Hungary to use FRT for LGBTQ+ surveillance, PM linked to digital ID software provider
Hungary has passed legislation targeting the LGBTQ community, including banning annual Pride marches which can now be surveilled by facial…
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Oversight measures passed to monitor NYPD surveillance tech expansion
In a significant move towards enhancing transparency and accountability, the New York City Council passed a suite of bills this…
Milestone adds anonymization with brighter AI acquisition
Milestone Systems has acquired brighter AI, a Berlin-based provider of anonymization solutions for video data. The deep learning technology helps…
Shanghai creates digital twin for police with live surveillance feeds
Scientists in China have created a hyper-realistic digital twin of Shanghai with the help of 3D game creation tool Unreal…
UK police urged to increase use of FRT as data shows 250K searches in 2024
A police inspectorate has urged UK police forces to “fully exploit” retrospective facial recognition, recommending that no investigation be closed…
Supermarket chain Asda chooses FaiceTech for facial recognition surveillance
British supermarket chain Asda kicked off a live facial recognition trial in five of its stores on Monday in an…
NYC facial recognition startup scraping social media to identify protestors
Outrage and biometric data privacy compliance concerns related to the use of images scraped from social media by Clearview AI…
Estonia floats LPR and traffic monitoring AI, critics fear FRT
Estonian politicians are worried that introducing new traffic technology could mean facial recognition surveillance. The government wants to replace stationary…
Surveillance, identity and the right to go missing
By Professor Fraser Sampson, former UK Biometrics & Surveillance Camera Commissioner Do we have a right to go missing? The global…
Iran rolls out AI platform prototype amid facial recognition surveillance accusations
Iran has presented a prototype of its national AI platform, designed to address both the country’s lagging technological development and…
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