Facial recognition may be in its infancy but soon enough it will raise difficult questions for us all
6 years, 3 months ago

Facial recognition may be in its infancy but soon enough it will raise difficult questions for us all

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The main criticism about the widespread use of facial recognition technology by the police, now being trialled by the Metropolitan Police in London, is that it doesn’t actually work. Although announced by way of a press release, the many shoppers traipsing round Oxford Street whose facial signatures were being registered seem unaware of what is going on. The country, obviously, has many more urgent issues to settle before facial recognition becomes anything like a routine tool in the armoury of law enforcement and counter-terrorism.

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More than 50 sex offenders arrested using new facial recognition technology
3 months, 2 weeks ago

More than 50 sex offenders arrested using new facial recognition technology

Hindustan Times  

More than 50 sex offenders found to be in breach of court orders have been tracked down by Metropolitan Police using facial recognition technology. The new technology has been used to arrest people wanted for criminal offences ranging from theft to rape across London. Additionally, 50 people wanted for allegedly serious offences against women including stalking, domestic abuse, rape and …

The Real Problem With Banning Masks at Protests
4 months, 1 week ago

The Real Problem With Banning Masks at Protests

Wired  

“There are lots of different tools that are available to law enforcement. Indeed, the legal landscape surrounding how law enforcement can use surveillance technologies has been hazy, explained Beth Haroules, a staff attorney for the New York branch of the American Civil Liberties Union, largely because the law hasn’t kept up with the pace with technological development. Tushar Jois, a …

How AI cops are ALREADY patrolling Britain's streets: From 'the eye in the sky' to facial recognition surveillance in supermarkets - the Orwellian technologies being used to tackle crime
9 months, 1 week ago

How AI cops are ALREADY patrolling Britain's streets: From 'the eye in the sky' to facial recognition surveillance in supermarkets - the Orwellian technologies being used to tackle crime

Daily Mail  

In his classic novel, 1984, George Orwell imagined how Britain might one day become a totalitarian surveillance state. From facial recognition in your supermarket to the creepy tech predicting future crime, Britain's police are already using AI to keep an eye on criminals across the country Live facial recognition Since 2015, several police forces across the UK have begun to …

Live facial recognition technology a ‘vital tool’ for policing, Met says
1 year, 1 month ago

Live facial recognition technology a ‘vital tool’ for policing, Met says

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 Live facial recognition is a “vital tool” for policing, the Metropolitan Police has …

Cops Used DNA to Predict a Suspect’s Face—and Tried to Run Facial Recognition on It
1 year, 2 months ago

Cops Used DNA to Predict a Suspect’s Face—and Tried to Run Facial Recognition on It

Wired  

In 2017, detectives working a cold case at the East Bay Regional Park District Police Department got an idea, one that might help them finally get a lead on the murder of Maria Jane Weidhofer. “Using DNA found at the crime scene, Parabon Labs reconstructed a possible suspect’s facial features,” the detective explained in a request for “analytical support” sent …

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 …

Policing minister urges forces to double use of facial recognition software
1 year, 4 months ago

Policing minister urges forces to double use of facial recognition software

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Policing minister Chris …

Police pledge shoplifting crackdown with facial recognition to make ‘hostile environment’ for thieves
1 year, 5 months ago

Police pledge shoplifting crackdown with facial recognition to make ‘hostile environment’ for thieves

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. The plan, which Mr Philp called a “step change” …

The shocking rise of shoplifting: Map reveals retail theft hotspots across Britain after 365,000 cases in the past year - so is YOUR area on the list?
1 year, 5 months ago

The shocking rise of shoplifting: Map reveals retail theft hotspots across Britain after 365,000 cases in the past year - so is YOUR area on the list?

