Calgary Police to Form Tech Ethics Committee With Civilian Members
The Calgary Police Service (CPS) is trying to address the public’s concerns about new policing technologies including facial recognition. To that end, the…
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UK Commissioner Encourages Government to Blacklist Hikvision
Fraser Sampson, the United Kingdom’s Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner, is encouraging government agencies in the UK to blacklist Hikvision when…
Upgraded f2 Image Computer Vision System Can ‘Find Any Object’
“With facial recognition at its core, Face Forensics’ “f2″ platform offers a number of specialized capabilities…” Vancouver-based Face Forensics has upgraded…
Irish Human Rights Watchdog Raises Concerns About Digital Surveillance Bill
Ireland’s top human rights watchdog is raising concerns about a proposed digital recording bill that would dramatically expand the national police force’s…
Privacy Watchdog Raises Legal Concerns Over Serbia’s Facial Recognition Goals
Serbia’s Personal Data Protection Commissioner is opposing the Ministry of the Interior’s plan to acquire a powerful new surveillance tool. The Interior…
European Commission Wants to Give Police More Facial Recognition Powers
The European Commission is facing pushback from privacy advocates over proposed changes to the European Union’s Prüm data-sharing regulations. The original…
Clearview AI Plans Commercial Face Matching Service
Clearview AI CEO Hoan Ton-That has confirmed that his company is indeed looking to expand to the private sector. The company has done business with private…
UK Commissioner Says Police Shouldn’t Use Facial Recognition to Identify Witnesses
The UK’s Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner has spoken out strongly against a new College of Policing guidance for the use of facial recognition.…
Long Beach Commission Pushes for Facial Recognition Moratorium
The Technology and Innovation Commission of Long Beach, California, is asking the city to end its use of facial recognition technology. The request was made…
The Biometrics Discussion Gets Heavy in This Week’s Top Stories Roundup
This week’s roundup of FindBiometrics’ top stories features news and discussion around some of the more consequential applications of biometrics in the real…