Clearview Doesn’t Know How Many Individuals Are In Its Database
Clearview AI‘s facial recognition database now has 30 billion images, according to CEO Hoan Ton-That. It’s the latest illustration of the platform’s rapid –…
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UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office ‘Will Be Working With Industry’ On Biometrics Guidelines
The United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner’s Office has laid out a three-year plan with respect to its mandate, and it includes some oversight concerning…
Amazon Confirms It Shares Ring Doorbell Footage With Police
Amazon has acknowledged that it does not always ask for the consent of the owner when sharing Ring smart doorbell videos with law enforcement agencies. The…
Myanmar’s Junta Is Pursuing Biometric Surveillance – and So Was Its Democratic Predecessor
Myanmar’s junta government is working on deploying China-made biometric surveillance systems in multiple cities, according to a new Reuters report. Citing…
Visa and Mastercard Are Using Biometric Tech Sourced From a Sanctioned Chinese Firm
Mastercard and Visa are using facial recognition technology whose algorithm is sourced from SenseTime, one of the Chinese AI firms that have been blacklisted…
Russia’s Lower House Passes Bill Authorizing ‘Nonconsensual’ Transfer of Biometric Data
Just weeks after ordering state-controlled banks to hand over their customers’ biometric data, Russia’s government is now working to pass a law allowing them…
Chinese Researchers Use Emotion Detection to Measure Party Loyalty
A Chinese research facility is coming under fire for developing an extremely invasive social profiling tool. The Hefei Comprehensive National Science Center…
GAO Takes Government Agencies to Task for Lack of Oversight in Facial Recognition
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is emphasizing the need for transparency in government facial recognition programs. To that end, the organization…
UK Commissioner Surveys Police Use of Facial Recognition
The Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner is trying to get a more complete sense of the state of facial recognition technology in the UK. To that…
Independent Review Finds UK’s Biometric Laws Woefully Out of Date
A former barrister is calling for a temporary moratorium on the use of large-scale facial recognition technology in the UK. Matthew Ryder made the…