Washington State signs facial recognition curbs into law; critics demand ban
4 years, 9 months ago

Washington State signs facial recognition curbs into law; critics demand ban

Firstpost  

Facial recognition software can identify individuals in photos and videos based on a database of known subjects. Washington Governor Jay Inslee on Tuesday signed the first US state law that sharply curbs law enforcement’s use of facial recognition technology, while civil rights activists said the measure did not go far enough to protect marginalized groups. Washington’s law requires government agencies to obtain a warrant to run facial recognition scans, except in case of emergency. Microsoft Corp, based in Redmond, Washington, sells facial recognition software and backed the new law. State Senator Joe Nguyen, who is a senior program manager at Microsoft, had Microsoft has said bans go too far and that real-world usage is needed to determine how best to regulate facial recognition.

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Good governance of facial recognition devices can better protect personal data
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Good governance of facial recognition devices can better protect personal data

China Daily  

As the 2024 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit unfolds in Wuzhen, a water town in East China's Zhejiang province, from November 19 to 22, with artificial intelligence as its centerpiece, the broader implications of emerging technologies, including facial recognition devices, demand attention. Given the grave threat the pandemic posed to people's health and life, the installation of facial recognition devices …

Good governance of facial recognition devices can better protect personal data
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Good governance of facial recognition devices can better protect personal data

China Daily  

As the 2024 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit unfolds in Wuzhen, a water town in East China's Zhejiang province, from November 19 to 22, with artificial intelligence as its centerpiece, the broader implications of emerging technologies, including facial recognition devices, demand attention. Given the grave threat the pandemic posed to people's health and life, the installation of facial recognition devices …

How the East got ahead of the West on facial recognition technology
5 months ago

How the East got ahead of the West on facial recognition technology

Live Mint  

In 2020, Microsoft, Amazon and IBM announced they would halt the sale of facial recognition technology to police forces. China has invested heavily in facial recognition technology, with claims of high accuracy rates supported by large-scale data collection and integration with various surveillance and identification systems. Regulatory frameworks in India and China also tend to be less stringent than in …

‘Game-changing’ facial recognition technology catches prolific shoplifters
1 year, 2 months ago

‘Game-changing’ facial recognition technology catches prolific shoplifters

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Britain’s biggest police force is using “game-changing” facial recognition technology to catch prolific …

Application of facial recognition tech needs to be strictly regulated
1 year, 5 months ago

Application of facial recognition tech needs to be strictly regulated

China Daily  

A visitor tries 3D facial recognition tech on Tuesday at the Light of Internet Expo of the sixth World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province. China's cyberspace authorities published a draft regulation for management of facial recognition technology on Tuesday to solicit public opinion, which serves like a curtain-raiser for governance of the facial recognition system. The draft regulation is …

China drafts rules for using facial recognition data, mandates firms to obtain legal consent
1 year, 5 months ago

China drafts rules for using facial recognition data, mandates firms to obtain legal consent

New Indian Express  

Draft regulations released by China's Cyberspace Administration warned that the use of the technology must "abide by laws and regulations, comply with public order, respect social morality, assume social responsibility, and fulfil duties to protect personal information." It must also not be used to "endanger national security, harm public interests", or "disrupt social order", the regulations said. State-owned surveillance giant …

Italy Bans Use Of Facial Recognition And Smart Glasses
2 years, 1 month ago

Italy Bans Use Of Facial Recognition And Smart Glasses

News 18  

MILAN: Italy prohibited the use of facial recognition and 'smart glasses' on Monday as its Data Protection Agency issued a rebuke to two municipalities experimenting with the technologies. Facial recognition systems using biometric data will not be allowed until a specific law is adopted or at least until the end of next year, the privacy watchdog said. "The moratorium arises …

Op-Ed: Facial recognition technology victimizes people of color. It must be regulated
2 years, 3 months ago

Op-Ed: Facial recognition technology victimizes people of color. It must be regulated

LA Times  

A facial recognition system showing a blue interface with a human head. In Williams’ case, the Detroit Police Department used Michigan State Police’s facial recognition program to identify a suspect from a grainy surveillance image. Facial recognition technology, in addition to its algorithmic biases, can — and has — been used by law enforcement to identify peaceful protesters, investigate minor …

Police Commission sets new rules for how LAPD uses surveillance technology
2 years, 4 months ago

