Author: Correspondent

The original justification for proof-of-residency and ID requirements to get a COVID-19 vaccination were supposed to stop so-called “Vaccine Tourists” who sought access in other states that had better public distribution channels. Instead, the most vulnerable residents are being shut out of the lifesaving treatment. The concern about “Vaccine Tourists” never developed into an issue beyond a few isolated headlines. And with the Biden Administration’s expanded distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, there has been no further incentive for the issue to become a real problem. However, the questionable safeguards remain in place and those are causing actual damage. Forward Latino...

Over the last couple years, it has become increasingly clear that facial recognition technology doesn’t work well, and would be a civil liberties and privacy nightmare even if it did. But that has not stopped the Trump administration from moving forward with its dangerous plans to expand the technology’s use at U.S. airports and other ports of entry. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has proposed a new rule that would massively expand the use of face surveillance at the border, further entrenching a dystopian surveillance infrastructure that threatens our rights to privacy and anonymity, and disproportionately harms people...