According to Pennsylvania-based research group IPVM, Chinese tech giant Huawei tested a facial recognition system that aims to specifically identify Uighur Muslims, an ethnic minority group that has …
LAPD Bans Facial Recognition, Citing Privacy Concerns
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has banned the use of commercial facial recognition services, citing privacy and public trust considerations after an expose showed that Clearview AI used the …
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EU Agrees on Tighter Rules for Surveillance Tech Exports
On Monday, the European Union agreed to implement stricter regulations on the sale and export of cyber-surveillance technology. EU lawmakers reached a deal on new restrictions for dual-use goods like …
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Surveillance company harassed female employees using its own facial recognition technology
A Silicon Valley surveillance startup is being charged with sexism and discrimination after a company sales director utilized its own facial recognition systems to harass female workers. The company, …
Singapore’s World-First Face Scan Plan Sparks Privacy Fears
Singapore is planning on becoming the world's first country to utilize facial recognition technology to identify citizens, alarming privacy advocates. Singapore announced plans to implement biometric …
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Live facial recognition is tracking kids suspected of being criminals in Buenos Aires
In Argentina, an extensive facial recognition tracking minors suspected of being criminals has been uncovered, with security professionals calling it the first of its kind. Tens of thousands of …
Justice Wants to Add Facial Recognition to Marshals’ Smartphones
The Department of Justice is seeking to install facial recognition tools into US Marshals Agents' smartphones to assist with the safe transfer of prisoners around the nation. The facial recognition …
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Portland Issues Sweeping Ban on All Facial Recognition Use
Portland has made US history, becoming the first city to enact a ban on the controversial facial recognition technology plaguing both the law enforcement and security industries. The sweeping ban …
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Senate Bill Would Expand Facial-Recognition Restrictions Nationwide
A new bill that is currently in the process of moving through the Senate aims to expand restrictions on the use of facial recognition technology after critics claimed the technology could have biases …
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Controversial facial recognition tech firm Clearview AI inks deal with ICE
The US Department of Homeland Security and Clearview AI has signed a contract to allow the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency access to its technology, which has been highly controversial over …
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