Police Commission sets new rules for how LAPD uses surveillance technology

LA Times  

LAPD Chief Michel Moore in 2020. This week, Moore voiced support for new rules on how the department can use surveillance technology, saying they would be “valuable in building public trust.” The Los Angeles Police Commission on Tuesday adopted new rules for how police can use crimefighting technologies, despite opposition from advocacy groups who said they could lead to increased …

Microsoft stops selling emotion-reading tech, limits face recognition
2 years, 6 months ago

Microsoft stops selling emotion-reading tech, limits face recognition

The Hindu  

Microsoft Corp on Tuesday said it would stop selling technology that guesses someone's emotion based on a facial image and would no longer provide unfettered access to facial recognition technology. "These efforts raised important questions about privacy, the lack of consensus on a definition of 'emotions,' and the inability to generalize the linkage between facial expression and emotional state across …

Renewed calls for national guidelines on using facial recognition technology after CHOICE investigation
2 years, 6 months ago

Renewed calls for national guidelines on using facial recognition technology after CHOICE investigation

ABC  

Tech and human rights experts have renewed calls for a national framework on the use of facial recognition technology, as one described it as the "wild west of the digital world". Key points: Australia does not have dedicated laws for the use of facial recognition technology Some forms of the technology used to identify people are "prone to error", experts …

Editorial: Police body cams shouldn’t be surveillance tools
2 years, 7 months ago

Editorial: Police body cams shouldn’t be surveillance tools

LA Times  

Police body cameras and facial recognition technology serve two completely different purposes and shouldn’t be combined. Body cams record officer interactions with the public and make police less likely to fib about what they did or why, because they know there will be a reviewable recording. It infringes on privacy — with little benefit to public safety, because facial recognition …

Facebook to shut down face-recognition system, delete data
3 years, 2 months ago

Facebook to shut down face-recognition system, delete data

The Hindu  

Facebook said it will shut down its face-recognition system and delete the faceprints of more than 1 billion people. “This change will represent one of the largest shifts in facial recognition usage in the technology’s history,” said a blog post Tuesday from Jerome Pesenti, vice president of artificial intelligence for Facebook’s new parent company, Meta. “Its removal will result in …

Facebook is shutting down its facial recognition software
3 years, 2 months ago

Facebook is shutting down its facial recognition software

CNN  

CNN Business — Facebook said Tuesday it plans to stop using facial-recognition software that could automatically recognize people in photos and videos posted on the social network, marking a massive shift both for the tech industry and for a company known for collecting vast amounts of data about its billions of users. Pesenti wrote that the world’s largest social network …

States push back against use of facial recognition by police
3 years, 8 months ago

States push back against use of facial recognition by police

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Law enforcement agencies across the U.S. have used facial recognition technology to solve homicides and bust human traffickers, but concern about its accuracy and the growing pervasiveness of video surveillance is leading some state lawmakers to hit the pause button. “It’s one of those rare issues that’s seen bipartisan support, in that nobody wants to be tracked …

Virginia lawmakers ban police use of facial recognition
3 years, 9 months ago

Virginia lawmakers ban police use of facial recognition

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — Last month, Virginia lawmakers quietly passed one of the most restrictive bans in the country on the use of facial recognition technology. The legislation, which won unusually broad bipartisan support, prohibits all local law enforcement agencies and campus police departments from purchasing or using facial recognition technology unless it is expressly authorized by the state legislature. Aird …

Facial recognition company sued by California activists
3 years, 10 months ago

Facial recognition company sued by California activists

Associated Press  

ALAMEDA, Calif. — Civil liberties activists are suing a company that provides facial recognition services to law enforcement agencies and private companies around the world, contending that Clearview AI illegally stockpiled data on 3 billion people without their knowledge or permission. The lawsuit says the company has built “the most dangerous” facial recognition database in the nation, has fielded requests …

U.S. lawmakers aim to curtail face recognition even as the technology IDs Capitol attackers
3 years, 11 months ago

U.S. lawmakers aim to curtail face recognition even as the technology IDs Capitol attackers

The Hindu  

U.S. lawmakers are moving ahead with efforts to ban facial recognition software even as the technology helps identify supporters of President Donald Trump who ransacked their workplace and forced them to evacuate this month. Sheldon said he provided the FBI possible names of several people in the violent mob thanks to a facial recognition program he purchased. Markey last year …

Controversial facial recognition technology quietly used by Co-Op
4 years, 1 month ago

