Facial recognition articles
UK privacy watchdog fines Clearview £7.5 million and orders database purge
Clearview says the UK has no jurisdiction to hand it fines
Facebook is giving $397 payments to Illinois residents as part of its facial-recognition lawsuit settlement
That free money isn't a scam
IRS will transition away from facial recognition after wave of criticism
A major win for privacy advocates
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
Clearview AI close to being awarded a US patent for its facial recognition tech
The problematic march of facial recognition systems continues
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
Facebook is removing its facial recognition features, will delete associated data for over 1 billion users
User face 'templates' will be scrubbed
European Parliament opposes 'mass surveillance,' calls for a ban on facial recognition tech in public
They also want to ban 'social scoring systems'
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
Bipartisan Senate bill would block law enforcement agencies from purchasing Clearview AI data
And any other 'data brokers'
Los Angeles Police Department bans the use of third-party facial recognition technology
LAPD can still use in-house alternatives, though
Europe agrees on stricter control of surveillance tech
Putting limits on selling abroad
Portland, Maine citizens vote in favor of blanket ban on facial recognition tech
Portland residents value their privacy, it seems
Facebook facing $500 billion lawsuit over Instagram's alleged biometric data harvesting
The social network is already embroiled in a similar suit
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
Rite Aid has been using facial recognition tech across hundreds of its stores
Primarily in low-income areas
Future versions of Face ID could scan the veins in your head
No more threats from evil twins
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
IBM says it will no longer make "general purpose" facial recognition tech
Not that it was bringing much revenue, anyway
Face mask selfies are being used to retrain facial recognition systems
Companies are scrambling to retrain facial recognition systems
Clearview AI's cybersecurity in question after researchers discover unsecured repository
Company assets, intellectual properties, and 70,000 surveillance video were found exposed
ACLU is demanding Homeland Security, CBP, ICE, and TSA hand over records on facial recognition at the border
Privacy advocates are demanding more transparency
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