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Prison for Hong Kong activists
1 month ago

Prison for Hong Kong activists

ABC  

Rachel Mealey: Hello welcome to PM, I'm Rachel Mealey coming to you from the lands of the Turrbal and Yuggera people in Brisbane. It's ruled that Bunnings broke privacy laws by using facial recognition technology and storing customer data without proper consent. Officials estimate somewhere between 30 and 50,000 people gathered from across the country to protest a bill that …

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Alan Jones faces additional charges
1 month ago

Alan Jones faces additional charges

ABC  

Stephanie Smail: Hello and welcome to The World Today. Stephanie Smail: New South Wales Police have revealed two additional charges have been laid against veteran broadcaster Alan Jones relating to a ninth alleged victim. Ethan Rix: Well, a day after Jones's monumental arrest yesterday, New South Wales Police have laid additional charges against Jones relating to a ninth alleged victim. …

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

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Anglican dean urges Tasmanian government to stick to mandatory pokies pre-commitment card as independent MP calls for conscience vote
1 month, 1 week ago

Anglican dean urges Tasmanian government to stick to mandatory pokies pre-commitment card as independent MP calls for conscience vote

ABC  

The Anglican Dean of Hobart has called on the Tasmanian government to stand by its promise to introduce mandatory pre-commitment cards for poker machines. Pokies pre-commitment cards delayed Photo shows the finger of a person hovering above a poker machine about to hit one of the buttons Tasmanian's mandatory card system was due to begin operating by the end of …

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Rashida Tlaib accuses supermarket brand of using facial recognition for surge pricing
2 months ago

Rashida Tlaib accuses supermarket brand of using facial recognition for surge pricing

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 Michigan congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has called on Kroger to answer questions about its …

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How the East got ahead of the West on facial recognition technology
4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

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Far right thugs 'plan to block roads using women and children' and hundreds of mosques beef up security as Britain braces for riots this weekend in wake of Southport stabbings
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Far right thugs 'plan to block roads using women and children' and hundreds of mosques beef up security as Britain braces for riots this weekend in wake of Southport stabbings

Daily Mail  

Hundreds of mosques are beefing up their security of fears that planned rallies in the wake of the Southport stabbings will spill over into full-on riots this weekend. Officers were out reassuring members of the Muslim community ahead of an expected weekend of rallies following the attack in Southport on Monday Dozens of riot vans were seen lining up outside …

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Meta agrees to $1.4B settlement with Texas in privacy lawsuit over facial recognition
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Meta agrees to $1.4B settlement with Texas in privacy lawsuit over facial recognition

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Meta has agreed to a $1.4 billion settlement with Texas in a privacy lawsuit over allegations that the tech giant used biometric data of users without their permission, officials said Tuesday. “This historic settlement demonstrates our commitment to standing up to the world’s biggest technology companies and holding them accountable for breaking the law and violating Texans’ …

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Senators want limits on the government’s use of facial recognition technology for airport screening
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Senators want limits on the government’s use of facial recognition technology for airport screening

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators is pushing for restrictions on the use of facial recognition technology by the Transportation Security Administration, saying they are concerned about travelers’ privacy and civil liberties. “This technology poses significant threats to our privacy and civil liberties, and Congress should prohibit TSA’s development and deployment of facial recognition tools until rigorous congressional oversight …

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Israel used Google Photos, facial recognition to identify Gazans, mistook them for having ties to Hamas
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel used Google Photos, facial recognition to identify Gazans, mistook them for having ties to Hamas

Firstpost  

Israel has been using a facial recognition program that is based on tech from Google Photos that has misidentified several Gazans as people with ties to Hamas. The program was first deployed to help IDF bring back abducted Israelis from Gaza A recent report by The New York Times has shed some light on Israel’s military intelligence operations in Gaza, …

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Rite Aid banned from facial recognition tech use for 5 years after faulty theft targeting in stores
1 year ago

Rite Aid banned from facial recognition tech use for 5 years after faulty theft targeting in stores

LA Times  

Rite Aid has been banned from using facial recognition technology for five years over allegations that its surveillance system was used incorrectly to identify potential shoplifters, especially Black, Latino, Asian or female shoppers. The FTC said in a federal court complaint that technology used by Rite Aid for several years led to thousands of incorrect matches, including an incident in …

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Rite Aid banned from facial recognition tech use for 5 years after faulty theft targeting in stores
1 year ago

Rite Aid banned from facial recognition tech use for 5 years after faulty theft targeting in stores

