Hiding in plain sight: activists don camouflage to beat Met surveillance
Privacy campaigners bid to beat police facial recognition plans by wearing ‘dazzle’ makeup. Wearing makeup has long been seen as […]
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Chicago police using controversial Clearview AI facial recognition tool that taps photos from Facebook, other sites
The Chicago Police Department is using a controversial facial recognition tool that allows investigators to search an image of unknown […]
Facial recognition fails in China as people wear masks to avoid coronavirus
Face ID fails users as the China coronavirus outbreak sparks widespread adoption of surgical masks. For hundreds of millions of […]
EU seeks ‘clear criteria’ for use of biometric AI on mass scale
There should be “clear criteria” in the future mass-scale rollout of Biometric Identification Systems in the EU, a recently leaked […]
London police to deploy live facial recognition cameras
The Metropolitan police has announced that it will begin the operational use of Live Facial Recognition (LFR) technology. The cameras […]
EU considers ban of facial recognition for up to five years
The European Commission has revealed it is considering a ban on the use of facial recognition in public areas for […]
Fight against facial recognition hits wall across the West
The result is an impasse that has left tech companies largely in control of where and how to deploy facial […]
NIST Study Evaluates Algorithmic Bias
A new NIST study examines how accurately face recognition software tools identify people of varied sex, age and racial background. […]
DHS May Require U.S. Citizens Be Photographed at Airports
Federal officials are considering requiring that all travelers — including American citizens — be photographed as they enter or leave […]
French Supervisory Authority publishes guidance on facial recognition
On November 15, 2019, the French Supervisory Authority (CNIL) published guidance on the use of facial recognition. The guidance is […]
The Risks Of Law Enforcement Use Of Facial Recognition Software
Facial recognition is truly a one-of-a-kind technology — and we should treat it as such. Our faces are central to […]
Mass surveillance fears as India readies facial recognition system
As India prepares to install a nationwide facial recognition system in an effort to catch criminals and find missing children, […]