UK Grocery Store Under Fire for Using Chinese Facial Recognition Tech
The UK’s Southern Co-op grocery chain is once again drawing scrutiny for its controversial facial recognition practices. The franchise first revealed that it…
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Federal Law Enforcement Keeps Signing New Facial Recognition Contracts
A slew of new contracts suggest that federal law enforcement agencies are choosing to disregard the privacy concerns associated with facial recognition.…
France Becomes Latest Country to Censure Clearview AI for Privacy Violations
Another international privacy regulator is cracking down on Clearview AI. The company’s latest legal woes originate in France, where the Commission Nationale…
Year in Review: Facial Recognition in the Spotlight
As we approach the end of 2021, facial recognition is more ubiquitous than ever. The technology has become an increasingly popular remote and in-person…
Canadian Provinces Issue Further Injunctions Against Clearview AI
A trio of Canadian provinces are once again cracking down on Clearview AI. The privacy commissioners of British Columbia, Alberta, and Quebec were part of an…
Oosto Calls for Ethical Facial Recognition Guidelines at Fordham Conference
Oosto continues to advocate for ethical uses of facial recognition technology. To that end, the company participated in a recent conference at Fordham…
Clearview On Cusp of Patent for Biometric Platform’s Web Crawling Tech
It looks like Clearview AI is about to patent technology that has been key to making the company controversial. According to a report from Politico, the…
ID Talk at ISC East: Oosto’s Paul Witt on Ethical Facial Recognition
FindBiometrics is reporting live from New York at the ISC East security conference. Our own Doug OGorden is on the exhibition floor speaking to the leading…
Oosto Applaud’s Australian Information Commissioner’s Clearview Ruling
Oosto is celebrating the Australian Information Commissioner’s recent ruling against Clearview AI, framing it as a validation of the company’s ethical…
West Lafayette Mayor Vetos City’s Facial Recognition Ban
The Mayor of West Lafayette, Indiana, has followed through on his promise to veto a proposed facial recognition ban. The ban had originally been put forward by…