Privacy Advocates Celebrate “Big Win” Against Facial Recognition Giant
By Jessica Corbett A historic settlement filed in court on Monday highlighted the power of Illinois’ strong privacy law and will result in new nationwide…
By Jessica Corbett A historic settlement filed in court on Monday highlighted the power of Illinois’ strong privacy law and will result in new nationwide…
By B.N. Frank Despite increasing opposition to facial recognition technology, significant risks associated with its use, and lawsuits (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6),…
By B.N. Frank Even though Meta (formerly Facebook) stopped using facial recognition technology on its platform last year and promised to delete data on over…
By Michael Maharrey MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Feb 2, 2022) – Yesterday, the Alabama Senate unanimously passed a bill that would place limits on law enforcement use…
By Tyler Durden The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has partnered with a Virginia-based private identification firm which requires a facial recognition selfie among other…
By Chris Burt Tech5 is providing its facial recognition technology to assist Chile’s COVID-19 health status verification efforts to prevent the spread of the illness with…
By Michael Maharrey WORCESTER, Mass. (Dec. 22, 2021) – Last week, the Worcester City Council unanimously passed an ordinance banning government use of facial recognition…
By B.N. Frank Despite increasing American opposition to facial recognition technology and significant risks associated with its use, companies continue to create it and market…
By Michael Maharrey On Tuesday, Bellingham voters approved a ballot measure banning government use of facial recognition technology. The growing movement to prohibit the use…
By B.N. Frank You’re probably aware that over the past several months, Facebook has come under heavy scrutiny for a variety of unethical business practices…
By Gio Benitez, Mina Kaji, and Nathan Luna The travel industry is gearing up for what could be its busiest season since the coronavirus pandemic…
By J. Fingas Facial recognition may soon play a role in your child’s lunch. The Financial Times reports that nine schools in the UK’s North…
By Andrea Germanos The European Parliament has overwhelmingly approved a call to ban facial recognition surveillance—a development heralded by the technology’s foes as a “big…
By Julia Conley Digital rights advocates reacted harshly Thursday to a new internal U.S. government report detailing how ten federal agencies have plans to greatly…