Maine passes ‘strongest’ facial recognition restrictions in the country
In the absence of federal rules, cities and states are filling the gaps.
On Jun 30, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
Government report finds 20 different agencies use facial recognition
The report found that 10 agencies used Clearview AI.
On Jun 29, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
Democrats reintroduce bill to ban government use of facial recognition
The bill has attracted a lot of support in the past.
On Jun 15, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
Why Amazon’s indefinite ban on facial recognition isn’t a real win for privacy rights
The technology poses problems regardless.
On Jun 10, 2021 by Matthew B. McGrath
Tech newsletter: Inside the NYPD’s ‘Orwellian’ surveillance network
Here is a look at tech and politics news from the last week.
On Jun 8, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
There are over 15,000 cameras in New York that police can use for facial recognition, study finds
The findings are part of a ‘Ban the Scan’ campaign.
On Jun 3, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
Washington’s biggest county—which includes Seattle—just banned facial recognition
The ban is the first county-wide ban in the U.S.
On Jun 2, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
Post Office accused of using facial recognition as part of covert surveillance program
The USPS is defending its program that monitors discussions about protests online.
On May 20, 2021 by Mikael Thalen
Amazon says it will continue to ban police use of facial recognition ‘until further notice’
Last year, the retail giant announced a one-year moratorium on police use of its technology.
On May 18, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
‘60 Minutes’ ran a segment on racial bias in facial recognition—it left out the Black women who pioneered the research
CBS accused of ‘erasure’ for omitting the contributions of Joy Buolamwini, Timnit Gebru, and Deborah Raji.
On May 17, 2021 by Claire Goforth
‘Robots are just as racist as our society’: Black TikToker says passport AI didn’t recognize his features
‘Automation is never diversity friendly.’
On Apr 26, 2021 by Siobhan Ball
This tool can make your pics undetectable to facial recognition without ruining them
‘We are in an AI arms race between good and evil.’
On Apr 26, 2021 by Mikael Thalen
NYPD used facial recognition to bust their own cops for drinking in uniform
Recently released emails from a lawsuit about the NYPD and Clearview showed a search was ordered.
On Apr 12, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
‘I’m so sorry, mom’: TikToker accidentally sends X-rated video to mother thanks to Google facial recognition
Google’s algorithm might be a little too good.
On Apr 7, 2021 by Bryan Rolli
Tech newsletter: Facial recognition in the U.S., Amazon’s big PR fail
On Mar 30, 2021 by Andrew Wyrich
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