Are Police Illegally Using Facial Recognition Technology?
(Sky News , May 21, 2019)
The police are being taken to court in Wales by a man whose image was captured by a facial recognition system as he was shopping in Cardiff.
Jeff Sovern: Congress Is Considering Privacy Legislation – Be Afraid
(Post Gazette , May 21, 2019)
As someone who has studied privacy for nearly two decades, I believe consumers are better off if Congress doesn’t intrude and lets states keep experimenting on how to best protect Americans’ personal data.
Blanket Ban On Facial-recognition Tool Makes Us All Less Safe
(The Hill, May 21, 2019)
According to San Francisco, you can’t trust the police. Apparently, Microsoft agrees. Powerful technologies like artificial intelligence and facial recognition shouldn’t be in the hands of U.S. law enforcement — the potential for abuse is too high, according to Microsoft President Brad Smith. Smith has concerns for blanket surveillance, autonomous weapons and other irreversible courses of action.
Biometric Security Brings Benefits to Companies, But Also Legal Concerns
(Biz Tech Magazine , May 19, 2019)
The use of biometrics, however, brings significant legal risk as states implement and enforce laws seeking to protect individuals’ privacy. For example, Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act creates a private right of action, and violations can carry significant statutory damages. BIPA claims are often combined in class actions, exponentially increasing financial risk.
China’s Latest Use For Facial Recognition: Identifying Pandas
(The Verge, May 21, 2019)
Giant pandas are instantly recognizable as a species, but their uniform black and white markings makes them fairly anonymous as individuals. At least, to human eyes.
UK's Controversial Use Of Face Recognition To Be Challenged In Court
(New Scientist, May 21, 2019)
The first legal battle in the UK over police use of face recognition technology will begin today.
Some Facebook Users Can’t Turn Off Face Recognition, Study Suggests (updated)
(Fast Company, May 21, 2019)
A small, qualitative Consumer Reports study suggests that many Facebook users may lack the ability to prevent the social networking company from using facial recognition technology to identify their faces on the platform.
Amazon Under Pressure To Stop Sale Of Facial Recognition Technology To Government
(Xinhuanet, May 21, 2019)
Amazon is under mounting pressure from civil rights groups to stop sale of facial recognition technology to government as U.S. rights advocacy leader the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Monday urged Amazon investors to vote against it.
Microsoft President Brad Smith Discusses The Ethics Of Artificial Intelligence
(WFAE 90.7, May 21, 2019)
Just because we can use it, should we? That's the question more and more people are asking about face recognition technology, software that's already in our phones and our social media feeds and many security systems. San Francisco leaders have voted to ban the police from using it, and even some in the tech industry say there should be limits.
California Lawmaker Pitches Facial Recognition Ban for Police
(Gov Tech, May 21, 2019)
California lawmakers are considering a plan to prevent police departments from using facial recognition technology on body cameras.
A Dynamic Security Code Will Change The Way The World Thinks About Paying Online
(IDEMIA, May 21, 2019)
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