Pittsburgh Councillor Moves to Ban Police Use of Biometric Facial Recognition Tech
Pittsburgh city councillor Corey O’Connor has introduced legislation that, if passed, would ban the city’s Public Safety Department (PPSD) from using facial…
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Hamburg Privacy Commissioner Demands Answers on Clearview’s Collection of Biometric Data
Embattled New York-based facial recognition startup Clearview AI has been asked to answer a number of questions regarding the collection and processing of…
Jackson, Mississippi, Bans Police Use of Biometric Facial Recognition
Jackson, Mississippi, has become the latest municipality to ban the police use of facial recognition technology. The Jackson Police Department does not…
Court of Appeals Rules South Wales Police Use of Automatic Facial Recognition to be Unlawful
A Court of Appeals in Wales has ruled the use of automatic facial recognition (AFR) technology by South Wales Police to be unlawful, overturning a ruling by…
Kojak Biometric Scanner Flags Fugitive at the Laredo Border
Integrated Biometrics (IB) is boasting about the role that its technology played in the apprehension of a wanted fugitive at the Laredo Port of Entry. US…
Guelph Police Confirm Use of Clearview AI’s Biometric Tech
The Guelph Police Service in Ontario has confirmed that it trialed Clearview’s controversial facial recognition program. The news comes through a Freedom of…
DHS Worried About Face Masks Thwarting Biometric Facial Recognition: Leaked Docs
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is complaining that COVID-19 is limiting the utility of its surveillance apparatus. The agency takes particular…
HID Global Makes NOMAD Biometric Readers Compatible with iOS Devices
HID Global’s HID NOMAD 30 Pocket Reader is now compatible with iOS devices. The company is hoping that the update will make the solution more appealing to law…
Clearview AI Clarifies Biometric Opt-Out Process for Canadians
Controversial Facial Recognition startup Clearview AI has shed some light on a recent statement by CEO Hoan Ton-That which implied that Canadians are able to…
Clearview AI Facing Even More Investigations Over Biometric Data Scraping
Embattled and controversial facial recognition company Clearview AI is the subject of a new investigation from privacy watchdogs in Australia and the U.K. over…