By Joel R. McConvey There is a small but growing lobby made up of people who…
Tag: facial recognition
Facewatch, Met police face lawsuits after facial recognition misidentification
By Masha Borak Biometric security company Facewatch, which provides facial recognition software to shops across the…
Surveillance Prison Taking Shape: Facial Recognition is Turning Us Into Walking ID Cards
The following excerpt is from page 4 of The Light (Issue 44, April 2024) published by The Light…
Police in US cities that ban facial recognition asking others to do it for them
By Joel R. McConvey A major report in the Washington Post has found that law enforcement…
Police in Germany using live facial recognition
By Masha Borak Police in Germany are employing high-definition cameras and live facial recognition to catch…
Civil rights groups want facial recognition technology banned in New York State
By Joel R. McConvey A group of major civil rights organizations in New York is pushing…
Indian police adopt facial recognition despite risk of massive data breaches
By Joel McConvey “Real-time facial recognition” typically refers to continuous biometric monitoring. But it applies equally…
Facial recognition coming to LA transit after passenger fatally stabbed
By Joel R. McConvey Transit officials in Los Angeles have declared a public safety emergency over…
Big Brother Unchained: UK Govt To Abolish Biometrics & Surveillance Safeguards As It Embraces Facial Recognition
By Nick Corbishley “The lack of attention being paid to [public safeguards] at such a crucial time…
Is Neuromorphic Computing the Future of Visual Perception in Machines?
By Abhishek Jadhav Technology companies specializing in compact, energy-efficient edge computing devices are actively working to…
Travel Industry Adoption of Facial Recognition Grows
By Joel R. McConvey Travelers are likely to be among the first to experience the mass…
Leaked Email: CBP Tells Airports Its New Facial Recognition Target is 75% of Passengers Leaving the US
By Joseph Cox Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has told airports it plans to increase its…
Here’s the Newest Camera Hack Fraudsters are Using to Beat Facial Recognition
By Stuart Wells, Chief Technology Officer at Jumio As organizations have tried to stay ahead of…
From Covert to Overt: UK Government and Businesses Seek to Unleash Facial Recognition Technologies Across Urban Landscape
By Nick Corbishley The Home Office is encouraging police forces across the country to make use…
Use of Face Biometrics Sharply Criticized in Two US Criminal Cases
By Bianca Gonzalez Kylese Perryman, 21, has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against two police…