Facebook faces fresh privacy complaints over facial recognition
13 years, 7 months ago

Facebook faces fresh privacy complaints over facial recognition

Firstpost  

Concerns about Facebook’s facial recognition technology are not just about the nuances of opt-in versus opt-out or the saving of sensitive biometric data by the company. It denies the accusations, saying:“We will consider the points the Hamburg Data Protection Authority have made about the ‘photo tag suggest’ feature but firmly reject any claim that we are not meeting our obligations under European Union data protection law.” Although released first in the United States, Facebook did not roll out facial recognition in Canada at all. EPIC complained that the service was “unfair and deceptive” and urged the FTC to “require Facebook to suspend the program, pending a full investigation, the establishment of stronger privacy standards, and a requirement that automated identification, based on user photos, require opt-in consent.” These concerns about Facebook’s facial recognition technology are not just about the nuances of opt-in versus opt-out or the saving of sensitive biometric data by the company. This week, researchers from Carnegie Mellon University found that they can discover people’s social security numbers by combining the facial recognition results with information on users’ Facebook profiles.

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Facial recognition concerns addressed
4 days, 3 hours ago

Facial recognition concerns addressed

China Daily  

A regulation aiming to standardize the use of facial recognition technology and protect personal data was unveiled on Friday, as the increasingly wider application of the security-related tech sparks growing concerns over potential privacy violations in China. Facial recognition technology needs to be used when it is necessary, and should be used in a way that imposes the least intrusion …

Good governance of facial recognition devices can better protect personal data
4 months 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
4 months 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 …

Bunnings breached privacy laws by using facial recognition on customers, Commissioner finds
4 months, 1 week ago

Bunnings breached privacy laws by using facial recognition on customers, Commissioner finds

ABC  

Retail giant Bunnings has breached privacy laws by using facial recognition technology on its customers, according to a landmark finding by the Privacy Commissioner. "Individuals who entered the relevant Bunnings stores at the time would not have been aware that facial recognition technology was in use and especially that their sensitive information was being collected, even if briefly," Australian Privacy …

Meta to scan people’s faces to check whether they are AI
5 months ago

Meta to scan people’s faces to check whether they are AI

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 Meta will use facial recognition technology to help people check whether they are …

Meta Reintroduces Facial Recognition Tech in 'Celeb-Bait' Crackdown
5 months ago

Meta Reintroduces Facial Recognition Tech in 'Celeb-Bait' Crackdown

The Hindu  

Meta is testing the facial recognition technology again on Facebook, targeting public figures whose likenesses have been used in scam advertisements. The company will enroll about 50,000 public figures in a trial, comparing their Facebook profile photos with images used in suspected scam advertisements. If the images match and Meta believes the ads are scams, it will block them.

The Breach of a Face Recognition Firm Reveals a Hidden Danger of Biometrics
55 years, 2 months ago

The Breach of a Face Recognition Firm Reveals a Hidden Danger of Biometrics

Wired  

Police and federal agencies are responding to a massive breach of personal data linked to a facial recognition scheme that was implemented in bars and clubs across Australia. “Sadly, this is a horrible example of what can happen as a result of implementing privacy-invasive facial recognition systems,” Samantha Floreani, head of policy for Australia-based privacy and security nonprofit Digital Rights …

The Battle for Biometric Privacy
1 year, 2 months ago

The Battle for Biometric Privacy

Wired  

In 2024, increased adoption of biometric surveillance systems, such as the use of AI-powered facial recognition in public places and access to government services, will spur biometric identity theft and anti-surveillance innovations. Individuals aiming to steal biometric identities to commit fraud or gain access to unauthorized data will be bolstered by generative AI tools and the abundance of face and …

Government looking to expand use of facial recognition technology
1 year, 6 months ago

Government looking to expand use of facial recognition technology

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Silkie Carlo, director of privacy campaign group Big Brother Watch, said: “It’s disturbing and deeply …

Here Are the Stadiums That Are Keeping Track of Your Face
2 years ago

Here Are the Stadiums That Are Keeping Track of Your Face

Slate  

“Your face is your ticket,” goes the motto of A.I. ● BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, which began using facial recognition technology for entry into training facilities but wants to “move everything to face.” ● The Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, which used facial recognition on 30,000 attendees without their knowledge in 2020. Christian Lau, chief technology officer of the …

