Catching a thief by their face

Facial Recognition Software Moves From Overseas Wars to Local Police (Published 2015)

Dozens of police departments have begun using facial recognition technology to pursue conventional criminal suspects like drug dealers and prostitutes.

Biometrics catches violent fugitive 25 years on the run

Like it or not, facial-recognition tech has become an everyday part of society.

California Police Are Sharing Facial Recognition Databases to ID Suspects

New emails reveal how a private technology company is working to change law enforcement as we know it

Facial recognition: It’s time for action - Microsoft On the Issues

In July, we shared our views about the need for government regulation and responsible industry measures to address advancing facial recognition technology. As we discussed, this technology brings important and even exciting societal benefits but also the potential for abuse. We noted the need for broader study and discussion of these issues. In the ensuing...

When No One Is Just a Face in the Crowd (Published 2014)

Facial recognition technology may soon help stores track their best customers — and that has privacy advocates concerned.

Accessorize to a CrimeResearch from Carnegie Mellon University can generate visual patterns onto glasses to either avoid facial recognition or ‘impersonate’ as someone else:Machine learning is enabling a myriad innovations

Facial recognition service becomes a weapon against Russian porn actresses

FindFace" was created to find friends, but some are using it to harass women.

China bets on facial recognition in big drive for total surveillance

Facial recognition is the new hot tech topic in China. Banks, airports, hotels and even public toilets are all trying to verify people’s identities by analyzing their faces. But the police and security state have been the most enthusiastic about embracing this new technology.

Opinion | We’re Banning Facial Recognition. We’re Missing the Point. (Published 2020)

The whole point of modern surveillance is to treat people differently, and facial recognition technologies are only a small part of that.

Police use of Amazon’s face-recognition service draws privacy warnings

Cloud-based service can index millions of faces and recognize 100 people in an image.

Police use facial recognition to scan one million faces in WA trial leading to 122 arrests

Deployments of surveillance vans over five months resulted in nine false alerts and led officers to engage with 146 registered sex offenders

Facebook’s Push for Facial Recognition Prompts Privacy Alarms (Published 2018)

Facebook is working to spread its face-matching tools even as it faces heightened scrutiny from regulators and legislators in Europe and North America.

FBI embracing facial recognition to “find bad guys”

Director wavered when asked if database would store drivers' license photos.

Privacy laws lag behind as some Canadian police forces begin to use facial recognition technology | CBC News

Privacy advocates are calling on all levels of government to create specific regulations around police use of facial recognition technology.

Leak Shows ICE Planning to Use Facial Recognition Glasses to Identify Targets in Real Time

Newly leaked documents revealed the existence of the government's in-house facial recognition platform, coming soon to an ICE agent near you.

The perpetual lineup: Half of US adults in a face-recognition database

In this virtual lineup, you're scanned despite not being suspected of a crime.