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Divesting from one facial recognition startup, Microsoft ends outside investments in the tech
Microsoft is pulling out of an investment in an Israeli facial recognition technology developer as part of a broader policy…
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What are the rules wrapping privacy during COVID-19?
In a public health emergency that relies on people keeping an anti-social distance from each other to avoid spreading a…
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Clearview said its facial recognition app was only for law enforcement as it courted private companies
After claiming that it would only sell its controversial facial recognition software to law enforcement agencies, a new report suggests…
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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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ACLU says it’ll fight DHS efforts to use app locations for deportations
The American Civil Liberties Union plans to fight newly revealed practices by the Department of Homeland Security which used commercially…
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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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Another US court says police cannot force suspects to turn over their passwords
The highest court in Pennsylvania has ruled that the state’s law enforcement cannot force suspects to turn over their passwords…
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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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New flaws in 4G, 5G allow attackers to intercept calls and track phone locations
A group of academics have found three new security flaws in 4G and 5G, which they say can be used…
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