Portland, ME, Considering Citywide Facial Recognition Ban
In a debate taking place this week, Portland, Maine, City Council is considering joining the growing list of U.S. cities that have banned the use of facial…
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Bipartisan Bill Would Limit Police Use of Facial Recognition Technology
A pair of senators from both sides of the political aisle have tabled a new bill that would place restrictions on the use of facial recognition technology by…
ACLU Sues FBI, DOJ, and DEA Over Facial Recognition Documents
The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Justice Department, and the Drug Enforcement Administration in an effort…
CBP Request for Information Points to Face Scanning Body Cams at the Border
Biometrics News – Facial Recognition Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a branch of The Department of Homeland Security, have filed a Request for Information…
85 Advocacy Groups Call On Big Tech to Stop Selling Facial Recognition to Gov’t
“By targeting three of the world’s biggest tech companies, the letters could help to focus attention on the issue.” A coalition of 85 advocacy and activist…
Amazon Patent Brings Biometric Surveillance to Your Front Door
A newly published patent application from Amazon outlines a smart doorbell designed to use facial recognition for a kind of technologically-enhanced…
Secret Service Trialing Facial Recognition Security Around White House
The US Secret Service (USSS) has started testing facial recognition security around the White House, scanning passersby via CCTV feeds. For now, the trial…
ACLU Uses Amazon’s Rekognition to Match Members of Congress with Mugshots
“…in responding the ACLU’s latest volley, a spokesperson emphasized that Rekognition is used to aid human review, and not to definitively link one facial image…
Police Use Controversial Biometric Tech to Identify Capital Gazette Shooter
Police authorities used facial recognition to identify the suspect in last week’s shooting at the Capital Gazette offices in Annapolis, Maryland, in which five…
Microsoft Reduces Biometric Bias (But Won’t Say How Much)
Microsoft’s face scanning technology is now better able to determine the genders of subjects with darker skin tones, the company has announced. In a post on…