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...
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.
Biometrics catches violent fugitive 25 years on the run
Like it or not, facial-recognition tech has become an everyday part of society.
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.
Catching a thief by their face
Retail stores are turning to facial recognition technology and customer tracking tools to fight against shoplifters. Jonathan Keane reports.
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.
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.
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
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.
Facebook’s Face Recognition Tech Goes on Trial
Class-action lawsuits target the biometric privacy policies of several Internet giants
Facial recognition service becomes a weapon against Russian porn actresses
FindFace" was created to find friends, but some are using it to harass women.
Facial recognition database used by FBI is out of control, House committee hears
Database contains photos of half of US adults without consent, and algorithm is wrong nearly 15% of time and is more likely to misidentify black people
Meta Is Warned That Facial Recognition Glasses Will Arm Sexual Predators
More than 70 organizations, including the ACLU, EPIC, and Fight for the Future, say the AI smart glasses feature would endanger abuse victims, immigrants, and LGBTQ+ people.
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
Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses
In an internal memo last year, Meta said the political tumult in the United States would distract critics from the feature’s release.
Turnbull denies new facial recognition measures amount to 'mass surveillance'
Prime minister plays down privacy implications of automated face-matching regime under anti-terrorism deal struck with states
Question for ethicists: Is an Expression of Concern enough when authors claim to have trained ML to diagnose autism from facial appearance, using a collection of facial images that were scraped from the Intertubes without niceties like "formal diagnosis" or "consent"? pubpeer.com/publications/F138C3793F91B979…
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