KUOW Newsroom Amazon can track you by your voice print Parents are suing Amazon, alleging the company records children without their consent. A trial could come next year. But the case brings up issues beyond those recordings.
The Record X may be a gender option on driver’s licenses soon. But why is gender being tracked at all? Take a look at your Washington state driver’s license. There are several numbered fields – and soon, one of them might change.
Under Employers' Gaze, Gen Z Is Biting Its Tongue On Social Media The post-millennial generation, known as Generation Z, is entering the workforce at a time when 70 percent of employers check social media during the hiring process.
Seattle parents could unlock school gates with facial recognition software Ross Reynolds talks to Rob Glaser, founder of RealNetworks, about the company's software called SAFR, that offers free facial recognition software to...
Amazon Rekognition makes leaving your house an invitation to surveillance So you're walking down the street - probably not making eye contact with anyone, if you're from Seattle. But with Amazon's help, even if you're not...
Debate: Who should decide what kind of surveillance tech Seattle Police uses? Bill Radke speaks with Shankar Narayan, technology and liberty director of the ACLU, and Ron Hosko, president of the Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund,...
Seattle police union challenges new body camera requirement Seattle's police union leaders have filed a complaint against Mayor Ed Murray's body camera mandate. Murray issued an executive order this month to...
Sheriff, ACLU disagree on Facebook search warrant in Bellingham A case involving a Facebook group for activists is going to court in Whatcom County. Protesters against the Dakota Access Pipeline held a demonstration...
Seattle police will wear body cams, despite complaints of 'exceptions' Seattle's bike cops wear body cameras, and now all officers will start wearing them. The Seattle City Council approved a measure Tuesday to purchase the...