Controversial facial recognition technology quietly used by Co-Op

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “All of our customers have been made aware with distinctive signage and we have introduced a system …

Portland passes broadest facial recognition ban in the US
4 years, 4 months ago

Portland passes broadest facial recognition ban in the US

CNN  

CNN Business — The city of Portland, Oregon, on Wednesday banned the use of facial-recognition technology by city departments — including local police — as well as public-facing businesses such as stores, restaurants and hotels. In addition to halting city use of the surveillance technology, the new rule prevents “private entities in places of public accommodation” in Portland from using …

USA May Go the Opposite Way of China on Facial Recognition: Where Does India Stand?
4 years, 6 months ago

USA May Go the Opposite Way of China on Facial Recognition: Where Does India Stand?

News 18  

With Black Lives Matter protests hitting the streets in USA in light of George Floyd’s murder, questions regarding the use of facial recognition by police departments to identify protestors came to light. Filed by senators Ed Markey and Jeff Merkley, the Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act is calling for a full ban on the use of facial recognition …

Detroit police challenged over face recognition flaws, bias
4 years, 6 months ago

Detroit police challenged over face recognition flaws, bias

Associated Press  

A Black man who was wrongfully arrested when facial recognition technology mistakenly identified him as a suspected shoplifter wants Detroit police to apologize — and to end their use of the controversial technology. The ACLU complaint said Detroit police “unthinkingly relied on flawed and racist facial recognition technology without taking reasonable measures to verify the information being provided.” It called …

Microsoft president calls for federal regulation of facial recognition technology
4 years, 6 months ago

Microsoft president calls for federal regulation of facial recognition technology

CNN  

New York CNN Business — In addition to Microsoft’s moratorium on selling facial recognition to US police departments, the company currently does not sell the technology to federal law enforcement, Microsoft President Brad Smith said during an interview with Politico Thursday. “We don’t provide facial recognition technology today to any federal law enforcement agency and we certainly won’t provide facial …

Tech companies say they want to see a nationwide facial recognition law
4 years, 6 months ago

Tech companies say they want to see a nationwide facial recognition law

CNN  

CNN — In a matter of days, there was a sea change with one of the most cutting-edge and controversial technologies in Silicon Valley. Three tech giants — Amazon, Microsoft and IBM — all said this week they will not sell facial recognition technology to police. Silicon Valley goes to Washington Tech companies have seized opportunities where they can in …

Amazon implements a one-year moratorium on police use of its facial recognition software
4 years, 6 months ago

Amazon implements a one-year moratorium on police use of its facial recognition software

Firstpost  

Amazon says it has pushed for regulations to ensure the software was used ethically. Amazon.com Inc on Wednesday said it was implementing a one-year moratorium on police use of its facial recognition software, halting a business it long defended as many protested law enforcement brutality against people of color. “We hope this one-year moratorium might give Congress enough time to …

Microsoft joins Amazon in banning face-recognition technology sales to police
4 years, 6 months ago

Microsoft joins Amazon in banning face-recognition technology sales to police

The Hindu  

Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it would await federal regulation before selling facial recognition technology to police, making it the latest big firm to back away from the business following protests against law enforcement brutality and bias. The announcement came shortly after rival Amazon.com Inc declared it was pausing police use of its “Rekognition" service for a year and International …

Microsoft joins Amazon, IBM in pausing face scans for police
4 years, 6 months ago

Microsoft joins Amazon, IBM in pausing face scans for police

Associated Press  

Microsoft has become the third big tech company this week to say it won’t sell its facial recognition software to police, following similar moves by Amazon and IBM. “We’ve decided we will not sell facial recognition technology to police departments in the United States until we have a national law in place, grounded in human rights, that will govern this …

Amazon pauses police use of its facial recognition software
4 years, 6 months ago

Amazon pauses police use of its facial recognition software

Al Jazeera  

Amid George Floyd protests, US tech giant Amazon issues a one-year pause on police use of its controversial software. Amazon.com Inc said it is implementing a one-year moratorium on police use of its facial recognition software, a reversal of its longtime defence of law enforcement’s use of the technology. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office in Oregon has been the most …

Amazon bans police use of its face recognition for a year
4 years, 6 months ago

Amazon bans police use of its face recognition for a year

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Amazon banned police use of its face-recognition technology for a year, making it the latest tech giant to step back from law-enforcement use of systems that have faced criticism for incorrectly identifying people with darker skin. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office in Oregon has been the most public about using Rekognition, but said after Amazon’s announcement Wednesday …

