By B.N. Frank Despite increasing American opposition to facial recognition technology and significant risks associated with its use, companies continue to create it and market…
By Michael Maharrey On Tuesday, Bellingham voters approved a ballot measure banning government use of facial recognition technology. The growing movement to prohibit the use…
By B.N. Frank You’re probably aware that over the past several months, Facebook has come under heavy scrutiny for a variety of unethical business practices…
By Gio Benitez, Mina Kaji, and Nathan Luna The travel industry is gearing up for what could be its busiest season since the coronavirus pandemic…
By J. Fingas Facial recognition may soon play a role in your child’s lunch. The Financial Times reports that nine schools in the UK’s North…
By Will Knight Clearview AI has stoked controversy by scraping the web for photos and applying facial recognition to give police and others an unprecedented ability to peer…
By Chao Liu There are more federal facial recognition technology (FRT) systems than there are federal agencies using them, according to the U.S. General Accounting…
By Jessica Corbett In what civil rights advocates on Thursday framed as yet another example of the need for reforms by companies and governments alike,…
By Jessica Corbett On the heels of a congressional hearing that highlighted concerns about facial recognition, more than 35 civil rights groups on Wednesday collectively…
By Adam Schwartz Clearview AI extracts faceprints from billions of people, without their consent, and uses these faceprints to help police identify suspects. This does…
By Derrick Broze In June the U.S. Government Accountability Office released a report detailing the widespread use of facial recognition technology, including law enforcement using…
By Brett Wilkins Civil liberties advocates on Wednesday cheered as Maine enacted what that state’s ACLU chapter called “the country’s strongest statewide facial recognition law.”…
By Paul Joseph Watson Summit News Authorities in Abu Dhabi have deployed facial recognition cameras throughout shopping malls and even in residential areas under the…
By B.N. Frank The use of Facial Recognition technology continues to be controversial. Why wouldn’t it be? It’s privacy invasive and it’s NOT always accurate. …