Facial Recognition Technology – Page 2

USA

US border patrol’s call for more facial recognition at airports is ‘illegal, discriminatory & dystopian’ – ACLU

Posted on December 22, 2020December 22, 2020By Editor

Customs and Border Patrol are demanding sweeping new surveillance powers at all US entry points, potentially exposing visitors to unprecedented plundering of their private info by law enforcement and even foreign governments. … Read More >US border patrol’s call for more facial recognition at airports is ‘illegal, discriminatory & dystopian’ – ACLU

World

IBM urges US govt to adopt new controls on facial recognition systems for ‘repressive regimes’

Posted on September 12, 2020September 12, 2020By Editor

The US Commerce Department should adopt new export controls to limit repressive regimes’ access to facial recognition systems, IBM Corp said on Friday, claiming such systems can be used to commit human rights violations. … Read More >IBM urges US govt to adopt new controls on facial recognition systems for ‘repressive regimes’

Shows

Racial bias in facial recognition software could lead to false arrests

Posted on July 1, 2020July 1, 2020By Editor

A black man in Detroit was wrongfully arrested after facial recognition software incorrectly identified him, forcing developers to acknowledge the ways that racial bias is present in artificial intelligence. Essence Magazine is coming under fire for a number of abuses. … Read More >Racial bias in facial recognition software could lead to false arrests

Business

IBM wants to keep facial recognition technology away from police and halt development altogether

Posted on June 10, 2020June 10, 2020By Editor

Following the mass anti-police protests sweeping the world, IBM’s CEO has said the company will stop developing and researching facial recognition tech and reconsider selling it to law enforcement. … Read More >IBM wants to keep facial recognition technology away from police and halt development altogether

EU poised to create massive transatlantic facial-recognition database, link with US

Posted on February 22, 2020February 22, 2020By Editor

The EU is laying the groundwork for a massive international facial recognition database that may someday hook into the one maintained by the US, according to leaked internal documents. … Read More >EU poised to create massive transatlantic facial-recognition database, link with US

World

India plans to launch LARGEST facial recognition system to target criminals as country’s murder rate drops to lowest in DECADES

Posted on October 23, 2019October 23, 2019By Editor

The homicide rate in India is the lowest it has been since the early 1960s, the new data shows. The government wants to curb it even more by installing a country-wide facial ID system to track “crime patterns.” … Read More >India plans to launch LARGEST facial recognition system to target criminals as country’s murder rate drops to lowest in DECADES

EU Journalism & Mass media

“This Is A Major Risk”: France Rolls Out New Facial Recognition Technology

Posted on October 11, 2019October 11, 2019By Editor

With France leading the way, Technocracy in Europe is now set to follow in China’s dystopian footsteps by implementing a society-wide facial recognition surveillance system. ⁃ TN Editor … Read More >“This Is A Major Risk”: France Rolls Out New Facial Recognition Technology

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