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
Industry Security 'Intruder' steals Clearview AI's entire client list It was due to a 'vulnerability,' but there was 'no compromise of servers, systems, or network' By Cal Jeffrey, February 26, 2020, 6:39 PM 8 comments
The Web Facebook adds itself to the list of companies demanding Clearview cease scraping its websites Startup has been told to stay off YouTube and Google and now Instagram and Facebook By Cal Jeffrey, February 6, 2020, 2:06 PM
Security Google Google and YouTube want Clearview AI to stop scraping images and video for facial recognition database It turns out the company that could do it the best is opposed to the practice By Adrian Potoroaca, February 6, 2020, 6:44 AM
Security London police will deploy live facial recognition cameras to catch criminals They may improve city security, but at what cost? By Cohen Coberly, January 25, 2020, 6:51 AM 14 comments
Security The Web Twitter wants Clearview AI to remove photos of people it has scraped from its service Another privacy nightmare is waiting to happen By Adrian Potoroaca, January 23, 2020, 10:26 PM
Tech Culture Software The European Union considering temporary facial recognition ban Allowing regulation to catch up with tech By James Miller, January 19, 2020, 11:22 AM 14 comments
Mobile Industry San Francisco tweaks facial recognition ban that made it illegal for city employees to use iPhones Keeping up with new technologies will require more carefully written laws By Adrian Potoroaca, December 24, 2019, 9:43 AM
Mobile China to require facial recognition scans to subscribe for cellular service It is unknown how long the biometric data will be held By Cal Jeffrey, December 2, 2019, 4:14 PM
Tech Culture Industry Leaked documents show Chinese tech companies are shaping UN facial recognition standards Influencing regulation to better align with its own goals By Adrian Potoroaca, December 2, 2019, 1:55 PM
Software The Web Google Photos is rolling out manual face tagging feature, but there's a catch The feature will still rely on Google's face detection algorithm By Adrian Potoroaca, November 28, 2019, 2:33 PM
Security Tech Culture China is testing "emotion recognition" systems in Xinjiang Authorities want surveillance capabilities that draw inspiration from Minority Report By Adrian Potoroaca, November 4, 2019, 1:31 PM 11 comments
Security ACLU sues the FBI, DEA, and DOJ for transparency regarding the use of facial recognition tech Will the government disclose its facial recognition secrets? By Cohen Coberly, October 31, 2019, 5:09 PM
Industry AI European Commission considers tighter regulation of facial recognition data Citizens would have more control and knowledge about how and when their data is used By Cal Jeffrey, August 22, 2019, 1:41 PM
Software Security Facial recognition test mistakenly identified 26 California legislators as criminals Test was in support of new law banning use the tech in police body cams By Cal Jeffrey, August 14, 2019, 3:13 PM 32 comments
The Web US Appeals Court approves class-action against Facebook's facial recognition Don't tag me Bro By Cal Jeffrey, August 8, 2019, 5:05 PM
Car Tech Software Facial recognition tech will force tired Russian taxi drivers to take breaks Accidents involving Moscow taxi drivers have increased in recent years By Rob Thubron, August 8, 2019, 8:56 AM
Electronics Software This 'A.I. Bar' uses facial recognition to ensure customers get served in the right order Helping reduce the number of bar fights By Rob Thubron, August 1, 2019, 9:39 AM
Tech Culture Google Google might scan your face and give you a $5 gift card for it Would you take this offer at face value? By Humza Aamir, July 23, 2019, 10:42 AM 7 comments
Industry Air France plans to experiment with using facial recognition in place of boarding passes The test will start with two US airports By Cohen Coberly, July 11, 2019, 4:51 PM
Industry FBI and ICE are using DMV photos for facial recognition searches Without consent or approval By Rob Thubron, July 8, 2019, 5:20 AM
Security Microsoft Microsoft deletes massive facial recognition data set The 'MS Celeb' data set had over 10 million images By James Miller, June 8, 2019, 1:46 PM
Security Amazon shareholders reject proposal to limit sales of AWS face recognition software 'Rekognition' ban voted down by 98% of shareholders By James Miller, May 25, 2019, 9:52 AM 7 comments
Tech Culture California's State Assembly may ban the use of facial recognition tech in police body cameras It could be a major win for privacy proponents By Cohen Coberly, May 21, 2019, 4:41 PM 7 comments
Industry San Francisco becomes first US city to ban facial recognition technology The city's Board of Supervisors voted 8-to-1 in favor of the bill, with 2 absentees By Humza Aamir, May 15, 2019, 9:07 AM 17 comments