US senator blocks proposed surveillance law opposed by Facebook and Google

Lobbying pressure from an alliance of big internet companies and civil liberties groups – and the resistance of one steadfast US senator – forced the Senate Intelligence Committee to withdraw proposed legislation requiring social media companies to report “terrorist activity” to the government.

Privacy groups walk out of US talks on facial recognition guidelines

Not a single industry representative would agree on the most basic premise: that targets of facial recognition should opt in before companies identify them.