Black Plaintiffs File Lawsuits for Wrongful Arrests or Jailing Due to Facial Recognition Technology
(NBC News, Sep 25, 2023)
Critics say it results in a higher rate of misidentification of people of color than of white people. Supporters say it has been vital in catching drug dealers, solving killings and missing persons cases and identifying and rescuing human trafficking victims. They also contend the vast majority of images that are scoured are criminal mugshots, not driver’s license photos or random pictures of individuals.
Slack and Salesforce Warn Companies to Avoid AI Boss-Ware Monitoring
(Thaiger, Sep 25, 2023)
Slack’s director of research and Salesforce’s head of ethical AI have advised companies to refrain from using artificial intelligence (AI) to create ‘boss-ware’ that monitors workers. This advice comes after an insurance company worker at IAG was fired due to keystroke monitoring that revealed she averaged just 54 keystrokes per hour over a 49-day monitoring period. Boss-ware includes monitoring keystrokes, computer usage time, and even biometric data such as eye tracking.
Shops Vs Shoplifters: How Stores Are Fighting Back Against the Thieves with Facial Recognition Cameras, Security Tags and Receipt Scanners
(Daily Mail, Sep 23, 2023)
Rolling out highly intrusive AI-powered surveillance tools like live facial recognition will not stop crime but will do grave damage to our privacy. Using these privately operated mass surveillance systems in supermarkets normalises airport-style security for buying a pint of milk and turns all shoppers into suspects. Not only is this surveillance tech dangerously Orwellian but it is also highly inaccurate, putting entirely innocent people at risk of being wrongly branded as criminals.
Should AI Surveillance Be Restricted? WSJ Readers Share Their Thoughts
(Wall Street Journal, Sep 25, 2023)
As part of a series on the ethical implications of artificial intelligence, we wanted to know what Wall Street Journal readers think about AI surveillance, so we asked this question: Is it ethical to restrict AI surveillance, such as facial recognition, in law enforcement to protect privacy, even if it means that fewer criminals—including violent ones—will be caught or convicted?
Biometric Data Case Heard by Top State Court
(The Telegraph, Sep 25, 2023)
The nurses allege that, by requiring the use of fingerprint scanners to open medicine cabinets, Northwestern Medicine, UChicago Medicine and Becton, Dickinson and Co. – the company that makes the medicine cabinets – violated BIPA.
[Podcast] What is Your Face Worth?
(The Slate Group, Sep 23, 2023)
Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Elizabeth Spiers are joined by Kashmir Hill to talk about her new book, Your Face Belongs to Us. They dig into the way facial recognition technology is used in unexpected (and sometimes creepy) ways. They also talk about the A.I. revolution and Rupert Murdoch’s “exit” from the Fox empire.
Mercedes and Mastercard Debut Fingerprint Payment Offering in Germany
(PYMNTS, Sep 25, 2023)
Mastercard has launched an in-car payment partnership aimed at Mercedes drivers in Germany. The collaboration will let customers use a fingerprint sensor in their car to make digital payments at more than 3,600 service stations in Germany, the companies announced Monday (Sept. 25).
