Israel Defense Ministry Launches COVID-19 Voice Test for Americans
By Raul Diego The Israeli Ministry of Defense has launched a project to analyze people’s voices and breathing patterns using artificial intelligence (AI) in order to…
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Democrat Senators Propose Bill To Ban Facial Recognition From Federal Law Enforcement
By Aaron Kesel Sens. Ed Markey, D-Mass. and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., introduced a bill that seeks to ban the use of facial recognition and biometric…
Two Kids Sue Google for Allegedly Collecting Students’ Biometric Data with Their Educational Tools
By B.N. Frank Google is well known already for collecting data on customers with their products and services. This is sometimes referred to as “Surveillance…
Clearview AI May Be Illegal In EU Watchdog Says
By Aaron Kesel The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) said that the use of Clearview artificial intelligence by law enforcement would “likely not be consistent…
CLEAR Biometrics Wants To Force Employees To Submit To Daily Facial Recognition Checks
By MassPrivateI For years, the tobacco industry has denied vaping causes cancer. Similarly, the biometrics industry, despite knowing facial recognition destroys everyone’s privacy, claims it…
Police Are Using Drones To Monitor The Homeless And Check People’s Temperatures
By MassPrivateI All across the country, law enforcement is using the pandemic as an excuse to use Chinese-made drones to monitor the public, which breaks…
New York Education Department Blocks Funding for Facial Recognition Technology
By Michael Maharrey ALBANY, N.Y. (April 29, 2020) – The New York State Education Department has blocked schools from using a state funding mechanism to…
Coronavirus and Surveillance Technology in India
By Subhashish Panigrahi Check out Global Voices’ special coverage of the global impact of COVID-19. Surveillance in India has in recent weeks increased because of…
Desperate To Identify People Staying At Home, Biometric Industry Holds “Festival Of Identity” Webinar
By MassPrivateI I am constantly surprised by how far biometric corporations will go to exploit COVID-19. But nothing and I mean nothing could have prepared…
CCTV Cameras Are Being Turned Into Heartbeat Measuring Social Distancing Monsters
By MassPrivateI Facial recognition company VSBLTY announced that they are working with Photon-X to turn smart city cameras into heartbeat measuring cameras. The two firms…
Facial Recognition Door Locks Exploit Our Fears
By MassPrivateI Last month, I wrote a story about biometric companies using thermal imaging to make a profit during the coronavirus pandemic. But a new…
Documents Reveal Feds Are Excited To Create A Mass A.I. Surveillance Network
By MassPrivateI A FOIA request by the Electronic Privacy Information Center revealed how excited the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI) is about using…
Silver Linings: Real ID Act Delayed Again
By Michael Boldin First passed in 2005, with an implementation date of 2008 – another 12 years later and the act has been delayed again,…
Thermal Imaging Cameras are Still Dangerous Dragnet Surveillance Cameras
By Matthew Guariglia and Cooper Quintin As governments around the world continue to seek solutions to prevent the spread of COVID-19, companies are eager to…