Face biometrics use in U.S. schools, policing, airports and public housing faces legal challenges and questions
A lawsuit over the use of biometric facial recognition in schools has been filed by the New York Civil Liberties…
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Amnesty pushes for ban on facial recognition use for mass surveillance by police, government
Amnesty International is supporting the Algorithmic Justice League, the ACLU, the Electronic Frontier Foundation in their fight against biometric facial recognition technology use for…
ACLU takes Clearview AI to Illinois court for alleged biometric privacy violations
“We won’t let companies like Clearview trample on our right to privacy,” writes ACLU Staff Attorney Nathan Freed Wessler. The…
ACLU sues U.S. government agencies for records on facial biometrics deployments and plans
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is suing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, accusing Customs and Border Protection (CBP)…
Industry groups criticize facial recognition hysteria
SIA (Security Industry Association) has published a report to combat misconceptions and provide perspective on facial biometrics while the Information…
ACLU calls out Amazon biometrics in fight to ban facial recognition
The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California (ACLU) has used Amazon Rekognition facial recognition to match one in five…
ACLU files broad request for information on Justice Department biometrics use
In a broad Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request the American Civil Liberties Union has asked for 20 different sets…
ACLU seeks disclosure of facial recognition plans from Homeland Security
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has demanded that the U.S. Department of Homeland Services disclose its use or plans…
Amazon dismisses ACLU criticism of its facial recognition technology with totally different test results
Amazon has responded to a recent blog post by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in which it matched the…
Amazon facial recognition falsely matched 28 in Congress with mugshots in ACLU experiment
U.S. Congress includes 28 individuals matched to arrest photos by Amazon’s facial recognition technology, according to a blog post by…
