Tag: Facial Recognition
UN calls for facial recognition and artificial intelligence moratorium
Following an artificial intelligence (AI) report published by the United Nations (UN), UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet called for a moratorium...
NtechLab supplies facial recognition for Indian Railways
NtechLab is implementing a facial recognition surveillance project in India intended to monitor the movement of train commuters, but civil society activists are warning...
Chinese city uses facial recognition tech to fight coronavirus
Facial recognition tech linked to personal health codes has been rolled out in a Chinese city bordering Myanmar as authorities seek to squash a...
Brazil tests world’s first facial recognition shuttle service
For the first time in the world, passengers on the air shuttle service between the capitals of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro will...
IDEMIA brings boarding security to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
IDEMIA is facilitating a facial recognition system to help the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) increase air passengers’ security and border control at...
Federal lawmakers reintroduce legislation to ban government use of facial recognition...
Legislation that would prohibit federal law enforcement and other agencies from using facial recognition technology has been introduced in the US Congress. The bicameral...
15,000 cameras in New York that police use for facial recognition,...
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) has access to more than 15,000 cameras that they grab images from, and feed into facial recognition...
Baltimore could enact America’s strictest facial recognition ban
The Baltimore City Council Public Safety and Government Operations Committee has passed an ordinance that would not only ban law enforcement and other agencies...
Facial recognition under scrutiny as Clearview AI’s practices ruled illegal in...
Canadian authorities have deemed Clearview AI’s facial recognition practices a “clear violation of the privacy rights of Canadians”, as the use of the technology...
Minneapolis becomes latest city to ban use of facial recognition technology
The Minneapolis City Council passed an ordinance that prohibits the city from buying facial recognition technology or using any data derived from it. Notably,...