FBI and TSA legal footing criticized at house committee facial recognition hearings
U.S. lawmakers criticized the FBI’s failure to implement five of the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO’s) recommendations and expressed concern with…
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New York expected to launch AI commission as school district pauses facial recognition plans
The planned implementation of biometric facial recognition in Lockport City School District (LCSD) is being delayed after the New York…
Toronto police using facial recognition as Canadian government ponders rules
Toronto police used facial recognition technology to attempt to identify people in 2,591 searches since March of last year, according…
Academics call on New Zealand to regulate AI as Brookings issues guidance
A pair of academics from the University of Otago are calling for the New Zealand government to establish a new…
Opinions roll in on whether to ban, regulate, or hardly regulate biometric facial recognition
SenseTime CEO and Co-founder Xu Li is calling for cities to establish regulations for biometric facial recognition in response to…
New U.S. House Committee task forces on fintech and AI to investigate identification tech
The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services is creating a pair of task forces, one to investigate financial technology and…
UK government considering options for regulating biometrics use
UK Immigration Minister Caroline Nokes says the government is considering options for regulating the use of facial recognition and other…
U.S. Congress moves to regulate facial recognition technology
The Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act has been introduced in the U.S. Senate with bipartisan sponsorship from Senators Brian Schatz…
Americans trust military and academics over technology companies on responsible AI development
Nearly half of Americans have some or a great deal of faith in the U.S. military’s capability to produce AI…
Microsoft announces six principles for responsible facial recognition and urges new laws
Microsoft President Brad Smith is at it again. In a move to accept corporate responsibility and forward public policy dialogue,…
