Watch Hong Kong Protesters Use Lasers to Disrupt Facial Recognition
By John Vibes In the recent wave of demonstrations to sweep Hong Kong, tensions between protesters and police have continued to escalate. The protests began…
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Proxyclick: Customers Will Be Impressed When Businesses Use Facial Recognition To Identify Them
By MassPrivateI Leave it to facial recognition companies to make up a totally bogus claim that makes me want to slam my foot in a…
Cambridge Massachusetts to Consider Facial Recognition Ban
By Michael Maharrey Last night, Cambridge, Massachusetts Mayor Marc McGovern proposed a measure to ban facial recognition technology in the city. Cambridge could become the…
Military Will Use Facial Recognition Goggles to Help Soldiers Identify People Through Weapons Systems
By Nicholas West Public resistance in the United States has finally begun to mount against the use of facial recognition systems due to privacy issues…
Jacksons Convenience Stores Use Cop-Run Facial Recognition Cameras To Identify Customers
By MassPrivateI Two years ago, I wrote about the dangers of a cop-run company that profits from installing facial recognition cameras in retail stores. But few people…
Does Facial Recognition Technology Make You Grimace? New Website Offers Map of Where It’s Being Used by Law Enforcement and How to Get It Banned.
By B.N. Frank Think law enforcement using facial recognition technology to catch criminals isn’t a big deal? You may want to review new website –…
Watch As Police Commissioner Is Arrested For Questioning City’s Use Of Facial Recognition
By Jack Burns Imagine a day when police can randomly, actively, and at lightning speeds search databases for active search warrants using only a camera…
Amazon Facial Rekognition Software Trial In Orlando Canceled After 15 Months
By Aaron Kesel Orlando’s pilot program of Amazon’s facial Rekognition software has ended with unsuccessful results after 15 months of technical issues with accuracy, bandwidth…
FaceApp Now Owns Access To More Than 150 Million People’s Faces And Names, And Users Are Angry
By Amanda Froelich Before you download an app or a PDF, do you read the Terms and Conditions? If not, you may be unintentionally signing…
Victory: Oakland City Council Votes to Ban Government Use of Face Surveillance
By Nathan Sheard Earlier this week, Oakland’s City Council voted unanimously to ban local government use of face surveillance. The amendment to Oakland’s Surveillance and Community…
New US Campaign Calls for Moratorium on Facial Recognition Surveillance
By Julia Conley “Imagine if we could go back in time and prevent governments around the world from ever building nuclear or biological weapons. That’s…
City Halls Use Facial Recognition To Blacklist And Ban Residents
By MassPrivateI I hate to say I told you so, but I told you so. Local governments and private corporations are using facial recognition to…
FBI, ICE Using Facial Recognition to Scan Millions of Driver’s License Photos
By Jake Johnson A trove of public records obtained by privacy experts at Georgetown Law revealed that ICE and the FBI have used facial recognition…
Gen Z Adults Encourage Each Other To Sign Up For Facial Recognition At Music Festivals
By MassPrivateI What is wrong with the picture below? A lot. The picture shows just how complicit the mass media has become in convincing Generation…