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The NYPD May Be Secretly Using Facebook Photos In Its Facial Recognition Searches
GDELT: Facial Recognition
Facial RecognitionOpen the record →
Facial recognition rises as threat to data privacy | Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE)
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Facial RecognitionOpen the record →
Senators Call for a Moratorium on Government's Use of Facial Recognition
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Russian artists wear anti-facial recognition make-up… and get arrested
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Senate bill would put a moratorium on federal facial recognition use
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Facial RecognitionOpen the record →
Clearview AI Faces Fourth Lawsuit in a Month
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Courts & LawsuitsOpen the record →
Class action suit against Clearview AI cites Illinois law that cost Facebook $550M – TechCrunch
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Facial RecognitionOpen the record →
Second biometric data privacy lawsuit against Clearview AI also includes partner supplying police
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Opinion: Let's face the facts: To ensure our digital rights, we must hit pause on facial-recognition technology
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Police use of facial recognition program breaks 'trust relationship' with public, privacy expert says
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ACLU Blasts Clearview's Facial Recognition Accuracy Claims | Emerging Tech
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New facial recognition app promises to solve crimes, critics say it means end of privacy
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Tickle The WireCBP Expands Facial Recognition Technology to Fifth Border Crossing
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ICE & ImmigrationOpen the record →
This Week at Index: 2020 Awards arts nominees, live facial recognition, and oh, would you like to be our new CEO?
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Facial RecognitionOpen the record →
Indian Police Use Facial Recognition App To Reunite Families With Lost Children
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No, Clearview AI's creepy plan to spy on us is not 'free speech' | Jake Laperruque
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AI and facial recognition in 2020: where's the line?
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Indian police use facial recognition app to reunite families...
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Merkley bill aims to avert federal abuse of facial recognition
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HOA-run license plate readers raise new privacy questions
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LAPD's License Plate Reader System Failing To Protect Driver Privacy, Audit Finds
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Audit : police license plate readers at risk for data breaches , misuse
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State Senator From Santa Barbara Proposing Ban On Use Of Facial Recognition Software
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Facebook, YouTube demand facial recognition company stop scraping faces from sites
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Privacy expert calls Toronto police's use of Clearview AI 'appalling'
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Toronto police chief orders officers to stop using Clearview AI software
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Ottawa police piloted controversial facial recognition software last year
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Toronto police admit using secretive facial recognition technology Clearview AI
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Toronto police chief unaware officers have been using controversial facial recognition software for months
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Clearview AI facial recognition company faces another lawsuit
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California Auditor Releases Damning Report About Law Enforcement Use of Automated License Plate Readers
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Utah Poll Finds Public Support for Facial Recognition
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Toronto police in trouble for using controversial facial recognition technology
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Meet Group to Verify Online Daters with FaceTec Facial Recognition
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California Police Agencies Blasted for Hoarding License Plate Data
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Facial recognition tech, new smartphones from Samsung, Motorola
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California Auditor Releases Damning Report About Law Enforcement's Use of Automated License Plate Readers
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TPS puts end to use of controversial facial recognition technology
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Facial RecognitionOpen the record →
Toronto Police Service confirms it used controversial Clearview AI tool
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Two juveniles arrested after TPD unit responds to Shotspotter alert
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Gunshot DetectionOpen the record →
Audit : Privacy rules lacking in California use of license plate readers
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Toronto Police Service confirms some members tested Clearview AI's controversial facial recognition tool
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Facial RecognitionOpen the record →
Surprise! Audit finds automated license plate reader programs are a privacy nightmare – TechCrunch
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Because facial recognition makes students and faculty less safe, 40+ rights groups call on universities to ban technology
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Facial RecognitionOpen the record →
Toronto police used Clearview AI, a controversial facial recognition tool
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Facial RecognitionOpen the record →
Raleigh, N.C., Police Halt Use of Facial Recognition Tech
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Toronto police officers used controversial Clearview AI technology
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Facial RecognitionOpen the record →
Fate of 'draft' law restricting Minnesota law enforcement use of facial recognition unclear
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Facial RecognitionOpen the record →
Irish Department of Social Protection Confirms Use of Facial Recognition
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Privacy Groups Face Down Facial Recognition on Campus
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Most Kiwis are keen to say goodbye to passwords
GDELT: facial-recognition
CoverageOpen the record →
Civil society & social media companies raise human rights concerns about Clearview AI's online mining of data & potential expansion plans
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Facial RecognitionOpen the record →
Democratic Senators Introduce Facial Recognition Moratorium Bill
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Facial RecognitionOpen the record →
Facial recognition technology: In our rush to deploy it, are we ignoring the risks?
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Facial RecognitionOpen the record →
Polls shows Utahns aren't concerned about facial recognition software. Lawmakers and privacy advocates say they should be.
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Facial RecognitionOpen the record →
US senators propose facial recognition ban (but not for police)
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Facial RecognitionOpen the record →
Some metro police departments considering controversial facial recognition tech
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Facial RecognitionOpen the record →
Digital Brief: Clearview AI raises EU eyebrows
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Facial RecognitionOpen the record →
Rights groups join student demands to bar facial recognition at colleges
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Facial RecognitionOpen the record →
Bruxelles se penche sur le scandale Clearview AI sur la reconnaissance faciale
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Facial RecognitionOpen the record →
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