Biometrics
CREEPY: Amazon and Facebook Both Want To Read Human Emotions
Orwellian Future: Facial Recognition & Mass Surveillance Is Coming To U.S. Schools
Thought Crimes? Facial Recognition Technology Is Invading The U.S.; San Fran Passes Historic Privacy Bill; Man Arrested In UK For Hiding Face
By Aaron Kesel You can’t run, you can’t hide; facial recognition technology is advancing at a quickening pace, it’s becoming more widespread and accurate, and…
Terrifying Biometrics USED Woody Harrelson’s Face To Go After Beer Thief!
By We Are Change The NYPD used Woody Harrelson’s face with facial recognition technology to go after a petty criminal that supposedly looked like him….
San Francisco Takes a Historic Step Forward in the Fight for Privacy — First to Ban Gov’t Facial Recognition Tech
By Nathan Sheard The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted today by 8-to-1 to make San Francisco the first major city in the United States…
Police Use LexisNexis Facial Recognition To Identify Your Family And Friends
By MassPrivateI What is it going to take for Americans to realize that law enforcement has become an extension of Big Brother? All across the…
Facial Recognition Tech Tested By UK Police Was Wrong 96% Of The Time According To Big Brother Watch
By Aaron Kesel Facial recognition is highly flawed. Activist Post has consistently reported numerous studies finding that the technology’s accuracy isn’t all it’s marketed to…
More Creepy Surveillance Capitalism: Kroger and Walgreens Installing Cameras in Stores to Read Shoppers’ Facial Expressions to Sell Them More Stuff
By B.N. Frank It’s reasonable to expect stores to install security cameras to protect themselves from theft and property damage. But is it reasonable for…
Skip the Surveillance By Opting Out of Face Recognition At Airports
By Jason Kelley Government agencies and airlines have ignored years of warnings from privacy groups and senators that using face recognition technology on travelers would…
NEC’s Global Facial Biometrics Program Will “Solve Health Problems”
By MassPrivateI Last week, NEC Corporation and Nagasaki University announced that they are creating a global facial recognition program based on the U.N.’s slogan of…
FBI Fails Privacy And Accuracy Tests On Its Facial Recognition Tools According To GAO Report, While A.I. Police State Advances
By Aaron Kesel The FBI has failed to assuage concerns of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on its use of facial recognition technology according to…
Man Falsely Arrested at Direction of Apple’s Artificial Intelligence: $1 Billion Lawsuit
By Nicholas West As I’ve been covering for the last several months, we are beginning to see more examples of artificial intelligence being relied upon…
DHS to Face-Scan 97% of International Travelers Within Four Years
By Tyler Durden (ZH) – The Department of Homeland Security says that facial recognition technology will be used on 97% of passengers departing the US by 2023, according…