Biometrics, Face perception, Surveillance, Closed-circuit television, Facial recognition system, Police

On May 11, 2019
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How facial recognition became a routine policing tool in America

The technology is proliferating amid concerns that it is prone to errors and allows the government to expand surveillance without much oversight.

On May 11, 2019
@RickKing16 shared
How facial recognition became a routine policing tool in America https://t.co/EpSKYyhMyJ #computervision https://t.co/DSxuxzzmAQ
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How facial recognition became a routine policing tool in America

The technology is proliferating amid concerns that it is prone to errors and allows the government to expand surveillance without much oversight.

We Built a (Legal) Facial Recognition Machine for $60

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Facial recognition gives police a powerful new tracking tool. It's also raising alarms.

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San Francisco could be the first US city to ban facial recognition tech

San Francisco Board of Supervisors set to vote on nation's first citywide facial recognition ban.

Facial Recognition Use By North Texas Police Grows Along With Privacy Concerns

The CBS 11 News I-Team discovered facial recognition is used by more than a half dozen North Texas law enforcement agencies, in some cases with little public awareness.

Facial Recognition in Law Enforcement – 6 Current Applications

Find out how law enforcement is using facial recognition technology to catch criminals, alert officials of suspicious activity, and improve security.

Tech-savvy city bans a crime- fighting tool: Facial recognition

San Francisco, long at the heart of the technology revolution, took a stand against potential abuse on Tuesday by banning the use of facial recognition software by the police and other ...

From travel and retail to banking, China’s facial-recognition systems are becoming part of daily life

The growing number of public and commercial applications for facial recognition in China may bolster the nation’s wider push to lead the world in artificial intelligence.  

New Boom in Facial Recognition Tech Prompts Privacy Alarms

Tech advances are accelerating the use of facial recognition as a reliable and ubiquitous mass surveillance tool, privacy advocates warn.

‘They Would Go Absolutely Nuts’: How a Mark Cuban-Backed Facial Recognition Firm Tried to Work With Cops

Suspect Technologies tried to convince police to hand over a database of driver license photos, and pitched a product that would scan for people of a certain ethnicity.

Facial Recognition Technology Is Facing A Huge Backlash In The US. But Some Of The World’s Biggest Tech Companies Are Trying To Sell It In The Gulf.

Face recognition has been banned in San Francisco and linked by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to a rise in global fascism. But it’s being marketed in Dubai, which has spied on hundreds of ...

How Taylor Swift showed us the scary future of facial recognition

Surveillance at concerts is just the beginning, as fears grow around an unregulated, billion-dollar industry