In London, the use of facial recognition technologies has been hindered by its resident's use of face coverings as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The wearing of face masks has incapacitated the …
ICE Wants to Connect Its Facial Recognition System With a Pennsylvania County’s Gang Intel App
Homeland Security Investigations and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are seeking to leverage a transnational gang intelligence application that was developed by a Pennsylvania county …
DHS Launches Third Biometric Rally to Assess How the Tech Works on Crowds
The Homeland Security Department unveiled plans to host its third Biometric Technology Rally, bringing together industry vendors and volunteers to collectively accelerate the technology that could be …
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Data breach exposes Clearview AI client list
Clearview AI is a United States-based company that develops facial recognition technology. The startup's technology is deployed by hundreds of law enforcement agencies in the US for various different …
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Canada Privacy Watchdog Probes Facial Recognition Startup
Last Friday, Canada's privacy watchdog agency announced that it was conducting an investigation into US-based company Clearview for its use of AI and machine learning to match images of unknown faces …
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London Police Just Turned On Facial Recognition In One Of The World’s Busiest Shopping Districts
London's Metropolitan Police recently began using facial recognition technology on London's Regent Street, claiming it would reduce serious crime. The use of facial recognition technology has drawn …
Senators Call for a Moratorium on Government’s Use of Facial Recognition
Democratic Senators Cory Booker and Jeff Merkley have proposed the Ethical Use of Facial Recognition Act, aiming to stop the federal government from using the technology until Congress passes …
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CBP Expands Facial Recognition Program to Another Southern Border Crossing
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced earlier this week that they plan to expand its facial recognition program ahead of the original date scheduled for this spring. This week, the technology …
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Facebook to Pay $550M to Settle Class Action Case Over Facial Recognition
Facebook has agreed to settle a case over the social network's Tag Suggestions feature, agreeing to pay $550 million to Illinois users. The class-action lawsuit was filed over the use of Facebook's …
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Class-action lawsuit filed against controversial Clearview AI startup
A class-action lawsuit was filed earlier this week against Clearview AI, a New York-based startup that has created one of the biggest facial recognition databases in the world. The database was …
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