Uber facial recognition is locking Indian drivers out of their accounts
Some people are finding their accounts permanently blocked.
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Facial recognition technology ‘inappropriate for policing,’ say privacy rights advocates
Irish Council for Civil Liberties and academics raise concerns about plans for law to enable technology that is banned for policing in other countries.
Italy outlaws facial recognition tech, except to fight crime
Italy prohibited the use of facial recognition and ‘smart glasses’, except when necessary n judicial investigations or the fight against crime.
Global data privacy regulators set resolution on facial recognition at annual meeting
Data privacy regulators agree to a resolution that personal information should be used for facial recognition only in accordance with a set of six principles.
UK police use of live facial recognition unlawful and unethical, report finds
Study says deployment of technology in public by Met and South Wales police failed to meet standards.
AI Act: EU Parliament’s discussions heat up over facial recognition
EU lawmakers held first political debate on the AI Act as the discussion moved to more sensitive topics like the highly debated issue of biometric recognition.
Europe edges closer to a ban on facial recognition
Efforts to outlaw the use of AI cameras to scan and identify people’s faces in public spaces are gaining traction.
Facial recognition cameras in UK retail chain challenged by privacy group
Big Brother Watch says Southern Co-operative’s use of the cameras is ‘Orwellian’ and ‘unlawful’.
Retailers using facial recognition technology to crack down on theft
Consumer group says use of technology at major retailers is ‘completely inappropriate and unnecessary’.
Can European Regulators Stop Clearview AI?
The company’s methods declared illegal in multiple jurisdictions-most recently in the UK. But do European regulators actually have any power to stop it?
Clearview AI Is Bringing Facial Recognition to Schools
The company revealed it’s working with a U.S. company selling visitor management systems to schools within hours of a horrific school shooting.
UK watchdog fines facial recognition firm £7.5m over image collection
Clearview AI hit with penalty for collecting images of people from social media and web to add to global database.