Associated Press  

Rite Aid has been banned from using facial recognition technology for five years over allegations that its surveillance system was used incorrectly to identify potential shoplifters, especially Black, Latino, Asian or female shoppers. The FTC said in a federal court complaint that technology used by Rite Aid for several years led to thousands of incorrect matches, including an incident where …

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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, 2 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 …

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‘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 …

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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, 2 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 …

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Madhya Pradesh likely to introduce DigiPass, a DigiYatra-like system for Government Offices
1 year, 2 months ago

Madhya Pradesh likely to introduce DigiPass, a DigiYatra-like system for Government Offices

Firstpost  

The Madhya Pradesh government is working to develop a DigiYatra-like system called DigiPass, that aims to make interactions between the general public and government institutions. As with DigiYatra, privacy advocates fear that this is yet another way to collect and sell data In a significant development, the government of Madhya Pradesh is planning to implement a program similar to the …

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Facial recognition technology jailed a man for days. His lawsuit joins others from Black plaintiffs
1 year, 2 months ago

Facial recognition technology jailed a man for days. His lawsuit joins others from Black plaintiffs

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Randal Quran Reid was driving to his mother’s home the day after Thanksgiving last year when police pulled him over and arrested him on the side of a busy Georgia interstate. “They couldn’t give me any information outside of, ‘You’ve got to wait for Louisiana to come take you,’ and there was no timeline on that.” Quran, 29, …

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Lawsuits by Black plaintiffs over misidentification by facial recognition grow
1 year, 2 months ago

Lawsuits by Black plaintiffs over misidentification by facial recognition grow

LA Times  

Randal Quran Reid, shown at his attorney’s office last week, says the use of facial recognition technology by a sheriff’s detective in Louisiana led to his arrest in crimes he did not commit. “They couldn’t give me any information outside of, ‘You’ve got to wait for Louisiana to come take you,’ and there was no timeline on that.” Quran, 29, …

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Application of facial recognition tech needs to be strictly regulated
1 year, 4 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 …

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Pregnant woman’s arrest in carjacking case spurs call to end Detroit police facial recognition
1 year, 4 months ago

Pregnant woman’s arrest in carjacking case spurs call to end Detroit police facial recognition

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — A Detroit woman is suing the city and a police officer, saying she was falsely arrested when she was eight months pregnant and accused of a carjacking based on facial recognition technology that is now the target of lawsuits filed by three Black Michigan residents. Woodruff was identified as a subject in a January robbery and carjacking …

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WA supermarkets to install new AI security cameras to combat rise in thefts
1 year, 5 months ago

WA supermarkets to install new AI security cameras to combat rise in thefts

ABC  

Woolworths is installing new security camera technology at self-serve checkouts in WA to thwart thieves who skip the scanner, as major supermarket brands report a growing trend in stealing across Australia. Key points: WA Woolworths branch has installed new theft prevention cameras used in eastern states A Woolworths spokeswoman said there were privacy protection measures in place The technology is …

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Explained | Will facial recognition AI tools help detect telecom fraud?
1 year, 6 months ago

Explained | Will facial recognition AI tools help detect telecom fraud?

The Hindu  

The story so far: To weed out rampant cases of fraudulently procured SIM cards being used across the country for financial and other cyber scams, the Department of Telecommunications has begun using an artificial intelligence-based facial recognition tool named ‘Artificial Intelligence and Facial Recognition powered Solution for Telecom SIM Subscriber Verification’. India is the second-largest telecom ecosystem in the world, …

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Opinion: Are killer robots a real possibility?
1 year, 9 months ago

Opinion: Are killer robots a real possibility?

LA Times  

Predator drone flies over Kandahar Airfield in Afghanistan in 2010. Within a few years, military drones are likely to be equipped with facial recognition technology capable of identifying people by comparing real-time images with massive commercial and governmental databases. The U.S. Air Force recently awarded a contract to RealNetworks, a Seattle-based tech firm specializing in AI and digital media, to …

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SA Police critical of protesters at council meetings diverting officers from fighting crime
1 year, 10 months ago

SA Police critical of protesters at council meetings diverting officers from fighting crime

ABC  

South Australia's police commissioner has criticised protesters at council meetings for diverting officers from fighting crime in Adelaide's suburbs after a demonstration against a CCTV camera plan last night. Key points: All but two councillors voted in favour of the Smart Cities initiative Concerned residents voiced their opposition to the proposal at the meeting The police commissioner says he respects …

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