(B.N. Frank) Despite increasing worldwide opposition to facial recognition technology, significant risks associated with its use, and lawsuits (see 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6), companies – including Clearview AI – continued to create it and promote its use until recently.
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Privacy Advocates Celebrate “Big Win” Against Facial Recognition Giant
(Jessica Corbett) A historic settlement filed in court on Monday highlighted the power of Illinois’ strong privacy law and will result in new nationwide restrictions on a controversial technology company infamous for selling access to the largest known database of facial images.
Another State Files Lawsuit Against Facebook’s Use of Facial Recognition without Obtaining Informed User Consent
(B.N. Frank) Even though Meta (formerly Facebook) stopped using facial recognition technology on its platform last year and promised to delete data on over one billion people, the company is still being sued by the Texas Attorney General.
IRS Backtracks on Facial Recognition After Backlash
(Casey Harper) The IRS announced Monday it will “transition away” from using third-party facial recognition technology after bipartisan backlash on the issue.
Report: Critics Sound Alarm on IRS Move to Use Facial Recognition Tech
(Katherine Hamilton) The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will begin requiring taxpayers to use facial recognition to check their account online or get a transcript online — a move critics warn “without sufficient guardrails” could lead to information being “easily reused in other way,” Axiosreported Monday.
The European Union May Ban Facial Recognition For 5-Year Review Of Tech
(Aaron Kesel) The European Union is considering banning facial recognition technology which has raised massive privacy concerns over the years since its inception, risking us walking into George Orwell’s nightmare 1984.
Facebook’s ’10 Year Challenge’ Is Just a Harmless Meme—Right?
(Kate O’Neil) Opinion: The 2009 vs. 2019 profile picture trend may or may not have been a data collection ruse to train its facial recognition algorithm. But we can’t afford to blithely play along.
Home Depot And Lowe’s Accused Of Scanning Millions Of Customers Faces
(MassPrivateI) Home improvement stores like Home Depot and Lowe’s have become partners in Big Brother’s ever expanding public surveillance program.
Musicians Team Up With Fans And Fight For The Future To Ban Facial Recognition Technology At Concerts
(Aaron Kesel) Several musicians and festivals are coming together to call to an end to concert promoters using facial recognition at venues and music festivals, Vice News reported.
Danger! Facial Recognition Coming This Holiday Season!
(Jason Bermas) The big PR push for smart home tech is rolling out en masse as we near the holiday season.
This Metal Jewelry Blocks Facial Recognition Software From Tracking You
(Emma Fiala) As technology advances, more and more people are tossing their arms in the air and declaring they’ve got nothing to hide while giving up most of their rights to privacy for the sake of convenience. Meanwhile, those that value their privacy are finding it more and more difficult to operate in an increasingly […]
Worried about Facial Recognition Technology? Juggalo Makeup Prevents Involuntary Surveillance
(Hope Schreiber) There are plenty of people who have fears about facial recognition, even though it recently helped authorities identify the Capital Gazette shooting suspect.
Google Wins Lawsuit, Can Continue to Use Facial Recognition Tech on Users Without Consent
(RT News) A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit that alleged Google’s nonconsensual use of facial recognition technology violated users’ privacy rights, allowing the tech giant to continue to scan and store their biometric data.
WikiLeaks Releases A Detailed List Of All Amazon Web Services Data Centers Ahead Of DoD Decision
(Aaron Kesel) WikiLeaks has published an alleged “highly confidential” document outlining the addresses and operational details of Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centers called Amazon Atlas.
Amazon’s Facial “Rekognition” Mismatches 28 Lawmakers With Criminals
(Aaron Kesel) The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California tested Amazon’s facial Rekognition software and the program erroneously and hilariously identified 28 members of Congress as people who have been arrested for crimes.