U.S. Senate urged to allow federal funding for national patient ID
Advocates are urging the U.S. Senate to follow the House of Representatives in removing a ban on federal funding for…
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Ban on facial recognition in public housing proposed in U.S. congress
U.S. legislators are preparing to bring a proposed bill before congress which would ban the use of biometric facial recognition…
CBP tells House Committee biometric programs legal and beneficial
The Department of Homeland Security and other federal agencies faced criticism and pointed questions about privacy, security, and discrimination issues…
Lawmakers call for new restrictions on U.S. federal agency access to state biometric data
Several U.S. lawmakers are calling for regulations to govern the use of state databases for biometric facial recognition searches by…
U.S. advocacy group launches campaign for national ban on government facial recognition use
Fight for the Future has launched a national campaign to call for a ban on the use of biometric facial…
NIST releases draft AI standards plan
The National Institute of Science and Technology has released a draft of its plan for developing federal artificial intelligence standards,…
Somerville second U.S. city to ban public biometric facial recognition
Somerville, Massachusetts has banned the use of biometric facial recognition by any city department or agency with a unanimous vote…
EU considers banning facial biometrics for public surveillance, Moscow touts gains, Detroit delays
The European Union will consider restricting or even banning biometric facial recognition use in public surveillance systems, after an independent…
Antitrust action could doom U.S. in AI race, Hong Kong academic argues
Any antitrust investigations by the U.S. government of Google, Facebook, and Amazon could have unintended consequences, including stifling the ability…
U.S. may expand biometric and AI benchmarking as national strategy updated
The U.S. has revised its strategy for research and development of artificial intelligence, with an update from the White House…
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