Policing deepfakes: does the camera ever lie?
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner There’s a well-known saying across the English-speaking world that ‘the…
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US lawmaker presses Amazon to drop facial recognition plan for Ring
Senator Edward J. Markey, a senior member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, is urging Amazon to…
NYPD faces federal lawsuit over alleged unconstitutional citywide surveillance
A new federal lawsuit accuses the New York City Police Department (NYPD) of operating an unconstitutional mass surveillance system that…
American companies fed China’s growing surveillance network, report shows
Aided by U.S. government programs, for years, U.S. firms have sold or enabled technology that feeds China’s surveillance state. An…
Facial recognition for Morocco’s Tangier stadium ahead of 2030 World Cup
The Tangier stadium in Morocco which is earmarked to host some matches during the 2030 FIFA World Cup has been…
Ring’s partnership with Flock raises privacy alarms
Amazon’s home-security subsidiary Ring is joining forces with Flock Safety, the Atlanta-based maker of automated license-plate readers (ALPR) and networked…
Surveillance shadows No Kings protests
On October 18, seven million Americans poured into streets and public squares across the nation to take part in what…
Scotland’s largest political party opposes police use of live facial recognition
The Scottish National Party (SNP) passed a resolution opposing the implementation of live facial recognition technology (LFR) by Police Scotland….
New Jersey town deploys AI surveillance across municipal buildings in partnership with Claro
The Town of Dover, New Jersey, has partnered with technology firm Claro to introduce advanced AI-driven video analytics across its…
Neurotechnology video analytics to be deployed at UAE free trade zone
Neurotechnology has landed a deal to deploy its video analytics surveillance across one of the United Arab Emirates’s largest free…
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