Daily Mail  

Shoplifting has surged by 25 per cent – in the latest shocking sign of lawlessness in 'Wild West Britain'. Overall, police recorded crime in England and Wales was 4% higher than the previous year with 6.7million crimes recorded compared with 6.5million in the year ending June 2022, according to the Office of National Statistics. Knife possession offences were also up …

‘Game-changing’ facial recognition technology catches prolific shoplifters
1 year, 5 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 …

Police use facial recognition technology to catch prolific shoplifters with state-of-the-art system which can identify potential suspects in just 60 seconds
1 year, 5 months ago

Police use facial recognition technology to catch prolific shoplifters with state-of-the-art system which can identify potential suspects in just 60 seconds

Daily Mail  

Game-changing facial recognition technology is now being used by police to catch prolific shoplifters. Scotland Yard Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said the results were 'game-changing' and the use of FRT could revolutionise how police forces investigate Concerns: Privacy rights group Big Brother Watch launched a legal challenge over the use of facial recognition software in the UK Opposed: The software …

MPs join campaign group’s call for facial recognition ban
1 year, 5 months ago

MPs join campaign group’s call for facial recognition ban

The Independent  

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Wrongly arrested because of facial recognition: Why new police tech risks serious miscarriages of justice
1 year, 6 months ago

Wrongly arrested because of facial recognition: Why new police tech risks serious miscarriages of justice

The Independent  

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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 …

Home Office ‘agreed to lobby for facial recognition use to cut shop crime’
1 year, 7 months ago

Home Office ‘agreed to lobby for facial recognition use to cut shop crime’

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 The Home Office has “urgent questions to answer” over reports …

UK police forces could roll out facial recognition cameras using AI
1 year, 10 months ago

UK police forces could roll out facial recognition cameras using AI

Daily Mail  

Police forces across the country could soon be rolling out facial recognition cameras despite fears it could lead to widespread surveillance. The King’s coronation earlier this month saw the largest deployment of AI policing technology in ‘world history’, Professor Fraser Sampson said Official figures have revealed an estimated 68,000 royal fan’s faces were scanned across the day - but only …

Police seize on COVID-19 tech to expand global surveillance
2 years, 3 months ago

Police seize on COVID-19 tech to expand global surveillance

The Independent  

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Facial recognition system of Tamil Nadu police stirs privacy row
2 years, 3 months ago

Facial recognition system of Tamil Nadu police stirs privacy row

Hindustan Times  

The facial recognition system which chief minister M K Stalin launched last year for police to identify criminals has stirred a controversy after a Chennai motorist tweeted about being checked at night, sparking concerns over collecting personal data and the right to privacy. !” To this the verified handle of the Greater Chennai Police responded: “Facial recognition system is being …

Explained | Delhi Police’s use of facial recognition technology
2 years, 7 months ago

Explained | Delhi Police’s use of facial recognition technology

The Hindu  

The story so far: Right to Information responses received by the Internet Freedom Foundation, a New-Delhi based digital rights organisation, reveal that the Delhi Police treats matches of above 80% similarity generated by its facial recognition technology system as positive results. In 2020, the Delhi Police stated in an RTI response that, though they obtained FRT as per the Sadhan …

Editorial: Police body cams shouldn’t be surveillance tools
2 years, 9 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’
3 years 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 …

The ugly face of a crime-fighting move
3 years, 7 months ago

The ugly face of a crime-fighting move

The Hindu  

In the monsoon session of Parliament, no meaningful debate could take place due to the controversy over Pegasus, the spyware. The Federal Bureau of Investigation in the United States uses facial recognition technology for potential investigative leads; police forces in England use facial recognition to tackle serious violence. Impact on rights From a technical angle, facial recognition technology can be …

States push back against use of facial recognition by police
3 years, 10 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 …

The Hidden Hand Of Facial Recognition In The Capitol Insurrection Manhunt
3 years, 11 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 …

Thousands wrongly on police's facial recognition database: report
4 years ago

Thousands wrongly on police's facial recognition database: report

NL Times  

The police have photos of over 1.3 million people on its facial recognition systems, but many thousands of them should not be on there. The photos on the CATCH system largely come from another database of suspects and convicts, which is managed by the Ministry of Justice and Security and has been in use since 2010. The judicial information service …

Facial recognition may help find Capitol rioters — but it could harm many others, experts say
4 years, 1 month ago

