facial recognition
Facebook rolls out facial recognition to all users one month after losing facial recognition lawsuit appeal
The features is turned off by default for new users but users who were previously opted in to Facebook’s face recognition won’t receive a notice.
Microsoft faces criticism for funding facial recognition surveillance company
The ACLU has announced its disappointment with Microsoft for failing to stick by the principles it said it would abide by.
Popular Chinese vlogger used beauty filter to create a false identity, exposed after technical glitch
The situation reminds people that, on the internet, not everything is always as it seems.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to be held personally responsible for all future privacy violations
Zuckerberg agreed to the terms as part of a new settlement with the FTC.
Google is paying people $5 for an image of all angles of their face
Google is using people’s entries to train its face authentication systems.
VISA wants your face to be your password
Biometrics are the future of authentication according to the payments company.
Orlando police end controversial Amazon face recognition program
The city says there are no plans to continue any facial recognition programs.
Edward Snowden: New tech systems need to be created to protect rights of internet users
Snowden was the keynote speaker at Open Rights Group’s OrgCon 2019.
Amazon employees urge CEO Jeff Bezos to stop working with Palantir that helps ICE deport illegal immigrants
Palantir’s founder is Peter Thiel, a supporter of President Donald Trump.
UK Home Secretary pushes crime facial recognition tech that only worked 8 out of 42 times
The technology has been called illegal by civil rights groups.
The US Custom and Border Patrol announce a major data breach
The database contains thousands of images of those crossing the border.
Amazon’s Ring doorbell is creating towns where almost every public area is surveilled
In some towns Ring doorbells are given out for free in order to help reduce crime.