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Facial recognition and its impact on the data privacy wars
Recently Facebook settled a facial recognition lawsuit for $550 million with the state of Illinois because it contravened the Biometric Information Privacy Act. Read more…
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Indian railways to use facial recognition to fight crime
Most major railway stations in India will use facial recognition to fight crime by the end of 2020 raising issues on people’s privacy. Read more…
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Privacy concerns after Indian police utilise facial recognition
Police in Delhi, India used facial recognition software to screen crowds at a recent political rally raising concerns about privacy and mass surveillance. Read more…
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Government study finds racial bias in facial recognition tools
Many facial recognition systems misidentify people of colour more often than white people amounting to racial bias, according to a US government study. Read more…
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Facial recognition for hotel guests may suffer customer backlash
Singapore hotels can use facial recognition technology to authenticate their guests’ identities, but will their customers be happy with that? Read more…
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China is shaping facial recognition standards – that’s not good
Chinese firms are reportedly involved in the ITU’s efforts to standardize facial recognition. That’s not a big deal – until you look at China’s export strategy. Read more…
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Face scanning now required for mobile phone subs in China
Face scanning of users registering new mobile phone services is now required in China, a move the government says is aimed at cracking down on fraud. Read more…
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Facial recognition used at Indian cafe triggers privacy backlash
The use of facial recognition technology at a popular Indian cafe chain has triggered a privacy backlash among customers demanding government action. Read more…
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Mass surveillance fears – India facial recognition system
India prepares to install nationwide facial recognition system, but human rights and technology experts warned of the risks to privacy from mass surveillance. Read more…
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Emotional recognition spytech is hot in China – but does it work?
The cool new spytech in China – or at least at Chinese security industry expos – is emotion recognition, but the jury’s still out on how accurate it is. Read more…