In wake of George Floyd’s death, IBM gets out of the facial recognition business
4 years, 7 months ago

In wake of George Floyd’s death, IBM gets out of the facial recognition business

LA Times  

IBM is getting out of the facial recognition business, saying it’s concerned about how the technology can be used for mass surveillance and racial profiling. Many U.S. law enforcement agencies rely on facial recognition software built by companies less well known to the public, such as Tokyo-based NEC or the European companies Idemia and Cognitec, according to Clare Garvie, a …

IBM quits facial recognition, joins call for police reforms
4 years, 7 months ago

IBM quits facial recognition, joins call for police reforms

Associated Press  

IBM is getting out of the facial recognition business, saying it’s concerned about how the technology can be used for mass surveillance and racial profiling. Many U.S. law enforcement agencies rely on facial recognition software built by companies less well known to the public, such as Tokyo-based NEC or the European companies Idemia and Cognitec, according to Clare Garvie, a …

IBM will stop offering facial recognition software, will oppose tech's use for mass surveillance, social profiling
4 years, 7 months ago

IBM will stop offering facial recognition software, will oppose tech's use for mass surveillance, social profiling

Firstpost  

IBM’s decision to get out of the facial recognition business comes amid US protests over the death of George Floyd. International Business Machines Corp will no longer offer general-purpose facial recognition or analysis software, new Chief Executive Officer Arvind Krishna said in a letter to the members of the United States Congress on Monday. The company will stop offering facial …

How is facial recognition used in today’s world? When is it problematic?
4 years, 11 months ago

How is facial recognition used in today’s world? When is it problematic?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Last week, European media network EURACTIV and Politico published a story that said the European Commission is mulling a temporary ban on the use of facial recognition technologies in public spaces. Why does the European Commission want a temporary ban on facial recognition technologies in public spaces? Mr. Smith, has been quoted as saying: “I’m really …

London will use live facial recognition cameras to police the city
4 years, 11 months ago

London will use live facial recognition cameras to police the city

CNN  

London CNN Business — London’s Metropolitan Police has announced controversial plans to use live facial recognition technology to improve officers’ ability to identify suspects and police the British capital. The decision follows an October investigation into live facial recognition technology by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office, which raised serious concerns over privacy and accuracy. In the United States, some California …

It's Hard to Ban Facial Recognition Tech in the iPhone Era
5 years ago

It's Hard to Ban Facial Recognition Tech in the iPhone Era

Wired  

After San Francisco in May placed new controls, including a ban on facial recognition, on municipal surveillance, city employees began taking stock of what technology agencies already owned. The department called South Carolina’s DataWorks Plus and asked it to disable facial recognition software the city had acquired from the company, according to company vice president Todd Pastorini. A facial recognition …

Facial recognition systems show rampant racial bias, government study finds
5 years ago

Facial recognition systems show rampant racial bias, government study finds

CNN  

Washington, DC CNN Business — Federal researchers have found widespread evidence of racial bias in nearly 200 facial recognition algorithms in an extensive government study, highlighting the technology’s shortcomings and potential for misuse. Portland, Oregon could go further: It is currently weighing a complete facial recognition ban not just for local government, but for private companies as well. On the …

Why some cities and states balk at face recognition tech
5 years ago

Why some cities and states balk at face recognition tech

Associated Press  

— Police departments around the U.S. are asking citizens to trust them to use facial recognition software as another handy tool in their crime-fighting toolbox. “It would only lead to more racial discrimination and racial profiling,” he said, citing studies that found higher error rates for facial recognition software used to identify women and people with darker skin tones. Axon, …

California eases mandatory sentences, restricts body cameras
5 years, 3 months ago

California eases mandatory sentences, restricts body cameras

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California will soon end some mandatory sentences, make it easier to expunge old criminal records, bar charging inmates for medical care and ban police from using facial recognition software on body cameras under more than two dozen criminal justice bills that freshman Gov. Newsom said in a statement that the bills overall “show a new path to …

Facial recognition: Labour vows to regulate 'lawless' technology if it wins power in next election
5 years, 3 months ago

Facial recognition: Labour vows to regulate 'lawless' technology if it wins power in next election

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Labour Party has pledged …

New surveillance tech means you'll never be anonymous again
5 years, 3 months ago

