Facial recognition is here to stay. And we should all probably accept it

Discussion in 'privacy problems' started by guest, Jun 24, 2018.

  1. guest

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    Meet Orwell, Russia’s cute and totally not sinister new facial recognition system for kids
    June 17, 2020
    https://thenextweb.com/neural/2020/...ister-new-facial-recognition-system-for-kids/
     
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    Microsoft reportedly tried to sell facial recognition tech to the DEA
    June 17, 2020
    https://www.engadget.com/microsoft-marketed-face-recognition-to-dea-182658804.html
     
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    Victoria police distances itself from controversial facial recognition firm Clearview AI
    The force says it has discontinued using the service
    June 19, 2020

    https://www.theguardian.com/austral...oversial-facial-recognition-firm-clearview-ai
     
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    Eurostar to roll out facial recognition for ‘passport-free’ travel to Europe
    June 19, 2020
    https://www.computerweekly.com/news...ecognition-for-passport-free-travel-to-Europe
     
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    Victoria Police emails reveal Clearview AI's dodgy direct marketing
    June 21, 2020
    https://www.zdnet.com/article/victoria-police-emails-reveal-clearview-ais-dodgy-direct-marketing/
     
  6. guest

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    US government doesn't know how it uses facial recognition in public housing
    June 22, 2020
    https://www.cnet.com/news/us-govern...it-uses-facial-recognition-in-public-housing/
     
  7. guest

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    UK’s facial recognition technology ‘breaches privacy rights’
    June 23, 2020
    https://www.theguardian.com/technol...ecognition-technology-breaches-privacy-rights
     
  8. guest

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    New York Civil Liberties Union files lawsuit over Lockport facial recognition system
    June 23, 2020
    https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/e...ystem/71-0c6f6c19-e7eb-4211-9f73-9c08dd038d75
     
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    Wrongfully Accused by an Algorithm
    ...a faulty facial recognition match led to a Michigan man’s arrest for a crime he did not commit
    June 24, 2020

    https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/24/technology/facial-recognition-arrest.html
    Facial recognition leads to first wrongful U.S. arrests, activists say
     
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    Boston Bans Police Forces From Using Facial Recognition
    June 24, 2020
    https://gizmodo.com/boston-bans-police-forces-from-using-facial-recognition-1844150524
    EFF: Victory! Boston Bans Government Use of Face Surveillance
     
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    Members of Congress push to ban federal use of face recognition
    It follows a case in which a man was wrongfully arrested after an incorrect biometric match
    June 25, 2020
    https://www.engadget.com/facial-recognition-ban-bill-democrats-182006734.html
     
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    Rank One Computing to address misuse of its facial recognition technology
    June 26, 2020
    https://www.itpro.co.uk/business/po...g-to-address-misuse-of-its-facial-recognition
     
  13. Krusty

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    Facial recognition technology prevents crime, but at what cost to human rights and privacy?
    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06...logy-prevents-crime-but-at-what-cost/12400628
     
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    São Paulo subway facial recognition system slammed over user data security and privacy
    A new surveillance system is deemed "inefficient and dangerous"
    June 29, 2020

    https://www.zdnet.com/article/sao-p...-slammed-over-user-data-security-and-privacy/
     
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    AWS Facial Recognition Platform Misidentified Over 100 Politicians As Criminals
    https://threatpost.com/aws-facial-r...sidentified-over-100-politicians-as-criminals
     
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    "Detroit Police Chief Admits Face Recognition Doesn't Work '95-97% of the Time'...

    Detroit police have used highly unreliable facial recognition technology almost exclusively against Black people so far in 2020...

    In a public meeting Monday, Detroit Police Chief James Craig admitted that the technology, developed by a company called DataWorks Plus, almost never brings back a direct match and almost always misidentifies people..."

    https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/...gnition-software-misidentifies-96-of-the-time
     
  17. guest

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    How can we ban facial recognition when it’s already everywhere?
    A growing number of gadgets are scanning your face
    July 3, 2020

    https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/7/3...ion-ban-law-enforcement-apple-google-facebook
     
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    Clearview AI ceases offering its facial recognition technology in Canada
     
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    Facial recognition market to surpass $12 billion by 2026
    July 7, 2020
    https://www.techrepublic.com/article/facial-recognition-market-to-surpass-12-billion-by-2026/
    Facial Recognition Market Growth Predicted at 18% Till 2026: Global Market Insights, Inc.
     
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    Facial Recognition Is Here But We Have No Laws
    July 8, 2020
    https://www.nextgov.com/ideas/2020/07/facial-recognition-here-we-have-no-laws/166711/
     
  23. guest

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    Facial recognition linked to a second wrongful arrest by Detroit police
    It's the second-known such case in the US to date
    July 10, 2020

    https://www.engadget.com/facial-recognition-false-match-wrongful-arrest-224053761.html
    Detroit Free Press: Controversial Detroit facial recognition got him arrested for a crime he didn’t commit
     
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    Tech Giants Sued Over Biometric Privacy
    July 16, 2020
    https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/tech-giants-sued-over-biometric/
     
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