DHS Faces Delays and Rising Costs in Rollout of New HART Database
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is taking the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to task for mismanaging the development of its new Homeland…
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Amnesty International Calls for Ban on Police Use of Facial Recognition
International NGO Amnesty International is the latest organization to call for a ban on the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement agencies.…
Investor Group Calls For Rigorous Due Diligence Policies On Facial Recognition
A group of 50 institutional investors with $4.5 trillion in assets under management (as of December of 2020) is calling for more rigorous human rights and due…
Regulators and Industry Execs Share Spotlight in This Week’s Top Biometrics Stories
This week’s roundup of FindBiometrics’ top stories is all about the big suits, with an assortment of news items dominated by regulatory authorities and leading…
New Privacy Policy Gives TikTok Broad Biometric Data Collection Powers
TikTok has updated its privacy policy with language that gives the company sweeping abilities to collect the biometric information of users in the United…
Tesla Activates Biometric Driver Monitoring in Model 3 and Model Y Cars
To ensure that drivers of autonomous vehicles are in their seat and watching the road, EV company Tesla Motors has reportedly activated a facial recognition…
European Privacy Watchdogs File Multiple GDPR Complaints Against Clearview AI
Privacy watchdogs have hit Clearview AI with a slew of privacy complaints in Europe. Privacy International filed complaints with the UK’s Information…
Momentum Builds for Facial Recognition Laws in the United States
US privacy advocates believe that there is growing momentum for facial recognition legislation at the federal level. They note that several bills have already…
Face Search Specialist PimEyes Criticized for Misleading Business Practices
The controversial facial recognition platform PimEyes is once again facing scrutiny from privacy advocates. PimEyes first garnered headlines in June of 2020,…
Amnesty Asks Volunteers to Help Map New York’s CCTV Cameras
Amnesty International is asking for digital volunteers to help map the locations of all of the public CCTV cameras in New York City. The organization is…