New York bans use of facial recognition in schools statewide
The New York legislature today passed a moratorium banning the use of facial recognition and other forms of biometric identification in schools until 2022.…
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Australia, UK to investigate Clearview AI facial recognition tech
Clearview AI’s controversial facial recognition technology is once again in the spotlight for the wrong reasons – this time, British and Australian data…
Clearview AI stops facial recognition sales in Canada amid privacy…
Clearview AI will no longer sell its facial recognition software in Canada, according to government privacy officials investigating the company. The…
Boston bans government use of facial recognition
Boston Police Department (BPD) Commissioner William Gross said last month that abysmal error rates – errors that mean it screws up most particularly with…
Why 7-Eleven Australia is using facial recognition in stores
7-Eleven in Australia has turned to facial recognition technology as part of a new customer feedback capture mechanism that is being deployed in over 700…
Boston becomes the biggest East Coast city to ban face recognition
Boston on Wednesday banned municipal use of facial recognition technology, becoming the largest East Coast city to do so, public radio station WBUR reports.…
Microsoft Pitched Facial Recognition To The Drug Enforcement Administration
In early June, Microsoft joined a growing list of tech companies that pledged not to sell facial recognition technology to police departments until the…
Amazon bans police use of facial recognition technology for one year
Amazon said on Wednesday that it’s banning use of its facial recognition software by police for one year, as pressure on tech companies builds to respond to…
IBM walked away from facial recognition. What about Amazon and Microsoft?
IBM’s choice to end commercial sales of facial recognition may increase pressure on Amazon and Microsoft to halt contracts with law enforcement agencies.…
IBM ends all facial recognition business as CEO calls out bias and…
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna announced today that the company would no longer sell facial recognition services, calling for a “national dialogue” on whether it…