Op-Ed: Tired of memorizing so many passwords? Too bad: The alternatives aren’t better yet
2 years, 10 months ago

Op-Ed: Tired of memorizing so many passwords? Too bad: The alternatives aren’t better yet

LA Times  

Delta Air Lines allows passengers to use facial recognition cameras to confirm their identity at an LAX boarding gate in 2019. Signing in via face or fingerprint recognition saves us from memorizing yet another password, and can reduce the risks of hacking and phishing — when online attackers trick users into handing over their passwords. Microsoft’s Windows Hello biometrics program …

Meta sued for unlawful use of biometric data without user consent
3 years, 1 month ago

Meta sued for unlawful use of biometric data without user consent

The Hindu  

The U.S. state of Texas has sued Meta, formerly Facebook, for using biometric data of several users without their consent to build the company’s AI feature. The company is violating Texas’ Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier Act and the Deceptive Trade Practices Act by repeatedly doing this, the lawsuit noted. “This is yet another example of Big Tech’s deceitful …

Texas sues Meta over Facebook’s facial-recognition practices
3 years, 1 month ago

Texas sues Meta over Facebook’s facial-recognition practices

Live Mint  

The Texas attorney general filed a suit against Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. on Monday, charging that the social-media giant’s longstanding and now discontinued use of facial-recognition technology violated that state’s privacy protections for personal biometric data. In a statement, Mr. Paxton said the company’s capture of facial geometry in photographs that users uploaded from 2010 to late last year …

Texas sues Meta, saying it misused facial recognition data
3 years, 1 month ago

Texas sues Meta, saying it misused facial recognition data

NPR  

Texas sues Meta, saying it misused facial recognition data Enlarge this image toggle caption Tony Gutierrez/AP Tony Gutierrez/AP Texas sued Facebook parent company Meta for exploiting the biometric data of millions of people in the state — including those who used the platform and those who did not. The suit involves Facebook's "tag suggestions" feature, which the company ended last …

The IRS’s Abandoned Facial Recognition Is Just the Tip of a Harmful Biometric Iceberg
55 years, 2 months ago

The IRS’s Abandoned Facial Recognition Is Just the Tip of a Harmful Biometric Iceberg

Slate  

All it took was public outrage, a widespread campaign, and political condemnation for the IRS to reverse its plans to require facial recognition for access to certain online services. California’s Employment Development Department was the first to introduce ID.me facial verification services in November 2020, and over half of states have contracted with the company to verify unemployed applicants’ identities. …

The panoptic nature of biometric technology
3 years, 4 months ago

The panoptic nature of biometric technology

The Hindu  

Facial recognition technology has been deployed by social media platforms to tag a person in a photo or video, and by law enforcement agencies to nab criminals. Facebook isn’t the first company to be accused of using biometric technology inappropriately, and it won’t be the last as several large tech firms build and sell FRT tools to government agencies. A …

Facebook pulls the plug on its facial recognition system, to delete faceprints of over a billion users
3 years, 4 months ago

Facebook pulls the plug on its facial recognition system, to delete faceprints of over a billion users

Firstpost  

More than a third of Facebook’s daily users had opted in to using the facial recognition system; concerns over privacy cited as the main reason for the shutdown. Facebook is shutting down its facial recognition system and deleting a billion faceprints, its parent company said Tuesday, in response to serious concerns over privacy. It was not clear when the changes …

Facebook plans to shut down its face recognition system, delete data
3 years, 4 months ago

Facebook plans to shut down its face recognition system, delete data

India TV News  

Facebook on Tuesday announced that it plans to shut down its decade-old facial recognition system this month.Jerome Pesenti, Vice President of Artificial Intelligence at Meta, Facebook's newly named parent company, said in a blog post, "We will shut down the Face Recognition system on Facebook as part of a company-wide move to limit the use of facial recognition in our …

Facebook to shut down face-recognition system, delete data
3 years, 4 months ago

Facebook to shut down face-recognition system, delete data

Associated Press  

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Facebook said it will shut down its face-recognition system and delete the faceprints of more than 1 billion people amid growing concerns about the technology and its misuse by governments, police and others. “This change will represent one of the largest shifts in facial recognition usage in the technology’s history,” Jerome Pesenti, vice president of artificial intelligence …

