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…
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Indian central bank publishes criteria for participation in regulatory sandbox
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has published the “fit and proper” criteria it will use to select biometrics companies…
More suits allege illegal biometrics collection under BIPA as states consider action
A series of new lawsuits have been filed under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), and the clarification of the…
UK Information Commissioner investigates automatic facial recognition use and issues warning
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is investigating automatic facial recognition and warning that businesses must demonstrate the biometric technology’s…
London landlord deploys cameras with facial biometric capabilities over 67 acres
Surveillance cameras with facial biometric capabilities have been deployed across 67 acres of London’s Kings Cross estate, The Financial Times…
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…
Microsoft contractor reveals Skype human annotation of user conversations
Microsoft contractors working on Skype’s translation function have been discovered to be listening to recordings of user conversations, in the…
Rapid DNA testing at U.S. border extended and criticized
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is expanding its use of rapid DNA test kits from ANDE Corp. to verify…
U.S. Senators call for travel warning for countries with Chinese smart city systems
A pair of U.S. Senators have called on the State Department to issue a travel advisory to Americans traveling to…
Tech giants change human review policies for recordings of AI assistant interactions
Both Google and Amazon have followed Apple in changing their policies for human review of voice assistant recordings to head…
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