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- Rite Aid deployed facial recognition systems in hundreds of U.S. stores https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-riteaid-software/ 293 comments
- Face masks are breaking facial recognition algorithms, says new government study https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/28/21344751/facial-recognition-face-masks-accuracy-nist-study 111 comments
- Facial Recognition at Checkout: Convenient or Creepy? https://thewalrus.ca/i-dont-want-to-pay-for-things-with-my-face/ 144 comments technology
- The dangers of DigiYatra & facial recognition enabled paperless air travel #SaveOurPrivacy https://internetfreedom.in/dangers-of-digiyatra/ 55 comments india
- China Cracks Down On Unlawful Facial Recognition Usage https://www.chinamoneynetwork.com/2021/01/02/china-cracks-down-on-unconsented-facial-recognition-usage 7 comments worldnews
- IBM turns away from facial recognition business https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/0609/1146265-ibm-facial-recognition/ 9 comments technology
- Amazon facial recognition ban won just 2% of shareholder vote https://www.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-com-facial-recognition/at-amazon-facial-recognition-ban-won-just-2-of-shareholder-vote-iduskcn1su2h5?utm_source=reddit.com 13 comments politics
- San Francisco votes to ban city use of facial recognition technology https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/san-francisco-moves-toward-ban-use-facial-recognition-technology-n1005726 3 comments technology
- MIT Researcher Exposing Bias in Facial Recognition Tech Triggers Amazon's Wrath https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2019/04/08/523153.htm/ 40 comments artificial
- Detroit man sues police for wrongful arrest based on facial recognition https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/13/22382398/robert-williams-detroit-police-department-aclu-lawsuit-facial-recognition-wrongful-arrest 19 comments stallmanwasright
- US border protection used facial recognition on 23 million travelers in 2020 https://www.cnet.com/news/us-border-patrol-used-facial-recognition-on-23-million-travelers-in-2020/ 15 comments politics
- Facial recognition can't tell black and brown people apart - but the police are using it anyway https://gal-dem.com/facial-recognition-racism-uk-inaccurate-met-police/ 1343 comments nottheonion
- Teenager sues Apple for $1bn after facial recognition led to false arrest https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/23/apple-facial-recognition-false-arrest-lawsuit/ 332 comments worldnews
- Teenager sues Apple for $1bn, claiming facial recognition led to false arrest https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/23/apple-facial-recognition-false-arrest-lawsuit/?utm_campaign=fullarticle&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=inshorts 7 comments apple
- Alabama Offering Facial Recognition ID for Tax Refunds https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/alabama/articles/2018-02-04/alabama-offering-facial-recognition-id-for-tax-refunds?int=news-rec 4 comments politics
- Facial recognition to replace passports in security overhaul at Australian airports https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/jan/22/facial-recognition-to-replace-passports-in-security-overhaul-at-australian-airports 4 comments worldnews
- Facial recognition to replace passports in security overhaul at Australian airports https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/jan/22/facial-recognition-to-replace-passports-in-security-overhaul-at-australian-airports?cmp=twt_gu 4 comments worldnews
- Cops' facial recognition database has half of US adults on file https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/19/cops-facial-recognition-database-half-us-adults/ 107 comments technology
- The FBI just finished building its facial recognition system http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/15/6152185/the-fbi-just-finished-building-its-facial-recognition-system 18 comments worldnews
- IDF using facial recognition tools to identify, detain suspects in Gaza https://www.timesofisrael.com/report-idf-using-facial-recognition-tools-to-identify-detain-suspects-in-gaza/ 4 comments privacy
- UK Schools Normalizing Biometric Collection By Using Facial Recognition For Meal Payments https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20211022/14133947797/uk-schools-normalizing-biometric-collection-using-facial-recognition-meal-payments.shtml 13 comments stallmanwasright
- IBM Abandons Facial Recognition Products, Condemns Racially Biased Surveillance https://www.npr.org/2020/06/09/873298837/ibm-abandons-facial-recognition-products-condemns-racially-biased-surveillance 3 comments privacy
