ACLU’s Attack on Amazon Surveillance Tech Misses Bigger Issue: ITIF
The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation is pushing back against the ACLU’s efforts to get Amazon to stop selling its facial recognition technology…
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OPD, Amazon Play Down Rekognition Use After ACLU Report
“Responding to the report, the Orlando Police Department’s chief, John Mina, held a press conference at which he insisted that his department was only testing…
ACLU Urges Amazon to Stop Selling Surveillance Tech to Gov’t
The American Civil Liberties Union is urging Amazon to stop selling its facial recognition system to government authorities, warning that it threatens privacy…
Biometrics Firms Linked to North Korean Intelligence: Report
Some of the biometric identification technologies in play around the world were secretly developed in North Korea, according to a new report from the James…
Another Class Action Suit is Filed Under Illinois Biometrics Law
The latest major lawsuit under Illinois’ biometric privacy law could be taking shape. The lawsuit has been filed by an employee of Scrub, Inc., a Chicago-based…
BRIEF: The Ongoing Ascent of Biometric Surveillance
For good or for ill, governments around the world have sought to track citizens and non-citizens alike throughout history. And for good or ill, biometric…
Class Action Lawsuit Over Facebook Biometrics to Proceed
Facebook is going to have to face a class action lawsuit over the alleged misuse of its facial recognition technology, a US District judge has ruled. The legal…
SensibleVision Says 3DVerify ‘Immune’ to Racial Bias
In the wake of another study pointing to demographic bias in commercial facial recognition technologies, SensibleVision is highlighting its 3DVerify solution,…
CBP Commissioner Clarifies Biometric Screening Issues to Concerned Senators
The Acting Commissioner of the US Customs and Border Protection agency has taken the opportunity of a concerned inquiry from two US senators to clarify the…
Australian Sports Venue Exec Reveals Biometric Security Plans at Gov’t Inquiry
Administrators at one of Australia’s most high-profile sports venues are considering implementing security based on automated facial recognition, but may have…