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Russia: Intrusive facial recognition technology must not be used to crackdown on protests

On Feb 3, 2020
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The Russian authorities must halt their plans to broaden the use of widespread facial recognition systems which will pose a real threat to their citizen’s privacy and human rights

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Russia: Intrusive facial recognition technology must not be used to crackdown on protests

The Russian authorities must halt their plans to broaden the use of widespread facial recognition systems which will pose a real threat to their citizen’s privacy and human rights

Russian Activist Fights Use of Facial Recognition Technology

Russian women’s rights activist Alyona Popova has filed a lawsuit against the Moscow city government, claiming its use of video with facial recognition technology violates privacy rights.

Amazon shareholders to vote on facial recognition proposals

Investors have issued resolutions to address concerns around the company's Rekognition software, including one that would limit selling the software to government agencies.

Facial recognition and fundamental rights 101

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ACLU Comment on Google’s Commitment Not to Sell a Facial Recognition Surveillance Product

BANGKOK, Thailand — Google today made it clear that it has not, and will not, sell a facial recognition surveillance product until the technology’s dangers are addressed, citing its ...

Met police to begin using live facial recognition cameras in London

Civil liberties groups condemn move as ‘a breathtaking assault on our rights’

Facial recognition: 10 reasons you should be worried about the technology

Birgit Schippers, visiting researcher at Queen’s University Belfast, has concerns about the implications of facial recognition technology.

Second US city bans facial recognition technology

Somerville, Mass., on Thursday became the second U.S. city to ban its local government from using facial recognition technology.

Amazon employees protest sale of facial recognition software to police

The workers also want Amazon to stop selling AWS services that support deportations by ICE

Egypt: Largest wave of mass arrests since President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi came to power

Local rights group say more than 2,300 people – at least 111 of them children- have been rounded up in recent days

Iraq: Vicious tactics used against protesters and human rights defenders as death toll and arrests multiply

The Iraqi government has stepped up its crackdown on peaceful demonstrators, including human rights defenders and other activists, as the campaign of mass arrests continues. In an attempt ...

Fresh surge in arrests of human rights activists in Iran, say advocates

At least 14 lawyers and other civil activists are said to have been arrested in recent weeks

Stop facial recognition trials now, warns UK committee

The UK government should suspend trials of automatic facial recognition systems until it can meet regulators’ concerns about the technology, according to a report released Friday.

Facial recognition technology latest woe at national children’s hospital

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