Facial recognition may help find Capitol rioters — but it could harm many others, experts say

LA Times  

In the days following the Jan. 6 riot at the nation’s Capitol, there was a rush to identify those who had stormed the building’s hallowed halls. Facial recognition’s promise that it will help law enforcement solve more cases, and solve them quickly, has led to its growing use across the country. We have to be careful.” Black, brown, poor, trans …

The Capitol Attack Doesn’t Justify Expanding Surveillance
4 years, 2 months ago

The Capitol Attack Doesn’t Justify Expanding Surveillance

Wired  

They took our Capitol, stormed the halls, pilfered our documents, and shattered the norms of our democracy. Right now, a growing chorus is demanding we use facial recognition, cellphone tower data, and every manner of invasive surveillance to punish the mob. In the days since the attack, the airwaves have been full of former law enforcement officials claiming that surveillance …

Dubai to Introduce Facial Recognition on Public Transport to Beef Up Security
4 years, 4 months ago

Dubai to Introduce Facial Recognition on Public Transport to Beef Up Security

News 18  

Dubai is introducing a facial recognition system on public transport to beef up security, officials said Sunday, as the emirate prepares to host the global Expo exhibition. Earlier this week, under the watch of Dubai’s Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, the city’s police used facial recognition in a simulated scenario to identify gunmen launching an attack on a metro …

Face recognition violates human rights, says U.K. court
4 years, 7 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 …

Defending Black Lives Means Banning Facial Recognition
4 years, 8 months ago

Defending Black Lives Means Banning Facial Recognition

Wired  

Uprisings for racial justice are sweeping the country. Despite this, the Detroit Police Department’s “Real Time Crime Center” has been using facial recognition since 2017. When combined with Project Green Light, a program in which the city partners with private businesses to install CCTV cameras and give police 24/7 access to footage, facial recognition enables a dystopian surveillance state. A …

Can a Police Drone Recognize Your Face?
55 years, 2 months ago

Can a Police Drone Recognize Your Face?

Slate  

Since the death of George Floyd on May 25, Americans have taken to the streets to peacefully protest in unprecedented numbers, calling for an end to our national culture of racism and police brutality. On May 29, U.S. Customs and Border Protection even flew a large military Predator drone 20,000 feet over protests in Minneapolis, allegedly at the request of …

AI experts warn against crime prediction algorithms, saying there are no 'physical features to criminality'
4 years, 8 months ago

AI experts warn against crime prediction algorithms, saying there are no 'physical features to criminality'

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. The letter, signed by over 1000 experts, argues that data generated by the criminal justice system cannot …

Detroit police challenged over face recognition flaws, bias
4 years, 9 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 …

A Flawed Facial-Recognition System Sent This Man to Jail
55 years, 2 months ago

A Flawed Facial-Recognition System Sent This Man to Jail

Wired  

In January, Detroit police arrested and charged 42-year-old Robert Williams with stealing $4,000 in watches from a retail store 15 months earlier. Taken away in handcuffs in front of his two children, Williams was sent to an interrogation room where police presented him with their evidence: Facial-recognition software matched his driver’s license photo with surveillance footage from the night of …

Facial surveillance is slowly being trialled around the country
4 years, 9 months ago

Facial surveillance is slowly being trialled around the country

ABC  

When Lauren Dry heard last year that facial recognition cameras were being trialled in the suburb of East Perth, she thought it was a joke. Key points: Facial recognition technology is slowly being trialled around the country A privacy expert says there are serious questions about the efficacy of facial recognition software One resident says councils and government are walking …

Tech companies say they want to see a nationwide facial recognition law
4 years, 9 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 …

In wake of George Floyd’s death, IBM gets out of the facial recognition business
4 years, 9 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 …

Coming to terms with biometrics in policing
5 years ago

Coming to terms with biometrics in policing

The Hindu  

Ever since the police became a formal organisation nearly 150 years ago, there is global consensus that the police charter ought not to be restricted to a mere maintenance of peace in public places. This explains the sharp adverse responses, albeit only by a few groups, to a counter-crime facial recognition technology. Perhaps the stoutest defender of facial recognition technology …

