NYC, Perth deploy public facial recognition while London ethics panel calls for greater transparency
New public deployments of facial recognition have been announced for Perth, Australia, and New York City, while an ethics panel…
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UK mayor contemplates using face recognition to catch litterbugs
In an interview with the Bristol Live Mayor Marvin Rees said that Bristol City Council’s facial recognition technology could probably…
Irish Minister faces questions about government use of facial imaging software in card issuance program
Ireland’s Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection Regina Doherty has responded to questions in parliament about the use of…
Facial recognition is at summer camp and being offered free to schools
Streaming media company RealNetworks has developed a facial recognition tool dubbed “SAFR”, which it provides to school administrators free of…
Legal challenge over police use of facial recognition in Wales moves forward
South Wales police will not block a legal challenge raised by Cardiff man Ed Bridges regarding its use of facial…
Veridium brings biometric authentication to the Sovrin Network for self-sovereign identity
Veridium has joined the Sovrin Foundation as a founding Steward, and will collaborate with other Stewards to create, operate, and…
Facebook faces allegations of privacy violations and manipulating consent for facial recognition
Facebook is facing criticism for its reintroduction of facial recognition for the platform’s European users earlier this year, The New…
Privacy groups urge Illinois Supreme Court to rule for plaintiff definition of harm in BIPA suit
A coalition of privacy advocacy groups have filed an amici curiae brief urging the Illinois Supreme Court to rule that…
New system could soon send alerts from surveillance cameras to smartphones
Government agencies may soon be able to send people personalized messages from public security cameras with a system developed by…
U.S. judge rules federal investigators can use suspect biometrics to unlock devices
A U.S. District Court judge has ruled that federal investigators can use a suspect’s biometric features to unlock electronic devices,…
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