Frontier Institute Comment: HJ 48 Draft Legislation 6.14.22

By Kendall Cotton

06/14/2022

THE FOLLOWING IS A FORMAL COMMENT PROVIDED BY THE FRONTIER INSTITUTE IN REGARD TO THE HJ 48 STUDY OF FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY DRAFT LEGISLATION

TAGS: facial recognition, HJ 48, Official Statement

Two Opportunities To Secure Privacy In Montana

By Tanner Avery

04/28/2022

"Privacy–it’s something deeply entwined with what it means to be a Montanan, but in today’s ever changing technological landscape there are constantly new threats to our right to privacy."

TAGS: facial recognition, Privacy

Strengthening Our Right To Be Left Alone

By Kendall Cotton

04/25/2022

"With these two upcoming opportunities to strengthen privacy protections, Montana remains the last best place to simply be left alone."

TAGS: facial recognition, Privacy

FRONTIER INSTITUTE COMMENT: HJ 48 STUDY OF FACIAL RECOGNITION 4.20.22

By Kendall Cotton

04/20/2022

THE FOLLOWING IS A FORMAL COMMENT PROVIDED BY THE FRONTIER INSTITUTE IN REGARD TO THE HJ 48 STUDY OF FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY

TAGS: facial recognition, Privacy

Securing Montanan’s Right to Privacy

By Tanner Avery

02/10/2022

"So far, the committee has confirmed our suspicions: Montanans who apply for government benefits or receive a driver’s license are vulnerable to law enforcement searches of their biometric information with little legislative oversight."

TAGS: facial recognition, Privacy

Support For Facial Recognition Restrictions Grows

By Tanner Avery

01/20/2022

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle now recognize that Montana’s lack of uniform and transparent restrictions on how government agencies can use facial recognition poses a serious threat to the privacy of Montanans.

TAGS: facial recognition, Privacy

MTLeg Viewpoint: Protecting Constitutional Rights in Facial Recognition Technology

By Rep. Kim Abbott, Sen. Jill Cohenour

01/18/2022

We know it’s possible to have an efficient and technologically adept state government, while also ensuring this technology doesn’t run roughshod over our rights as Montanans.

TAGS: facial recognition, Legislative Viewpoints, Privacy