Those wronged by facial recognition join rights groups in calling for police ban
There is a small but growing lobby made up of people who have been wrongly arrested as a result of…
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Facewatch, Met police face lawsuits after facial recognition misidentification
Biometric security company Facewatch, which provides facial recognition software to shops across the UK, is facing a lawsuit after its…
Immigrant and civil rights groups urge govt to ban own use of FRT, limit private use
Rights groups continue to call on the U.S. government to limit governmental use of facial recognition technology. Digital rights group…
Buenos Aires’ controversial facial recognition network remains in limbo
The future of Buenos Aires’ controversial public facial recognition system, which has been used to spy on civil society members…
ACLU wants trial to prove police agency was wrong in biometrics-based arrest
A Black man in the U.S. arrested for shoplifting based solely on facial recognition algorithms is getting help in his…
Latest false arrest involving facial recognition in US sure to fuel backlash
Another arrest in the United States that relied on facial recognition has resulted in a horror story of misidentification and…
California facial recognition bill aims to keep citizens safe from false arrests
San Francisco assembly member Phil Ting has introduced AB 1814, a bill that would prevent police from using facial recognition…
State govt funds research on police facial recognition use, county contracts Clearview
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) is setting up a research project and classes to analyze data about how…
Biometrics match the innocent, US Congress asks questions
A U.S. senator is asking questions about how Clearview AI operates its facial recognition subscription service. Ed Markey, a Democrat…
Lawsuit filed in US cross-country arrest allegedly based on face biometrics
A federal suit in the U.S. has been filed by a Black man who says he was falsely accused of…
