Indian District Rolls Out Live Facial Recognition to Fight Crime Wave
By Masha Borak A district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh is rolling out a crime-fighting search engine powered by live facial recognition called…
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US, UK and ASEAN Debating How to Regulate AI
By Masha Borak Governments, civil society and businesses are all attempting to steer the development of artificial intelligence. The Ada Lovelace Institute wants to revise…
ChatGPT Facial Recognition Potential Makes OpenAI Nervous
By Masha Borak ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence-powered large language model, can analyze images, including recognizing and describing people’s faces. But OpenAI, the company behind the…
EU Police Biometric Databases Will Grow With New Data Exchange Policy, Says Rights Group
By Masha Borak The European Union’s new law on exchanging data between national law enforcement authorities is set to increase the amount of data being…
United Nations Taking Over EU Covid Certificate Program July 1
By Masha Borak The European Union’s Covid certificate is about to become the world’s digital health pass. July 1, the EU certificate will become the…
Morocco will Introduce Digital IDs into Health Services
By Masha Borak Moroccans will soon be able to use their digital identity for accessing health services after government representatives signed an agreement that allows…
Civil Society Groups Warn About EU Digital ID Wallet Privacy, Discrimination Risks
By Masha Borak The European Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet is about to create an “unprecedented” risk for Europeans in their online and offline life unless…
French Senate Votes in Favor of Public Facial Recognition Pilot
By Masha Borak The French Senate voted on Monday to adopt a draft law on testing facial recognition technology in public spaces. The law will…
EU Parliament Approves AI Act Amid Heated Biometrics Debates
By Masha Borak The European Union Artificial Intelligence Act entered its final phase on Wednesday after the European Parliament adopted its position on the landmark…
Governments Embrace Digital Identity Register, Foreigner ID Cards and Bank Partnerships
By Masha Borak From Luxemburg and Estonia to South Africa and Vietnam, governments across the world are rolling out digital IDs, sometimes but not always…
Irish Police Watchdog Warns of Facial Recognition Abuse, UK Police Defends the Technology
By Masha Borak Ireland’s police watchdog said that they will need significant funds in order to track potential abuse of facial recognition technology and body-worn…
Worldcoin May Have a Biometric Data Black Market Problem
By Masha Borak Worldcoin, the digital identity and financial services crypto project that verifies people by scanning their irises, has found itself amid controversy after…
Debate Over AI Risks Heats Up On Both Sides Of The Atlantic
By Masha Borak As the European Union edges towards its spring deadline for finalizing the Artificial Intelligence Act and the U.S. Congress examines potential risks…