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LOCKPORT, N.Y. (AP) — An upstate New York school district has begun using facial recognition technology to look for threats, over the objection of civil rights advocates who say it compromises...
Millions of Flickr images were sucked into a database called MegaFace. Now some of those faces may have the ability to sue.
New York state’s Lockport City School District must make a few policy tweaks before their facial recognition programs will be okayed. The tweaks will “prevent students’ photos from being programmed into the system.”
Plan for cameras to track students in Lockport’s schools called ‘unprecedented invasion of privacy’ and ‘colossal waste of money’
Bans on the technology have mostly focused on law enforcement, but there’s a growing movement to get it out of school, parks, and private businesses too.
A growing number of districts are deploying cameras and software to prevent attacks. But the systems are also used to monitor students—and adult critics.
Former workers reveal "questionable and misleading methods" used to obtain facial scans.
Biometric systems used by ICE to round up migrants and separate families didn’t come from nowhere. They’ve been built over decades by both parties.
When will we finally learn we cannot predict people’s character from their appearance?
It. Doesn't. FUCKING. Work.
China's deployment of surveillance to detain Turkic Muslims who use "suspicious network tools" like WhatsApp or too much electricity should concern Western leaders.
Researchers employed the surveillance footage data to test and improve facial recognition technology. The data has been linked to the Chinese government’s surveillance of ethnic minorities.
At a U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing, government and law enforcement representatives testified on the ways they're using
The NYC subway saboteur gazed into the surveillance state. What looked back?
A study on real-time facial recognition technology being used in America.
Facial recognition will soon be everywhere. Are we prepared? | Dylan Curran | Opinion | The Guardian
Some companies are already testing this new technology, but it raises questions about how surveillance can be abused, writes data consultant Dylan Curran
Chinese authorities apply facial-recognition programs to surveillance videos to identify subjects. Now, a report says Chicago and Detroit have purchased their own systems.
Do those championing new surveillance technology not realize that they too will be affected by it?
MEP Matt Carthy wondered why the battery life on his laptop was running down so quickly…