Facebook to shut down facial recognition system and delete face print data of 1 billion users
3 years, 4 months ago

Facebook to shut down facial recognition system and delete face print data of 1 billion users

ABC  

Facebook will shut down its facial recognition system and delete the face prints of more than 1 billion people amid growing concerns about the technology and its misuse. Key points: The facial-recognition system automatically identifies users in photos and videos The changes will roll out worldwide in coming weeks and be completed by December Facebook did not rule out using …

Facebook to shut down face-recognition system, delete data
3 years, 4 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, 4 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 …

EU data watchdogs want ban on AI facial recognition
3 years, 9 months ago

EU data watchdogs want ban on AI facial recognition

The Hindu  

The EU's data protection agencies on Monday called for an outright ban on using artificial intelligence to identify people in public places, pointing to the "extremely high" risks to privacy. In a non-binding opinion, the two bodies called for a "general ban" on the practice that would include "recognition of faces, gait, fingerprints, DNA, voice, keystrokes and other biometric or …

European privacy groups challenge facial scan firm Clearview
3 years, 9 months ago

European privacy groups challenge facial scan firm Clearview

Associated Press  

LONDON — Privacy campaign groups filed legal complaints Thursday with European regulators against Clearview AI, alleging the facial recognition technology it provides to law enforcement agencies and businesses breaches stringent European Union privacy rules. The complaints say Clearview didn’t have any legal basis to collect and process this data under the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, which covers facial …

European privacy groups challenge facial scan firm Clearview
3 years, 9 months ago

European privacy groups challenge facial scan firm Clearview

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 Privacy campaign groups filed legal …

Apple prohibits manufacturers from collecting facial scans, biometric data of employees
4 years ago

Apple prohibits manufacturers from collecting facial scans, biometric data of employees

India Today  

Apple has introduced new guidelines for its employees all over the world that prohibit manufacturing partners and suppliers to collect biometric data from Apple employees. According to online reports, Apple has prohibited its manufacturing partners from collecting biometric data such as fingerprints or facial scans of Apple employees who visit their facilities. The new rules, however, do not apply to …

U.S. lawmakers aim to curtail face recognition even as the technology IDs Capitol attackers
4 years, 2 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 …

Couple Challenge: Privacy Ending Trap for Facial Surveillance or Random Social Trend?
4 years, 5 months ago

Couple Challenge: Privacy Ending Trap for Facial Surveillance or Random Social Trend?

News 18  

Couple challenge is seemingly innocent on the face of it – an affectionate hashtag trend where you post a photograph of yourself with your romantic partner, as a token of your appreciation for the other person. While privacy advocates have long been alarmed by this, for many mainstream users, this is exactly why they would post a photograph with their …

Facebook Faces New Lawsuit For Using Instagram To Allegedly Store Biometric Data Without Consent
4 years, 7 months ago

Facebook Faces New Lawsuit For Using Instagram To Allegedly Store Biometric Data Without Consent

News 18  

Facebook and use data privacy really don’t seem to go hand in hand. In a new lawsuit filed in a state court in Redwood City, California, it is alleged that Facebook stored biometric data, such as from photo tags on the social network, without consent from as many as 100 million Instagram users. Instagram doesn’t use face recognition technology,” said …

The European Court of Justice has ruled that Privacy Shield is invalid
4 years, 8 months ago

The European Court of Justice has ruled that Privacy Shield is invalid

Wired  

Getty Images / WIRED Facebook and thousands of other companies that move personal data across the Atlantic face a major headache after the EU’s top court ruled that a key data-sharing mechanism was invalid. The European Court of Justice said that the EU-US Privacy Shield failed to protect privacy and data protection rules. The ruling handed down by the highest …

ACLU sues DHS to expose secretive use of facial recognition technology
5 years ago

ACLU sues DHS to expose secretive use of facial recognition technology

Salon  

The ACLU's national and New York arms filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and three of its agencies to expose law enforcement's secretive use of facial recognition surveillance technology. "Unlike other ways of verifying a person's identity, face recognition technology can enable persistent government surveillance on a massive scale," Ashley Gorski, staff attorney with …

Facebook's facial recognition lawsuit settlement stirs conversation about 'biometric privacy'
5 years, 1 month ago