New surveillance tech means you'll never be anonymous again

Wired  

WIRED The fight over the future of facial recognition is heating up. A coalition of 30 civil society organisations, representing over 15 million members combined, is calling for a federal ban on the use of facial recognition by US law enforcement. If strict regulation is brought in to govern the use of facial recognition, it is possible we may simply …

California lawmakers ban facial-recognition software from police body cams
5 years, 3 months ago

California lawmakers ban facial-recognition software from police body cams

CNN  

San Francisco CNN Business — California lawmakers on Thursday temporarilybanned state and local law enforcement from using facial-recognition software in body cameras, as the most populous US state takes action against the technology. Axon said earlier this year that it would not install facial-recognition technology in its body cameras, stating it's "not currently reliable enough." For now, at least, California’s …

California could soon ban facial recognition technology on police body cameras
5 years, 3 months ago

California could soon ban facial recognition technology on police body cameras

LA Times  

Taking one of the toughest stands in the nation against police use of facial recognition technology, California lawmakers on Thursday passed legislation barring police from installing it on body-worn cameras for three years. Later, legislators further softened the bill from the governor’s proposal to prohibit police use of body cameras with facial recognition technology for seven years. I think that …

We Need to Ban More Emerging Technologies
55 years ago

We Need to Ban More Emerging Technologies

Slate  

This piece originally appeared in the Conversation In mid-July, Oakland, California, became the third U.S. city to ban municipal departments from using facial recognition technology. As Georgetown’s Center on Privacy and Technology put it, facial recognition could lead to “a world where, once you set foot outside, the government can track your every move.” And it’s just the beginning. I’m …

Facial recognition software mistook 1 in 5 California lawmakers for criminals, says ACLU
5 years, 4 months ago

Facial recognition software mistook 1 in 5 California lawmakers for criminals, says ACLU

LA Times  

California Assemblyman Phil Ting has never been arrested, but he was recently mistaken for a criminal. Ting, who authored a bill to ban facial recognition software from being used on police body cameras, was one of 26 California legislators who was incorrectly matched with a mug shot in a recent test of a common face-scanning program by the American Civil …

Facial Recognition Is Suddenly Everywhere. Should You Worry?
55 years ago

Facial Recognition Is Suddenly Everywhere. Should You Worry?

Wired  

The accuracy of facial-recognition algorithms has improved significantly in the past few years. Keep Reading The latest on artificial intelligence, from machine learning to computer vision and more Civil rights groups and US government studies suggest the technology is often less accurate for women and people with darker skin tones. Three US cities, including San Francisco, recently blocked their agencies …

After San Francisco, Oakland bans facial recognition tech
5 years, 5 months ago

After San Francisco, Oakland bans facial recognition tech

The Quint  

San Francisco, July 18 The city of Oakland in Northern California has become the second Bay Area city to outlaw the use of facial recognition technology by municipal agencies following a unanimous vote by its council to approve the ban. The latest legislation made Oakland the second Bay Area city to forbid the controversial technology after San Francisco adopted a …

Beyond San Francisco, more cities are saying no to facial recognition
5 years, 5 months ago

Beyond San Francisco, more cities are saying no to facial recognition

CNN  

San Francisco CNN Business — San Francisco did it in May. Somerville, Massachusetts, in June.And on Tuesday evening, Oakland, California, became the latest to ban city departments — including police — from using facial-recognition technology. A unanimous decision to outlaw facial-recognition technology Oakland’s city council passed the ordinance unanimously on Tuesday, and a second vote to finalize it is planned …

Police facial recognition cameras pose 'one of the greatest threats to freedom' and must be BANNED
5 years, 7 months ago

Police facial recognition cameras pose 'one of the greatest threats to freedom' and must be BANNED

Daily Mail  

Police facial recognition cameras should be banned because they pose 'one of the greatest threats to freedom', a human rights group has claimed. Police facial recognition cameras should be banned as they pose 'one of the greatest threats to freedom', a human rights group has claimed 'I don't think these cameras should ever be used,' Spurrier told The Guardian. A …

California considers ban on facial recognition’s new frontier: police body cameras
5 years, 7 months ago

California considers ban on facial recognition’s new frontier: police body cameras

LA Times  

Facial recognition’s first blanket ban arrived in May, when San Francisco became the only city in the nation to bar police and other agencies from using the technology. State lawmakers are considering regulation barring all California law enforcement officers from running facial recognition programs on body cameras. — Matt Cagle, attorney, American Civil Liberties Union The state measure, Assembly Bill …

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