Apple Files Patent to Improve Face ID for Users Wearing Masks
By Truth Unmuted While the world is engulfed in a myriad of controversies surrounding coronavirus, vaccines, threats of war, cyber attacks, hyper-inflation, racial tensions, etc.,…
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AI is Increasingly Being Used to Identify Emotions – Here’s What’s at Stake
By Alexa Hagerty, University of Cambridge and Alexandra Albert, UCL Imagine you are in a job interview. As you answer the recruiter’s questions, an artificial…
Lawsuit Accuses Northwestern University of Unlawfully Collecting Students’ Biometric Data
By Jackson Walker An anonymous student is suing Northwestern University for unlawfully collecting students’ biometric data through online test proctoring tools according to a class action…
Is the Technocracy Coming to Mexico?
By Derrick Broze Recent announcements by the Mexican government make it clear that there are plans to introduce previously unseen surveillance technology to the Latin…
UK Now Considering Facial Recognition to Enter Pubs and Events
Summit News The UK government is funding companies that are producing technology which will utilize digital face scans to check people’s vaccination status and allow…
Magic Kingdom Uses COVID-19 As An Excuse To Install Facial Recognition
By MassPrivateI Sadly, Walt Disney World has joined the ranks of airports and corporations using COVID-19 as an excuse to install facial recognition. According to the…
Sacramento International Airport Offers New Biometric Scan Express Lane
By Tony Bizjak Sacramento International Airport announced Thursday it has become the fourth California airport to allow passengers to skip the initial part of the…
Amazon Delivery Drivers Forced to Sign “Biometric Consent” Form or Lose Job
By Lauren Kaori Gurley Amazon delivery drivers nationwide have to sign a “biometric consent” form this week that grants the tech behemoth permission to use…
Teens, Fight for the Future Sell “Invisiclip” to Counter “Menace of Facial Recognition”
By Brett Wilkins In a bid to make anti-facial recognition technology “more discrete, more affordable, and more effective than any previous solution,” two self-described “high…
Security Experts “Raise Red Flags” On Dubai Airport’s New Iris Scan Technology
By Tyler Durden Travelers at Dubai International Airport are now greeted by iris-scanners that are connected with the country’s facial recognition database, according to the Associated…
Greek Police Roll Out Devices That Recognize Faces and Fingerprints
By The World, Public Broadcasting At a time when the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement is under increased scrutiny, Greece is forging…
Activists and Rights Groups Sue Clearview AI, Warning “We Won’t Be Safe” Until Facial Recognition Firm Is Gone
By Brett Wilkins A group of civil liberties advocates and immigrant rights organizations on Tuesday sued Clearview AI in a Northern California court, alleging that…
More Than 40 Organizations Call on Biden Administration Abandon “Virtual Wall” Immigration Bill
By Derrick Broze More than 40 different organizations are calling on the Biden Administration to bypass a bill calling for a “virtual wall” with mass…
Facebook Considering Facial Recognition for its Smart Glasses
BGR Facebook is considering adding facial recognition support to its augmented reality glasses. The company is looking into the legal and privacy issues around allowing…