Facebook's facial recognition lawsuit settlement stirs conversation about 'biometric privacy'

Firstpost  

Facebook agreed to pay $550 million to settle a case alleging it illegally collected biometric information for ‘face tagging’. Facebook’s massive settlement in a class-action case over violating a state law on how it uses facial recognition is being hailed as a watershed moment for “biometric privacy.” The leading social network said Wednesday it agreed to the $550 million payout …

Federal study finds race, gender affect face-scanning tech
5 years, 3 months ago

Federal study finds race, gender affect face-scanning tech

Associated Press  

A study by a U.S. agency has found that facial recognition technology often performs unevenly based on a person’s race, gender or age. The report cautions against “incomplete” previous research alleging biased facial recognition that has alarmed the public, but also confirms similar trends showing higher error rates for women, the youngest and oldest people, and for certain racial groups …

FBI sued for improperly withholding info on how facial data of millions of Americans is used
5 years, 4 months ago

FBI sued for improperly withholding info on how facial data of millions of Americans is used

Firstpost  

Activists believe the FBI is currently collecting biometric data of at least 640 million adults in the United States. A civil liberties watchdog Thursday sued the FBI and other federal agencies claiming the government is improperly withholding information on how it uses a facial recognition database of millions of Americans. “Because of the FBI’s secrecy, little is known about how …

Facebook to face $35 billion class-action lawsuit over misuse of facial recognition data
5 years, 5 months ago

Facebook to face $35 billion class-action lawsuit over misuse of facial recognition data

Firstpost  

The lawsuit began in 2015 when Illinois users accused Facebook of violating that state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act in collecting biometric data. For allegedly misusing users’ facial recognition data in Illinois, the US court has reportedly said that Facebook will have to face a class-action suit, which could cost it up to $35 billion. Facebook allegedly accomplished the said misuse …

Facebook says its facial recognition tech will now be an opt-in feature
5 years, 6 months ago

Facebook says its facial recognition tech will now be an opt-in feature

Firstpost  

Facebook announced that its facial recognition technology will no longer identify new users in their photo by default. “Starting today, people who newly join Facebook or who previously had the tag suggestions setting will have the face recognition setting and will receive information about how it works. The tag suggestions setting, which only controls whether we can suggest that your …

Facebook brings face recognition to all users, discontinues 'Tag Suggestions'
5 years, 6 months ago

Facebook brings face recognition to all users, discontinues 'Tag Suggestions'

Firstpost  

- Facebook Inc said on Tuesday its face recognition technology will now be available to all users with an option to opt out, while deciding to discontinue a related feature called ‘Tag Suggestions’. Face recognition, which was available to some Facebook users since December 2017, notifies an account holder if their profile photo is used by someone else or if …

Facebook brings face recognition to all users, discontinues 'Tag Suggestions'
5 years, 6 months ago

Facebook brings face recognition to all users, discontinues 'Tag Suggestions'

Live Mint  

Bengaluru: Facebook Inc said on Tuesday its face recognition technology will now be available to all users with an option to opt out, while deciding to discontinue a related feature called 'Tag Suggestions'. Tag Suggestions, which used face recognition only to suggest a user to tag friends in photos, has been at the center of a privacy related lawsuit since …

CNN Business
5 years, 6 months ago

CNN Business

CNN  

San Francisco CNN — Facebook is now offering facial-recognition features to all of its users, but says it will keep the capabilities turned off by default. The company previously began offering some users a settingin late 2017 that allowed them to decide broadly whether or not facial recognition was used in their Facebook experience. Facebook Facebook relies on facial recognition …

King's Cross developers say facial recognition cameras 'ensure public safety', amid fears private companies are carrying out ID checks
5 years, 7 months ago

King's Cross developers say facial recognition cameras 'ensure public safety', amid fears private companies are carrying out ID checks

The Telegraph  

The developer of a 67-acre site in London’s King's Cross has defended its use of facial recognition technology as campaigners warned that private companies were increasingly conducting secret identity checks on the public. Developer Argent insisted that the tool was used to "ensure public safety" and was one of "a number of detection and tracking methods". What happens with our …

Facebook may face lawsuit over alleged illegal user data collection
5 years, 7 months ago

