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UCLA backtracks on plan for campus facial recognition tech
After expressing interest in processing campus security camera footage with facial recognition software, UCLA is backing down. In a letter…
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Europe sets out plan to boost data reuse and regulate ‘high risk’ AIs
European Union lawmakers have set out a first bundle of proposals for a new digital strategy for the bloc, one…
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California’s new privacy law is off to a rocky start
California’s new privacy law was years in the making. The law, California’s Consumer Privacy Act — or CCPA — became…
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London’s Met Police switches on live facial recognition, flying in face of human rights concerns
While EU lawmakers are mulling a temporary ban on the use of facial recognition to safeguard individuals’ rights, as part…
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China Roundup: facial recognition lawsuit and cashless payments for foreigners
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch’s China Roundup, a digest of recent events shaping the Chinese tech landscape and what…
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Passbase grabs $3.6M to power privacy-preserving online ID checks
Digital identity startup Passbase has closed a $3.6 million seed round, led by Cowboy Ventures and Eniac Ventures, with participation from…
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Facebook could face billions in potential damages as court rules facial recognition lawsuit can proceed
Facebook is facing exposure to billions of dollars in potential damages as a federal appeals court on Thursday rejected Facebook’s…
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Trueface raises $3.7M to recognise that gun, as it’s being pulled, in real time
Globally, millions of cameras are in deployed by companies and organizations every year. All you have to do is look…
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Alibaba-backed facial recognition startup Megvii raises $750 million
One of China’s most ambitious artificial intelligence startups, Megvii, more commonly known for its facial recognition brand Face++, announced Wednesday…
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Amazon shareholders want the company to stop selling facial recognition to law enforcement
Amazon shareholders are demanding the company stop selling Rekognition, the company’s facial recognition software, to law enforcement. Unless the board…
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