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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Health Care in the U.S. Has an Algorithm Bias Problem
While algorithms have become more powerful and ubiquitous, evidence has mounted that they reflect and even amplify real-world biases and […]
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 […]
AI face-scanning algorithm to decide whether you deserve the job
HireVue claims it uses artificial intelligence to decide who’s best for a job. Outside experts call it “profoundly disturbing.” More […]
This Is What the Future of A.I. Regulation Could Look Like
The German Data Ethics Commission has produced a series of recommendations for regulating algorithms and artificial intelligence. Its ideas will […]
Biometric use set to increase with expansion of iris recognition technology
New research points to major developments in global iris recognition, with the market set to grow from this year’s figure […]
Smart TVs are data-collecting machines, new study shows
A new study from Princeton University shows internet-connected TVs, which allow people to stream Netflix and Hulu, are loaded with data-hungry trackers. […]
Remote Simjacking campaigns could disrupt SIM cards in 29 countries
Adaptive Mobile Security has published a new report detailing SimJacker attacks and the number of countries affected. The report identified […]
One in three councils using algorithms to make welfare decisions
One in three councils are using computer algorithms to help make decisions about benefit claims and other welfare issues, despite […]
Apple Shares Some Browsing History with Chinese Company
The company acknowledged it’s using ‘safe browsing’ technology from Tencent, which has ties to the Chinese government. Apple is sending […]
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, […]
Blind Spots in AI Just Might Help Protect Your Privacy
Machine learning, for all its benevolent potential to detect cancers and create collision-proof self-driving cars , also threatens to upend […]