Facebook may face lawsuit over alleged illegal user data collection

India TV News  

A US court here has ruled that Facebook users from Illinois state can go ahead with a class-action lawsuit against social media giant Facebook over the alleged illegal collection of user data without their consent. Also, read: Oppo launches interactive AI-powered Chatbot Ollie on WhatsApp in India US non-profit group, the American Civil Liberties Union, quoted a court document as …

Facebook loses facial recognition technology appeal, must face class action
5 years, 7 months ago

Facebook loses facial recognition technology appeal, must face class action

Firstpost  

By Jonathan Stempel - A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected Facebook Inc’s effort to undo a class action lawsuit claiming that it illegally collected and stored biometric data for millions of users without their consent. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco exposes Facebook to billions of dollars in potential damages to the Illinois users who brought the case …

Facial Recognition Is Suddenly Everywhere. Should You Worry?
55 years, 2 months 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 …

Facebook’s Face-ID Database Could Be the Biggest in the World. Yes, It Should Worry Us.
55 years, 2 months ago

Facebook’s Face-ID Database Could Be the Biggest in the World. Yes, It Should Worry Us.

Slate  

Every day, Facebook users upload hundreds of millions of photos to the social network. The company’s research suggests that Facebook holds “the largest facial dataset to date”—powered by DeepFace, Facebook’s deep-learning facial recognition system. Unlike Amazon’s Rekognition, which is facial recognition software that scans existing databases provided by clients like law enforcement agencies, Facebook’s system doesn’t need an external trove …

Facebook has been targeting politicians to lobby against data privacy laws: Report
6 years ago

Facebook has been targeting politicians to lobby against data privacy laws: Report

Firstpost  

Social media giant, Facebook, has been trying to influence politicians across parts of the world into joining its lobbying campaign against data privacy laws. The internal documents revealed that Facebook’s secretive global lobbying operation was strategically laid out to tackle legislation which affected Facebook in any way, including data privacy — Europe’s GDPR legislation being a key area of focus. …

Germany’s antitrust watchdog objects to Facebook’s data collection practices
6 years, 1 month ago

Germany’s antitrust watchdog objects to Facebook’s data collection practices

Firstpost  

The cartel office objected in particular to how Facebook acquires data on people from third-party apps. Germany’s antitrust watchdog ordered a crackdown on Facebook’s data collection practices after ruling the world’s largest social network abused its market dominance to gather information about users without their knowledge or consent. “In future, Facebook will no longer be allowed to force its users …

User data harvest to fears of smartphone addiction, 2018 highlighted tech dystopia
6 years, 2 months ago

User data harvest to fears of smartphone addiction, 2018 highlighted tech dystopia

Firstpost  

2018’s tech scandals have been enough to exhaust even the most imaginative sci-fi visionaries. “A dark, goofy ’90s retro-future.” More awaits us in 2019, as surveillance and data-collection efforts ramp up and artificial intelligence systems start sounding more human, reading facial expressions and generating fake video images so realistic that it will be harder to detect malicious distortions of the …

Facebook regulators assessing claims of it sharing user data without permission
6 years, 3 months ago

Facebook regulators assessing claims of it sharing user data without permission

Firstpost  

Facebook said it did not give companies access to personal data of users without their permission. Facebook ’s lead regulator in the European Union on Wednesday said it was assessing a report in the New York Times that the social network allowed some tech companies far greater access to data than it had disclosed. That's not true – and we …

Facebook may reveal eye-tracking technology in future
6 years, 9 months ago

Facebook may reveal eye-tracking technology in future

India TV News  

Facebook might bring an eye-tracking technology tools that will let the social media giant detect users' eye movement and emotions in future. In a 229-page document addressed to US Congress in the wake of Cambridge Analytica data breach scandal, Facebook revealed that it had investigated building the technology, Fortune reported on Wednesday. Facebook already has two patents titled "Dynamic eye …

Facebook patents eye-tracking technology, but has denied using it at the moment
6 years, 9 months ago

Facebook patents eye-tracking technology, but has denied using it at the moment

Firstpost  

Facebook says that currently it has no plans of implementing the technology, but when it does it will keep user privacy in mind. Facebook is bullish on eye-tracking technology tools that will let the social media giant detect users’ eye movement and emotions but has denied using it at the moment, the media reported. In a 229-page document addressed to …

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