Facial Recognition Tech Raises Some Real Ethical Dilemmas
(Hacker Noon, Aug 14, 2019)
Most part, it’s groundbreaking security technology. Facial recognition and other forms of biometric technology have the ability to identify
Facial-Recognition Software Mistook One in Five California Lawmakers for Convicts
(The Daily Beast, Aug 14, 2019)
One in five California lawmakers were mistaken for convicted criminals in an experiment testing the reliability of facial-recognition software in identifying potentially dangerous suspects. The Los Angeles Times reports that local assemblyman Phil Ting called for the experiment as part of a bill to ban the use of such technology by police and law-enforcement agencies
The Privacy Project: The Health Data You Didn't Know You Were Sharing
(NY Times, Aug 14, 2019)
Here’s a terrifying sentence: Hackers are “becoming increasingly interested in the susceptibility of health data.” At least that’s the takeaway from researchers at the University of Southern California’s Center for Body Computing. They were at the Blackhat hacker conference in Las Vegas recently, where programmers set up a fake hospital environment and invited medical tech companies to bring their devices for a live stress test.
What Your Voice Reveals About You
(Wall Street Journal, Aug 14, 2019)
Banks, doctors and investigators are analyzing the human voice for help in tracking down criminals, diagnosing diseases
Cashierless Stores Make Inroads in U.S.
(Wall Street Journal, Aug 14, 2019)
Sam’s Club, Giant Eagle and others are exploring the use of AI systems after Amazon Go paved the way
A Look At NEC’s Enterprise Solutions For Hospitality Businesses
(Multi Briefs, Aug 14, 2019)
I recently met with the hospitality team of NEC Global Enterprise Solutions at NEC Corporation's headquarters in Tokyo. The team gave me a brief introduction of what services NEC provides and a tour of the NEC Future Creation Hub, an interactive showroom for the company’s latest tech products.
Are You Ready for Facial Recognition at the Airport?
(Wall Street Journal, Aug 14, 2019)
Airlines and TSA are starting to scan faces to get people through security and boarding faster, as privacy advocates warn of unintended consequences
At Sleep-away Camps, A Summer Of Surveillance
(Washington Post, Aug 14, 2019)
When David Hiller’s two daughters checked into Camp Echo, a bucolic sleep-away camp in Upstate New York, they relinquished their cellphones for seven idyllic weeks away from their digital lives. But not Hiller: His phone rings 10 times a day with notifications from the summer camp’s facial-recognition service, which alerts him whenever one of his girls is photographed enjoying their newfound independence, going water-skiing or making a new friend.
ACLU Of Northern California Live On Facial Recognition Body Camera
(Facebook, Aug 14, 2019)
Body cams should work for the people, not against us. Watch San Francisco Assemblymember Phil Ting, Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer, ACLU, CAIR, and Media Justice release new face recognition software test results supporting the urgent need for AB 1215. AB 1215 will ban California law enforcement from adding face and other biometric surveillance technology to officer-worn body cameras.
London’s King’s Cross Uses Facial Recognition In Security Cameras
(Financial Times, Aug 14, 2019)
London’s King’s Cross is using facial recognition to track tens of thousands of people and Canary Wharf is considering following suit, across a total area that covers more than 160 acres of the city.
Safe Skies Call For PARAS Problem Statements
(ACI-NA, Aug 14, 2019)
The National Safe Skies Alliance (Safe Skies) advised ACI-NA that it is currently accepting Problem Statements for FY 2020 Program for Applied Research in Airport Security (PARAS) projects. Problem Statements form the basis of all PARAS projects and are descriptions of security problems or questions for which airports needs an answer. Do you need a better way to accomplish a task? Could you benefit from knowing the best practices for a specific area?
