Sweden authorises the use of facial recognition technology by the police
Sweden’s data protection authority has approved the use of facial recognition technology by the police, to help identify criminal suspects. […]
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Facebook alters video to make people invisible to facial recognition
Facebook AI Research says it’s created the first machine learning system that can stop a facial recognition network from identifying […]
Facebook must face $35B facial-recognition lawsuit following court ruling
Facebook’s most recent attempt to extricate itself from a potentially landmark lawsuit has come to a dead end, as a […]
Amazon Calls for Government Regulation of Facial Recognition Tech
Amazon said it believes that governments should act to regulate the use of facial recognition technology to ensure it is […]
How Photos of Your Kids Are Powering Surveillance Technology
One day in 2005, a mother in Evanston, Ill., joined Flickr. She uploaded some pictures of her children. Years later, […]
China to Require Facial Recognition for Internet, Cell Phones
Starting December 1, Chinese citizens will have to allow telecommunications carriers to scan their faces when signing up for internet […]
Google Facial Recognition Tactics Raise Racial, Privacy Concerns
In the past, facial recognition technology has notoriously had a harder time identifying people with darker skin. Google wants to […]
French Liberte Tested by Nationwide Facial Recognition ID Plan
France is poised to become the first European country to use facial recognition technology to give citizens a secure digital […]
Amazon is writing facial recognition law
Amazon’s Chief Executive Jeff Bezos said the company’s public policy team is working on proposed regulations around facial recognition, a […]
Gatwick Airport commits to facial recognition tech at boarding
Gatwick has become the UK’s first airport to confirm it will use facial-recognition cameras on a permanent basis for ID […]
Google Seeks to Establish Facial Recognition in Homes
With opposition growing to facial recognition, Google has decided instead to build facial recognition into Nest Hub Max, an “always […]
California lawmakers passes ban on facial recognition tech in police body cams
The three-year moratorium prohibits state and local law enforcement from using facial recognition technology. The bill, AB215, also referred to […]