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 for September. As in San Francisco and Oakland, Somerville’s ban forbids city departments from buying or using facial-recognition technology for any purpose. Oakland’s chief of police, Anne Kirkpatrick, said in a report to the city council that while the police department doesn’t use real-time facial recognition or plan to purchase the technology, it doesn’t think a ban is needed since the city already has a policy limiting the purchase of surveillance technology.

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New York bans facial recognition in schools after report finds risks outweigh potential benefits
1 year, 3 months ago

New York bans facial recognition in schools after report finds risks outweigh potential benefits

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 New York state banned the …

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 …

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 …

Police guidance on facial recognition technology ‘a hammer blow to privacy’
2 years, 9 months ago

Police guidance on facial recognition technology ‘a hammer blow to privacy’

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Campaigners branded guidance being sent to forces about how to use live 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 …

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 …

The Hidden Hand Of Facial Recognition In The Capitol Insurrection Manhunt
3 years, 9 months ago

The Hidden Hand Of Facial Recognition In The Capitol Insurrection Manhunt

Huff Post  

Illustration: Rebecca Zisser/HuffPost At 19, Matthew Jason Beddingfield was charged with first-degree attempted murder for allegedly shooting another teenager in the head in the parking lot of a North Carolina Walmart. Like other law enforcement agencies across the country, the FBI uses facial recognition technology, though it says it follows a set of policies and best practices to ensure “public …

Apple prohibits manufacturers from collecting facial scans, biometric data of employees
3 years, 9 months 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 …

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 …

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 …

Face recognition violates human rights, says U.K. court
4 years, 4 months ago

Face recognition violates human rights, says U.K. court

The Hindu  

The use of facial recognition technology by British police has violated human rights and data protection laws, a court said Tuesday, in a decision praised as a victory against invasive practices by the authorities. In a case trumpeted as the first of its kind, Britain’s Court of Appeal ruled Tuesday in the case of civil rights campaigner Ed Bridges, who …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

London King’s Cross estate admits using facial recognition technology
5 years, 4 months ago

London King’s Cross estate admits using facial recognition technology

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Facial recognition technology is reportedly in use at London’s King’s …

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 …

Facial recognition is an invasive and inefficient tool
5 years, 5 months ago

Facial recognition is an invasive and inefficient tool

The Hindu  

The Automated Facial Recognition System recently proposed by the Ministry of Home Affairs is geared towards modernising the police force, identifying criminals, and enhancing information sharing between police units across the country. However, a closer look at facial recognition systems and India’s legal framework reveals that a system like the AFRS will not only create a biometric map of our …

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 …

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 …

Facial recognition quietly switched on at Queensland stadiums, sparking privacy concerns
5 years, 7 months ago

Facial recognition quietly switched on at Queensland stadiums, sparking privacy concerns

ABC  

Stadiums Queensland has admitted to trialling facial recognition software on sports fans and concertgoers, prompting questions by the state's Privacy Commissioner about its quiet implementation. Key points: Stadium Queensland venue signage mentions CCTV but nothing about facial recognition technology Queensland's Privacy Commissioner says the public deserves to know and SQ should conduct a privacy impact assessment SQ has confirmed a …

The many biases of facial recognition tools
5 years, 7 months ago

The many biases of facial recognition tools

The Hindu  

Last month, San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors, in an 8-1 vote, banned the use of facial recognition technology by local agencies. Civil rights concerns The ACLU and a group of other similar organisations wrote to Jeff Bezos in May 2018 requesting that Amazon stop selling its facial recognition technology to law enforcement agencies. On May 22, the U.S. House of …

San Francisco bans police use of face recognition technology
5 years, 7 months ago

San Francisco bans police use of face recognition technology

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco supervisors voted Tuesday to ban the use of facial recognition software by police and other city departments, becoming the first U.S. city to outlaw a rapidly developing technology that has alarmed privacy and civil liberties advocates. The San Francisco board did not spend time Tuesday debating the outright ban on facial recognition technology, focusing instead …

San Francisco becomes first US city to ban police use of facial recognition technology
5 years, 7 months ago

San Francisco becomes first US city to ban police use of facial recognition technology

ABC  

San Francisco's local government has voted to ban the use of facial recognition software by police and other city departments, becoming the first US city to outlaw a rapidly developing technology that has alarmed privacy and civil liberties advocates. Key points: Advocates argue the technology is flawed and a serious threat to civil liberties Critics of the ban say police …

San Francisco Approves Ban On Government's Use Of Facial Recognition Technology
5 years, 7 months ago

San Francisco Approves Ban On Government's Use Of Facial Recognition Technology

NPR  

San Francisco Approves Ban On Government's Use Of Facial Recognition Technology Enlarge this image toggle caption Elaine Thompson/AP Elaine Thompson/AP Updated at 7:20 p.m. ET San Francisco has become the first U.S. city to ban the use of facial recognition technology by police and city agencies. Sponsor Message "They're saying, let's basically ban the technology across the board, and that's …

San Francisco just banned facial-recognition technology
5 years, 7 months ago

San Francisco just banned facial-recognition technology

CNN  

San Francisco CNN Business — San Francisco, long one of the most tech-friendly and tech-savvy cities in the world, is now the first in the United States to prohibit its government from using facial-recognition technology. San Francisco’s new rule, which is set to go into effect in a month, forbids the use of facial-recognition technology by the city’s 53 departments …

San Francisco Is About to Be the First U.S. City to Ban Police From Using Facial Recognition Tech
5 years, 8 months ago

San Francisco Is About to Be the First U.S. City to Ban Police From Using Facial Recognition Tech

Slate  

San Francisco, renowned these days as a hub of technology, is about to be at the forefront of curbing its potential abuses: The city is now on track to be the first municipality in the United States to ban use of facial recognition technology by the city government. According to a letter to the Board of Supervisors from groups supporting …

Before facial recognition tech can be used, it needs to be limited
5 years, 10 months ago

Before facial recognition tech can be used, it needs to be limited

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Our new research into the legal challenges posed by police use of facial recognition technology …

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

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