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ACLU suing government agencies to uncover facial recognition secrets

The ACLU is suing the DOJ, DEA, and FBI.

On Oct 31, 2019 by Mikael Thalen

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Facebook AI can help people thwart facial recognition systems

The technique alters individuals in videos by slightly altering their appearance.

On Oct 27, 2019 by Mikael Thalen

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Amazon’s facial recognition misidentified Boston athletes as criminals

Amazon's facial recognition technology has been criticized in the past.

On Oct 22, 2019 by Andrew Wyrich

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U.S. blacklists Chinese facial recognition startups for human rights violations

28 Chinese entities implicated in the oppression of Muslim minority groups.

On Oct 8, 2019 by Mikael Thalen

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Is this wearable face projector being used by Hong Kong protesters?

A 2017 'Black Mirror'-esque art project gains a second life on social media.

On Oct 6, 2019 by Mikael Thalen

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Google used BET Awards, homeless communities to diversify facial recognition

A Google spokesperson says that this kind of data collection is common practice for the company.

On Oct 4, 2019 by Brooke Sjoberg

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Amazon wants to write the government’s facial recognition laws

Facial recognition technology is getting national attention.

On Sep 26, 2019 by Andrew Wyrich

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Six U.S. cities among the world’s most surveilled places

New research looks at the proliferation of CCTV cameras in the U.S. and abroad.

On Sep 23, 2019 by Mikael Thalen

Facial Recogntion Music Festivals Scorecard

Austin City Limits, Bonnaroo, other festivals pledge to not use facial recognition

The scorecard was launched on Monday.

On Sep 23, 2019 by Andrew Wyrich

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Beto O’Rourke says he opposes police use of facial recognition tech

O'Rourke joins other 2020 hopefuls in criticizing the use of the technology in law enforcement.

On Sep 18, 2019 by Andrew Wyrich

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This website will show you how AI classifies you

Can AI be offensive?

On Sep 17, 2019 by Mikael Thalen

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California is taking a bold step to fight police use of facial recognition tech

The bill, which would create a moratorium, passed through the state Senate.

On Sep 12, 2019 by Andrew Wyrich

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Kamala Harris stops short of call to ban facial recognition tech in new plan

The plan would overhaul several aspects of the country's criminal justice system.

On Sep 9, 2019 by Andrew Wyrich

Facial Recognition Ban Groups Endorse

Ban law enforcement use of facial recognition, 30+ groups say

The calls to ban the use of facial recognition by law enforcement has even been brought up on the 2020 campaign trail.

On Sep 5, 2019 by Andrew Wyrich

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Facebook discontinuing tag suggestions, makes face recognition opt-out

The company said people can opt-out of face recognition entirely.

On Sep 3, 2019 by Andrew Wyrich