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40 Privacy Groups Warn That Facial Recognition Is Threatening Democracy…

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On Monday, forty organizations signed a letter calling on an independent government watchdog to recommend a ban on U.S. government use of facial recognition technology. The letter was drafted by the digital privacy advocacy group Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and signed by organizations including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Color of Change, Fight for the […]

Democrats, Republicans Both Want to Regulate Facial Recognition…

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Legal experts, tech researchers and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are calling for Congress to rein in the use of facial recognition tools by law enforcement agencies “before it gets out of control.” If left unchecked, they said the tech could infringe on Americans’ privacy and civil liberties, and perpetuate racial and gender […]

DHS Wants to Use Facial Recognition on 97 Percent of Departing Air Passengers by 2023…

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The Department of Homeland Security in a report released Wednesday said that it is aiming to use facial recognition technology on 97 percent of departing air passengers within the next four years. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), which is a part of Homeland Security, said that it believes it can implement facial recognition technology in […]

Facial Recognition Used to Catch Fugitive Among 60,000 Concert-Goers…

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Its the ultimate music lover’s fantasy – being picked out of the audience by your idol at a huge rock concert for a fleeting moment of on-stage fame and adulation. But in China, you are more likely to be picked out by one of thousands of police surveillance cameras which link people to crimes through […]

Apple iPhone X’s Face ID Hacked (Unlocked) Using 3D-Printed Mask…

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Just a week after Apple released its brand new iPhone X on November 3, a team of hackers has claimed to successfully hack Apple’s Face ID facial recognition technology with a mask that costs less than $150. Yes, Apple’s “ultra-secure” Face ID security for the iPhone X is not as secure as the company claimed […]

Face ID On the iPhone X Is Probably Going to Suck…

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The all-new iPhone X is out, and it’s packed with technology. But one thing it’s not packed with is a fingerprint sensor. Like many phones in 2017, the iPhone X goes for a nearly all-screen design, which means there’s no more room for a front Touch ID sensor. Rather than locate a fingerprint sensor on […]

NYPD Sued for Refusing to Disclose Face Recognition Technology Docs…

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A privacy group is suing the NYPD for documents related to their secretive and unregulated facial recognition program. They say the technology can misidentify people, causing innocent people to be investigated or arrested. The Center on Privacy & Technology (CPT), a university think tank at Georgetown Law, announced Tuesday that it filed a Freedom of […]

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