AnyVision facial recognition deployment controversy pulls in Microsoft
Microsoft is receiving criticism for its involvement in biometric facial recognition, due to its investment in Israeli company AnyVision, Forbes…
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Megvii cleared of supplying biometrics for Chinese surveillance app but may still delay IPO
Biometric facial recognition technology from Megvii’s Face++ was not in fact used in the Integrated Joint Operations Platform (IJOP) used…
U.S. considers blacklisting Megvii, Hikvision and other Chinese biometric companies
Hikvision, Megvii, and other Chinese biometric companies could soon be blocked from acquiring components and software from American suppliers by…
Megvii accused of providing facial biometrics for repressive Chinese surveillance system
Human Rights Watch has identified Megvii’s Face++ as a supplier of biometric facial recognition technology for a mobile app used…
Serbia and Uruguay deploy Chinese biometric and surveillance technology amid growing controversy
Chinese surveillance and facial biometric technology continue to be implemented in other countries even as evidence emerges that they are…
Efforts to ensure ethical use of biometric surveillance technology face scrutiny
IBM’s role in surveillance systems allegedly used to carry out extra-judicial killings directed by Rodrigo Duterte prior to becoming president…
Thermo Fisher and American genetics expert awaken to misuse of DNA technology by China
Yale University geneticist Dr. Kenneth Kidd, who along with Thermo Fisher Scientific provided China’s government with the materials it needed…
Responsible use of facial biometrics in focus at World Economic Forum
As issues related to artificial intelligence, and facial biometrics in particular are receiving significantly increasing attention from the public and…
Large coalition of groups calls on tech giants to commit to no facial biometrics for government
A coalition of more than 85 advocacy groups has written Amazon, Google, and Microsoft to ask them not to provide…
Emotion and accent voice recognition capabilities patented by Amazon concern privacy experts
A recent patent issued to Amazon which would allow Alexa to recognize a range of user characteristics, including accent and…
