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UK Lawmakers Call for Police to Stop Using Face Recognition Tech
The news comes as the Home Secretary called for increased testing of face recognition technology to fight crime.
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.
Microsoft’s Face Recognition Technology Is Getting More Invasive, and the Burden of Consent Is Left on Users
It begs the question, “How can Microsoft expect users to get consent from all users of the photos in their cloud storage?”
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.
AirlinePrivacy.Com Launches to Draw Attention to Airline Facial Recognition Tech
People are starting to pay attention to facial recognition at airports.
IBM Is Selling Facial Recognition Tech to Middle Eastern Dictatorships, Report Claims
It wouldn’t be the first time a US company has sold controversial invasive tech to other nations.
Big Tech Is Easily Evading GDPR Laws
GDPR hasn’t had the impact that many thought that it would have.
Facebook Won’t Let Some Users Turn Off Face Tracking
Facebook seems to always be in the middle of a privacy scandal.
Facebook Caught Sharing User Data With Phone Carriers, Showing Ads Based on Creditworthiness
Facebook may not be serious about protecting user privacy after all.
