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Breach of Clearview AI Source Code Renews Concerns About Law Enforcement Facial Recognition Programs

April 29, 2020

A breach at Clearview AI not only exposed its facial recognition source code but also confidential keys and credentials that would grant a disturbing level of access to the company's internal network. Read More

Facial recognition technology applied on a woman’s face showing the temporary facial recognition ban under consideration by EU

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EU Ponders Temporary Facial Recognition Ban

February 4, 2020

European Commission is deliberating whether to adopt a three to five-year facial recognition ban that will give them some time to figure out how best to regulate the new technology. Read More

Woman using facial recognition technology on mobile phone showing the use of facial recognition technology on border control in EU

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Bordering on Artificial

September 11, 2019

EU is trialling facial recognition technology through ADDS, Automatic Deception Detection System, which will use AI to assess visitors’ facial expressions and behavior before granting entry permit. Read More

Image of man in front of computer and identified by facial recognition technology signifying the concerns of privacy and mass surveillance

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Facial Recognition Technology Raises Privacy and Mass Surveillance Concerns

October 12, 2017

Use of facial recognition technology is growing in both public and private sectors amid increasing concerns over data privacy and mass surveillance. Read More

Facial recognition technology applied to people walking on street showing the enhanced facial recognition technology protections in the new proposed Washington Privacy Act

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With Enhanced Facial Recognition Technology Protections, the New Washington Privacy Act Would Be the Strongest U.S. Privacy Bill

February 27, 2020

New proposed Washington Privacy Act will have provisions on facial recognition technology that require explicit opt-in consent for companies to collect and use biometric data. Read More

Facial recognition applied to people walking on street showing the ban of facial recognition technology for all San Francisco city departments

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San Francisco Bans Facial Recognition Technology

May 24, 2019

It’s a fine line between “good policing” and a “police state” as San Francisco bans facial recognition technology city departments due to growing privacy concerns. Read More

Facial recognition technology on a man’s face showing the joint international privacy investigation on facial recognition provider Clearview AI

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Leading Law Enforcement Facial Recognition Provider Clearview AI Faces Joint International Privacy Investigation

July 21, 2020

Facial recognition provider Clearview AI is facing a joint privacy investigation by the U.K. and Australia that centers on the scraping of social media platforms for available images. Read More

Engineer working on storage system in data center showing Microsoft deletion of its facial recognition database

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Microsoft Deletes Massive Facial Recognition Database

July 2, 2019

Microsoft’s recent deletion of its facial recognition database containing more than 10 million images of nearly 100,000 people could be their way to show need to regulate facial recognition technology. Read More

Crowd of people walking on the streets of Moscow showing courts' decision on video surveillance with facial recognition

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Moscow’s 105,000 Facial Recognition Cameras Here to Stay as Country’s Court System Entrenches Video Surveillance

March 19, 2020

Ruling by Moscow courts that video surveillance with facial recognition does not violate citizen privacy would appear to be the definitive statement that Moscow will now be the largest city outside of China to track people in nearly every inch of public space. Read More

European Commission in Brussels showing release of new digital strategy documents

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It’s Feast or Famine With the EU’s New Trio of Digital Strategy Docs

March 2, 2020

On 19 February the European Commission presented three papers setting out no less than the digital future of the EU. So what are they exactly and why are they not laws? Read More

Facial Recognition

Breach of Clearview AI Source Code Renews Concerns About Law Enforcement Facial Recognition Programs

EU Ponders Temporary Facial Recognition Ban

Bordering on Artificial

Facial Recognition Technology Raises Privacy and Mass Surveillance Concerns

With Enhanced Facial Recognition Technology Protections, the New Washington Privacy Act Would Be the Strongest U.S. Privacy Bill

San Francisco Bans Facial Recognition Technology

Leading Law Enforcement Facial Recognition Provider Clearview AI Faces Joint International Privacy Investigation

Microsoft Deletes Massive Facial Recognition Database

Moscow’s 105,000 Facial Recognition Cameras Here to Stay as Country’s Court System Entrenches Video Surveillance

It’s Feast or Famine With the EU’s New Trio of Digital Strategy Docs

Amazon, Swiggy Payment Processor Juspay Downplays Data Breach That Led To 100 Million Records Circulating on the Dark Web

Controversial “Immunity Passports” Debated as COVID Vaccine is Rolled Out

European Data Protection Board Highlights Ways to Comply

New iOS Privacy Labels Reveal Major Data Collection Differences Between Messaging Apps