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Face recognition technology in use in city with crowd showing Clearview AI data breach

Clearview AI Data Breach Exposes Facial Recognition Firm’s Client List

March 11, 2020

Facial recognition firm Clearview AI has become the victim of a data breach after a hacker “gained unauthorized access” to the company’s entire client list, exposing for the first time the details of the organizations which work with the controversial firm. 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 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 surveillance technology applied on people walking showing the letter drafted to suspend use of facial recognition surveillance technology by federal agencies

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Facial Recognition Surveillance Technology Should Be Suspended in the U.S. Says Coalition of 40 Privacy and Free Speech Groups

February 17, 2020

Serious questions over facial recognition technology has motivated 40 groups headed by EPIC to draft a letter to the PCLOB recommending that federal agencies suspend the use of facial recognition surveillance systems. Read More

Photos of children and adults showing the concerns raised over the new facial recognition tool for law enforcement

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New Facial Recognition Tool for Law Enforcement Raises Alarm

February 4, 2020

Mounting controversy over law enforcement agencies’ use of new facial recognition tool developed by Clearview AI, which allegedly scraped more than 3 billion photographs of people from Internet. 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

Facial recognition technology running on people in city showing the NIST face recognition study which found that algorithms vary greatly between software vendors

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NIST Face Recognition Study Finds That Algorithms Vary Greatly, Biases Tend to Be Regional

December 27, 2019

NIST face recognition study found that law enforcement systems have trouble accurately identifying faces of Native American, African American, women and people at extreme ends of the age spectrum. Read More

View of the crowded street market in India showing privacy and surveillance concerns of facial recognition system

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India’s Plan to Build World’s Largest Facial Recognition System Raises Privacy and Surveillance Concerns

November 15, 2019

Within a year, India could have the world’s largest facial recognition system in place. But there is a very real risk that such a system could transform India into the world’s largest surveillance state. Read More

Facial recognition technology in a crowd of people showing the ban on the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement agencies in California

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Facing Down the Surveillance State

October 25, 2019

California legislature decided to rein in the “surveillance state” by passing a three-year state-wide moratorium on the use of facial recognition technology in body cams used by law enforcement agencies. Read More

Facial scan of a woman showing the open letter from U.S. Chamber of Commerce to support facial recognition technology

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US Chamber of Commerce Mobilizes in Support of Facial Recognition Technology

October 23, 2019

Fearing the potential of an outright ban on facial recognition technology, U.S. Chamber of Commerce has written an open letter to urge political leaders to consider all its positive uses. Read More

Facial Recognition

Clearview AI Data Breach Exposes Facial Recognition Firm’s Client List

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

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

Facial Recognition Surveillance Technology Should Be Suspended in the U.S. Says Coalition of 40 Privacy and Free Speech Groups

New Facial Recognition Tool for Law Enforcement Raises Alarm

EU Ponders Temporary Facial Recognition Ban

NIST Face Recognition Study Finds That Algorithms Vary Greatly, Biases Tend to Be Regional

India’s Plan to Build World’s Largest Facial Recognition System Raises Privacy and Surveillance Concerns

Facing Down the Surveillance State

US Chamber of Commerce Mobilizes in Support of Facial Recognition Technology

UK Seeks To Discourage Facebook Rollout of End-to-End Encryption, Citing Risks to the Safety of Children

The Evolution of Ransomware: Four Predictions to Shape Your Security Strategy

New noyb Complaint Takes On Android Ad Tracking; Privacy Group Compares Google’s AAID to Apple’s IDFA