If You Thought Facial Recognition is a Privacy Nightmare, it is Only Going to Get Worse in India
5 years, 1 month ago

If You Thought Facial Recognition is a Privacy Nightmare, it is Only Going to Get Worse in India

News 18  

In recent times, the use of facial recognition tools by the Delhi Police has come to light. While Wig identified Defence Research and Development Organisation, India’s state-backed military research arm, as one of his clients for the facial recognition software, he refrained from naming other clients that have also sourced the tool from him. However, he broadly classified them as …

How is facial recognition used in today’s world? When is it problematic?
5 years, 2 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 Cops Will Use Facial Recognition to Hunt Suspects
5 years, 2 months ago

London Cops Will Use Facial Recognition to Hunt Suspects

Wired  

There will soon be a new bobby on the beat in London: artificial intelligence. London’s Metropolitan Police said Friday that it will deploy facial recognition technology to find wanted criminals and missing persons. Seeing a major police force in a Western democracy embrace facial recognition may only embolden more repressive regimes elsewhere in the world, says Silkie Carlo, director of …

Privacy fears as London police to begin using facial recognition technology
5 years, 2 months ago

Privacy fears as London police to begin using facial recognition technology

ABC  

London police say they will start using live facial recognition cameras in operational deployments, in a major advance for the controversial technology. Key points: London already has one of the highest concentrations of CCTV cameras in the world Rights groups say the technology threatens basic civil liberties Police have previously trialled facial recognition in the British capital The Metropolitan Police …

Facial recognition to be rolled out across London by police, despite privacy concerns
5 years, 2 months ago

Facial recognition to be rolled out across London by police, despite privacy concerns

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. Eight trials carried out by the Metropolitan Police between …

London will use live facial recognition cameras to police the city
5 years, 2 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 …

UK police use of facial recognition tests public’s tolerance
5 years, 2 months ago

UK police use of facial recognition tests public’s tolerance

Associated Press  

LONDON — When British police used facial recognition cameras to monitor crowds arriving for a soccer match in Wales, some fans protested by covering their faces. The North Wales police commissioner, Arfon Jones, said using facial recognition to take pictures of soccer fans was a “fishing expedition.” He also raised concerns about false positives. “There has not been one single …

Privacy fears as India police use facial recognition at rally
5 years, 2 months ago

Privacy fears as India police use facial recognition at rally

Al Jazeera  

In a first, Delhi Police use facial recognition software to screen crowds at Modi rally, raising surveillance concerns. Police in the Indian capital of New Delhi used facial recognition software to screen crowds at a recent political rally – a first for India – raising concerns about privacy and mass surveillance amid nationwide protests against a new citizenship law. The …

Privacy fears as India police use facial recognition at rally
5 years, 2 months ago

Privacy fears as India police use facial recognition at rally

Al Jazeera  

In a first, Delhi Police use facial recognition software to screen crowds at Modi rally, raising surveillance concerns. Police in the Indian capital of New Delhi used facial recognition software to screen crowds at a recent political rally – a first for India – raising concerns about privacy and mass surveillance amid nationwide protests against a new citizenship law. The …

How to evade the police state while out at a protest
5 years, 2 months ago

How to evade the police state while out at a protest

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Anti-face make-up, use of colour, covering one’s face with a funky hairstyle: these are some techniques by young protesters to outwit police personnel trying to document them on mobile phones and surveillance cameras. Police departments are refining facial recognition technology for better policing, but also to track peaceful protesters who are gathering to voice their dissent. “Key recognisable facial …

Why some cities and states balk at face recognition tech
5 years, 3 months 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, …

World's biggest face recognition system arrives in India next month
5 years, 5 months ago

World's biggest face recognition system arrives in India next month

India TV News  

With the tender submission date to procure the National Automated Facial Recognition System just 20 days away, India is closer to install worlds largest facial recognition system to track and nab criminals. In April last year, Delhi Police identifed almost 3,000 missing children in just four days during a trial of a facial recognition system. Given the potential for abuse …

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