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Facial recognition is the technology that’s dividing opinion on AI
Facial recognition is being deployed by more and more countries trying to get control of the Omicron variant. Privacy concerns abound. Read more…
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South Korea to use AI and facial recognition to track people with COVID-19
South Korea to use artificial intelligence, facial recognition and thousands of CCTV cameras to track people infected with the coronavirus. Read more…
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Henan commissions high-tech surveillance system to track journalists
Security officials in Henan commissions a surveillance system to track journalists, international students and other “suspicious people”. Read more…
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Meta shutters its facial recognition software – what else should be paused?
Meta is pausing facial recognition software over ‘societal concerns’. This poses questions about other tech potentially in the same basket. Read more…
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Facebook shuts down facial recognition amid regulator uncertainty
Facebook is shutting down its facial recognition system – at least until regulators can come up with a clear set of rules governing its use. Read more…
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Facial recognition systems + geofencing – enter the world of ‘pre-crime’
Facial recognition systems are being used in conjunction with other, older, technologies to keep tabs on citizens and their whereabouts. Read more…
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Australian states trialling facial recognition to police COVID quarantine
Australia’s two most populous states are trialling facial recognition software that lets police check people are home during COVID quarantine Read more…
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Investors calling on facial recognition companies to be ethical
A group of investors is calling on companies involved in the development and use of facial recognition technology to do so in an ethical way. Read more…
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Facial recognition should be banned in Europe says privacy watchdog
Facial recognition should be banned in Europe because of its “deep and non-democratic intrusion” into people’s private lives – EU watchdog. Read more…
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Facial recognition gains adoption amongst banks, hospitals, oil companies
Deployments of facial recognition show how the surveillance software has gained adoption even as regulatory and ethical debates about it rage Read more…
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