People walking on a street. Their faces are blurred and facial recognition technology is being used on them.

Government report finds 20 different agencies use facial recognition

The report found that 10 agencies used Clearview AI.

On Jun 29, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich

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Democrats reintroduce bill to ban government use of facial recognition

The bill has attracted a lot of support in the past.

On Jun 15, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich

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Why Amazon’s indefinite ban on facial recognition isn’t a real win for privacy rights

The technology poses problems regardless.

On Jun 10, 2021 by Matthew B. McGrath

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Tech newsletter: Inside the NYPD’s ‘Orwellian’ surveillance network

Here is a look at tech and politics news from the last week.

On Jun 8, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich

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A CCTV security room looking at monitors, the cameras show facial recognition being used.

There are over 15,000 cameras in New York that police can use for facial recognition, study finds

The findings are part of a 'Ban the Scan' campaign.

On Jun 3, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich

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A facial recognition illustration showing people walking with squares over their faces. One person has a red square over them.

Washington’s biggest county—which includes Seattle—just banned facial recognition

The ban is the first county-wide ban in the U.S.

On Jun 2, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich

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Post Office accused of using facial recognition as part of covert surveillance program

The USPS is defending its program that monitors discussions about protests online.

On May 20, 2021 by Mikael Thalen

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Amazon says it will continue to ban police use of facial recognition ‘until further notice’

Last year, the retail giant announced a one-year moratorium on police use of its technology.

On May 18, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich

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‘60 Minutes’ ran a segment on racial bias in facial recognition—it left out the Black women who pioneered the research

CBS accused of 'erasure' for omitting the contributions of Joy Buolamwini, Timnit Gebru, and Deborah Raji.

On May 17, 2021 by Claire Goforth

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‘Robots are just as racist as our society’: Black TikToker says passport AI didn’t recognize his features

'Automation is never diversity friendly.'

On Apr 26, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

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This tool can make your pics undetectable to facial recognition without ruining them

'We are in an AI arms race between good and evil.'

On Apr 26, 2021 by Mikael Thalen

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A NYPD badge on the shoulder of a police officer.

NYPD used facial recognition to bust their own cops for drinking in uniform

Recently released emails from a lawsuit about the NYPD and Clearview showed a search was ordered.

On Apr 12, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich

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‘I’m so sorry, mom’: TikToker accidentally sends X-rated video to mother thanks to Google facial recognition

Google's algorithm might be a little too good.

On Apr 7, 2021 by Bryan Rolli

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Tech newsletter: Facial recognition in the U.S., Amazon’s big PR fail

Here is a look at tech and politics news from the last week.

On Mar 30, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich

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Will the U.S. finally get its act together on facial recognition laws?

Facial recognition faced intense criticism last year. Will Congress now act on it?

On Mar 29, 2021 by Matthew B. McGrath

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