- AOC: Facial Recognition Is Growing Amid "A Global Rise In Authoritarianism And Fascism” https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/daveyalba/aoc-facial-recognition-authoritarianism-fascism 55 comments politics
- US facial recognition will cover 97 percent of departing airline passengers within four years https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/18/18484581/us-airport-facial-recognition-departing-flights-biometric-exit 102 comments technology
- Police to test live facial recognition technology in central London https://www.euronews.com/2018/12/15/police-to-test-live-facial-recognition-technology-in-central-london 33 comments worldnews
- Creepy Verizon technology would watch and listen to you while you watch TV -- using facial, voice and gesture recognition in your home to target ads. http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2012/12/05/verizon_patent_would_monitor_you_as_you_watch_tv_so_it_can_customize_ads.html 6 comments technology
- Norfolk police tried a controversial facial recognition app that has billions of photos — maybe yours https://www.pilotonline.com/government/local/vp-nw-clearview-facial-recognition-norfolk-police-20200909-pcuvhkos5rhmzbhkzthsnlex4m-story.html#icb-websked 4 comments privacy
- India Is Creating A National Facial Recognition System, And Critics Are Afraid Of What Will Happen Next https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/pranavdixit/india-is-creating-a-national-facial-recognition-system-and 23 comments india
- France Set to Roll Out Nationwide Facial Recognition ID Program https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-03/french-liberte-tested-by-nationwide-facial-recognition-id-plan 6 comments worldnews
- British Police Identify Two Russian Suspects in Novichok Poisonings Using Facial Recognition Tech https://gizmodo.com/british-police-identify-two-russian-suspects-in-novicho-1827710334 16 comments europe
- Dating site uses facial recognition to find matches that look like your ex http://www.cbc.ca/newsblogs/yourcommunity/2014/06/dating-site-uses-facial-recognition-to-find-matches-that-look-like-your-ex.html 3 comments nottheonion
- Homeland Security fears widespread mask-wearing will break facial recognition software https://www.salon.com/2020/07/17/homeland-security-fears-widespread-mask-wearing-will-break-facial-recognition-software/ 319 comments politics
- Ocasio-Cortez Ties Concerns Over Unregulated Facial Recognition Technology to 'Global Rise in Authoritarianism and Fascism' https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/05/23/ocasio-cortez-ties-concerns-over-unregulated-facial-recognition-technology-global?cd-origin=rss 198 comments privacy
- 'Unjustified and Unnecessary': DHS Could Use Facial Recognition on 97% of Departing Airline Passengers | Advocacy groups say the department's program poses a serious threat to civil liberties https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/04/18/unjustified-and-unnecessary-dhs-could-use-facial-recognition-97-departing-airline 10 comments politics
- China's Surveillance Plans Include 600 Million CCTV Cameras Nationwide, And Pervasive Facial Recognition https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170630/07045437703/chinas-surveillance-plans-include-600-million-cctv-cameras-nationwide-pervasive-facial-recognition.shtml 20 comments technology
- Google to Integrate Passwordless Logins For Android By 2016; Plans to Implement Facial Recognition http://xtraqt.com/2016/05/23/google-integrate-passwordless-logins-android-2016/ 5 comments technology
- "State-of-the-art facial recognition technology, which had been the stuff of hypothetical privacy nightmares for years, is becoming a startling reality. It is increasingly being deployed all around the U.S. by giant tech companies, shady advertisers and the FBI—with few if any rules to stop it." http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jun/27/facebook-tag-pics-government 32 comments technology
- Have a driver's license? You may soon be included in a "virtual lineup" as the FBI uses facial recognition software to scan millions of faces to search for fugitives. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/10/12/national/a122535d87.dtl 3 comments reddit.com
- UK Metropolitan Police's facial recognition technology 98% inaccurate, figures show - 'Intrinsically Orwellian' systems must be scrapped, campaigners say as biometrics commissioner brands them 'not yet fit for use' https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/met-police-facial-recognition-success-south-wales-trial-home-office-false-positive-a8345036.html 129 comments worldnews
- Google Glass introduces facial recognition. Originally for hospital employees, helping staff pull up patient folders with photo, voice and text notes. http://mashable.com/2013/05/13/google-glass-facial-recognition/ 13 comments technology