien at an American airport. A 26-year-old Congolese national posing as a Frenchman was tripped...