With wrongful arrests, Jacksonville police show how not to use facial recognition
Facial recognition results are never “matches.” Independent investigation is required, said the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) in response to…
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Florida modernizes driver’s license enrollment with Veridos biometric capture
Florida is modernizing the enrollment process behind its driver’s licenses and state IDs, deploying new biometric capture equipment to standardize…
Daytona Beach approves police facial recognition searches of driver’s license photos
Daytona Beach City Commission has approved a proposed agreement between the city’s police chief and Florida Department of Highway Safety…
Meta smart glasses quietly enter Florida law enforcement
Two Florida sheriff’s offices have purchased Meta smart glasse, but the public record provides sharply different accounts of why they…
US police facial recognition pioneer blames user error for wrongful arrest
Shout it from the mountaintops: Probable cause cannot come from facial recognition alone. That’s what one of the defendants in…
CertaScan infant biometrics footprint system installed at 3 Florida hospitals
Infant biometrics company CertaScan Technologies has deployed its proprietary infant safety system at a trio of hospitals in Palm Beach,…
Wrongful arrest based on false FRT match sparks lawsuit from Florida man
Another case of wrongful arrest after a false match by facial recognition software has given more ammo to those fighting…
US age assurance debate shifts in wake of ruling that social media causes harm
The push to put age-based restrictions on social media has played out in the regulatory arena, but is being driven…
Nigeria wades into social media age assurance debate with public survey
A survey has been released by the Nigerian Data Protection Commission to gather feedback on the proposed regulation of a…
Court signals NetChoice faces tougher road on age check laws
The legal campaign against state social media age check laws is entering a more precarious phase for NetChoice and the…
