Commissioners Rule Clearview’s Data Collection Practices Violate Canadian Privacy Laws
A quartet of Canadian privacy commissioners have completed their investigation into Clearview AI. In doing so, they determined that the company’s collection of…
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Exposing.AI Can Tell You If Your Flickr Pic Was Used to Train Biometric AI
There’s a new online service that is designed to help people become aware of whether or not their Flickr photos have been used to train any facial recognition…
Council of Europe Asks Countries to Prohibit Face-based Profiling Technology
The Council of Europe is asking national lawmakers to implement much stricter facial recognition regulations. To that end, the organization has released a set…
Canadian Civil Rights Organization Calls for Temporary Facial Recognition Ban
A Canadian civil rights organization is calling for a temporary ban on the use of facial recognition in the country. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association…
Amnesty Fights Police Surveillance With ‘Ban the Scan’ Campaign
Amnesty International is launching a new “Ban the Scan” campaign in an effort to end the police use of facial recognition. The organization will begin its…
Indian Privacy Advocates Push for Stricter Facial Recognition Guidelines
Indian privacy advocates are once again pushing back against the country’s expanding facial recognition network, and are asking legislators to create clearer…
Indian State’s Surveillance System for Women in ‘Distress’ Prompts Pushback
Indian privacy advocates are pushing back after police in the Uttar Pradesh capital city of Lucknow announced that they will be using facial recognition to…
EFF Makes Case for Private Use of Facial Recognition
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has tried to articulate the difference between the public and private use of facial recognition. The privacy watchdog…
Former UK Surveillance Camera Regulator is Corsight AI’s New Chief Privacy Officer
“Privacy is at the core of Corsight AI, and we are demonstrating this commitment by creating a unique position within the business.” – Rob Watts, CEO, Corsight…
Police Clearview Searches Went Up in Wake of Riots at Capitol Hill
Clearview AI CEO Hoan Ton-That has confirmed that the use of his company’s controversial facial recognition platform skyrocketed on the day after last week’s…