Forensic Genealogy Cracks Cold Cases Amid Privacy Concerns
Millions of people will unwrap at-home ancestry testing kits this holiday season and eagerly swab their cheeks and mail in […]
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Police Are Tapping Into Ring Cameras to Expand Surveillance Network In Mississippi
The police department in Jackson, Mississippi is partnering with two companies to stream surveillance footage from Ring cameras in a […]
Illinois judge kicks Clearview AI lawsuit back to state court at plaintiffs’ request
A biometric privacy lawsuit against Clearview AI Inc is headed back to state court, where it was originally filed, after […]
Hospitals And VA Clinics Use Facial Recognition And Palm Scanners To Track Patients
Massachusetts area hospitals and VA clinics have begun installing Xecan facial recognition cameras to identify and track patients. According to […]
Activists Turn Facial Recognition Tools Against the Police
Mr. Howell is a lifelong protester and self-taught coder. He had begun researching how to build a facial recognition product […]
Amazon Faces Allegations It Harvested Sensitive Voice Data
Amazon is being hit with a class-action suit alleging that the tech giant’s severs are storing biometric voice data from […]
Amazon introduces a way to pay with your palm
Amazon is introducing a new biometric device that will allow shoppers to pay at Amazon Go stores using their palm. […]
Blackstone to acquire Ancestry.com for $4.7 billion
Blackstone Group agreed to acquire genealogy provider Ancestry.com from private equity rivals for $4.7 billion, including debt, placing a big […]
US Senate Bill Limits Corporate Use of Facial Recognition
On August 4, 2020, Senators Jeff Merkley (OR) and Bernie Sanders (VT) introduced the National Biometric Information Privacy Act of […]
Clearview AI landed a new facial recognition contract with ICE
The controversial facial recognition software maker Clearview AI has a new contract with ICE, the most controversial U.S. government agency. […]
Clearview AI Mounts a First Amendment Defense
Clearview AI has hired Floyd Abrams, a top lawyer, to help fight claims that selling its data to law enforcement […]
Instagram Faces Lawsuit Over Illegal Harvesting Of Biometrics
Facebook is facing allegations it illegally harvests the biometric data of users, this time in a lawsuit that targets Instagram. […]