Facebook eliminates one biometric facial recognition feature and expands another
The facial recognition-based tag suggestion feature has been discontinued by Facebook, while the face recognition feature which alerts users when…
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Indian Supreme Court to hear Facebook argument against linking Aadhaar biometrics with accounts
The Supreme Court of India has agreed to hear arguments from Facebook that accounts on social media platforms should not…
Facebook and Microsoft make changes as scrutiny of AI training methods continues
Facebook is the latest company to admit to paying contractors to listen to audio recordings of its services users, with…
Facebook biometric privacy lawsuit to proceed as class action after denied appeal
Facebook has been denied a motion to prevent a suit filed under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act from proceeding as…
Facebook argues for biometric privacy class action suit to be thrown out
Facebook is attempting to quash a class action suite by arguing in an appeals court that the decision of the…
Politico reports lax Irish GDPR enforcement protects Facebook use of facial biometrics
There have been 1,928 complaints of data privacy violations in Ireland in the first year of GDPR, but no enforcement…
Facebook and Technical University of Munich launch Institute for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence
Facebook has announced the creation of an independent Institute for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence in partnership with the Technical University…
EFF urges appeals court to side with plaintiff interpretation of harm in Facebook biometric privacy suit
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is urging a U.S. appellate court to reject Facebook’s interpretation of the harm criteria of…
Internet Association says Facebook BIPA suit could chill biometrics use
The Internet Association has thrown its support behind Facebook in its ongoing BIPA lawsuit over the social media platform’s faceprint…
Facebook deletes Russian firms’ accounts for scraping data for facial recognition
Facebook has removed 66 accounts pages, and apps associated with companies that provide the Russian government with facial recognition software…
