Signed as Law: California Bans Facial Recognition on Police Body Cameras
By Michael Maharrey Yesterday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law that bans police from using facial recognition and biometric scanners with body-worn…
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News from The Constitution-Free Zone: Border Patrol Using Biometrics for “Citizenship Checks” in Maine
By Joe Wright For a number of years now, I have been chronicling the ever-widening use of “The Constitution-Free Zone” by Border Patrol agents in…
Forget Facial Recognition: DHS’ New Database, HART, Also Uses Scars, Tattoos, and Your VOICE to ID You. And Amazon Is Storing All the Data.
By Daisy Luther These days, you can’t really go anywhere without encountering cameras. Going into a store? Chances are there are security cameras. Getting money…
Chinese Citizens Will Be Required To Scan Their Faces To Use The Internet
By Aaron Kesel The Chinese government continues its Orwellian practices with the announcement that citizens will have to use facial recognition technology to access the…
FaceFirst and Amazon Want To Influence Facial Recognition Laws; Motorola Joins The Push For A Surveillance State
By Aaron Kesel FaceFirst is another company with something to lose if facial recognition regulation bans the technology. They have now entered the lobbying ring…
What’s the Big Problem With Facial Recognition?
By Michael Maharrey The Oakland City Council recently gave final approval to an ordinance banning facial recognition in that city. This is part of a…
Tech and Police Groups Urge Lawmakers Not to Ban Facial Recognition
By Sean Walton The question of who has the right to use facial recognition technology, and when, has taken a decidedly political turn in recent…
New Amazon Alexa Spy Products Include Glasses, Rings And Earbuds; Bezos Wants To Write Facial Recognition Laws
By Aaron Kesel Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos, whom this writer has previously referred to as emperor Palpatine from Star Wars, wants to write his own…
Utah Committee Hold Hearing on Facial Recognition
By Michael Maharrey Last week, a joint Utah legislative committee held a hearing on facial recognition technology, and legislators plan to consider at least two…
Researchers Uncover Privacy Flaw in E-Passports
Researchers at the University of Luxembourg have discovered a flaw in the security standard used in biometric passports (e-passports) worldwide since 2004. This standard, ICAO…
Facial Recognition for a Free Travel Ticket in China? Welcome To Orwell’s 1984
By Aaron Kesel China wants to give its prisoners (populace) the ability to pay with their faces to ride subways; this will be combined with…
Detroit Activists Fighting for Ban on Facial Recognition
By Michael Maharrey A coalition of grassroots organizations is pushing to end the use of facial recognition technology in the city. BYP100, Green Light Black…
Detroit Police Commission Board Approves Use Of Facial Recognition Technology Despite National Backlash
By Aaron Kesel The Detroit Board of Police Commissioners voted to approve the Detroit Police Department’s use of controversial facial recognition technology on the public,…
Portland Oregon Considering Facial Recognition Technology Ban
By Michael Maharrey Portland is the latest city to consider a ban on facial recognition technology. The movement to prohibit the use facial recognition at…