Facial Recognition
EU questions the legality of face-scraping analytics company Clearview AI
If Clearview AI was found to be illegal, it would hardly be surprising.
Tool that lets users search the internet by faces gets privacy scrutiny
Critics say it could help stalkers and increase cyber surveillance.
It somehow took the George Floyd protests to get Big Tech to pull back on facial recognition tech
IBM, Amazon and Microsoft are rethinking whether they want to offer surveillance tech.
How to easily encrypt your files when using cloud storage, so not even the provider can snoop
?This is for those that want to use easy cloud storage but want to keep their files private.
How face mask selfies are proving valuable to train face-detection AI
Companies want to be able to detect your identity even while you wear a mask.
5G roll out brings a new wave of surveillance to Tibet
Surveilling citizens is easier than ever before.
Twitter tells Clearview AI to back-off, stop scraping user data
Twitter doesn’t want user profile images scraped.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez raises the alarm on social face recognition tech, calls it “real Black Mirror stuff”
AOC says it’s time to put more scrutiny on face recognition tech.
Viral Video of Chinese Man Interrogation Reminds the West of the Horrors of the Chinese Social Credit System
The man was questioned over his social media activity.
Leaked documents show state-owned Chinese companies are shaping global UN facial recognition standards
Critics have warned that many of the technologies that threaten privacy and freedom of expression aren’t being challenged when standards are formed.
Facebook tests asking users to scan their face for verification
What could go wrong?