Industry UK privacy watchdog fines Clearview £7.5 million and orders database purge Clearview says the UK has no jurisdiction to hand it fines By Cal Jeffrey, May 23, 2022, 2:03 PM
Tech Culture Facebook is giving $397 payments to Illinois residents as part of its facial-recognition lawsuit settlement That free money isn't a scam By Rob Thubron, May 19, 2022, 6:49 AM
Security The Web IRS will transition away from facial recognition after wave of criticism A major win for privacy advocates By Adrian Potoroaca, February 9, 2022, 11:36 AM
The Web French privacy authority demands Clearview AI flush facial recognition data gathered within its borders A statement from the CEO implies it will not be complying with the order By Cal Jeffrey, December 17, 2021, 5:11 PM 13 comments
Security Tech Culture Clearview AI close to being awarded a US patent for its facial recognition tech The problematic march of facial recognition systems continues By Adrian Potoroaca, December 6, 2021, 11:33 AM
The Web Privacy commission demands Clearview AI delete all facial recognition data collected in Australia Regulator says biometric data collection without consent is illegal, regardless of whether the data is public or not By Cal Jeffrey, November 3, 2021, 3:46 PM 12 comments
The Web Facebook is removing its facial recognition features, will delete associated data for over 1 billion users User face 'templates' will be scrubbed By Cohen Coberly, November 2, 2021, 7:09 PM 13 comments
Tech Culture Electronics European Parliament opposes 'mass surveillance,' calls for a ban on facial recognition tech in public They also want to ban 'social scoring systems' By Cohen Coberly, October 7, 2021, 7:37 AM 12 comments
Industry Security Privacy watchdogs take legal action against Clearview AI in five countries The groups say its data collection goes 'far beyond' what online users could ever expect By Cal Jeffrey, May 27, 2021, 11:43 AM
Industry Bipartisan Senate bill would block law enforcement agencies from purchasing Clearview AI data And any other 'data brokers' By Cohen Coberly, April 21, 2021, 5:25 PM 17 comments
Electronics Singapore bank rolls out facial recognition for its ATMs Forgot your card? No problem By Rob Thubron, March 18, 2021, 6:45 AM
Tech Culture Los Angeles Police Department bans the use of third-party facial recognition technology LAPD can still use in-house alternatives, though By Cohen Coberly, November 18, 2020, 1:28 PM
Industry Security Europe agrees on stricter control of surveillance tech Putting limits on selling abroad By Pete Flint, November 10, 2020, 9:02 AM
Security Portland, Maine citizens vote in favor of blanket ban on facial recognition tech Portland residents value their privacy, it seems By Cohen Coberly, November 4, 2020, 10:27 AM 10 comments
Security The Web Facebook facing $500 billion lawsuit over Instagram's alleged biometric data harvesting The social network is already embroiled in a similar suit By Rob Thubron, August 13, 2020, 8:47 AM
Security University of Chicago researchers are building a tool to protect your pictures from facial recognition systems A new kind of deepfake could protect your online privacy By Adrian Potoroaca, August 4, 2020, 2:42 PM
Industry Rite Aid has been using facial recognition tech across hundreds of its stores Primarily in low-income areas By Cohen Coberly, July 28, 2020, 5:26 PM 13 comments
Apple Mobile Future versions of Face ID could scan the veins in your head No more threats from evil twins By Rob Thubron, July 22, 2020, 7:45 AM
Industry Clearview AI faces more scrutiny from UK and Australian privacy commissioners It seems the startup has spent more time fending off investigators than actually developing its software By Cal Jeffrey, July 9, 2020, 12:54 PM
Security Software IBM says it will no longer make "general purpose" facial recognition tech Not that it was bringing much revenue, anyway By Adrian Potoroaca, June 9, 2020, 4:22 PM 8 comments
The Web Face mask selfies are being used to retrain facial recognition systems Companies are scrambling to retrain facial recognition systems By Shawn Knight, May 20, 2020, 11:20 AM
Industry Security Clearview AI's cybersecurity in question after researchers discover unsecured repository Company assets, intellectual properties, and 70,000 surveillance video were found exposed By Cal Jeffrey, April 17, 2020, 1:13 PM
Security Tech Culture ACLU is demanding Homeland Security, CBP, ICE, and TSA hand over records on facial recognition at the border Privacy advocates are demanding more transparency By Adrian Potoroaca, March 14, 2020, 9:33 AM 16 comments
Security Law enforcement in India used facial recognition to ID 1,100 rioters in New Delhi Privacy groups claim the use of the system was against the law By Cal Jeffrey, March 11, 2020, 3:13 PM 7 comments
Security Vermont sues Clearview AI for violating state privacy laws Its controversial app has seen no end to the backlash By Cal Jeffrey, March 11, 2020, 12:46 PM