facial-recognition
Man Jailed, Raped, and Beaten After False Facial Recognition Match, $10M Lawsuit Alleges
A 61-year-old man alleges that a facial recognition algorithm used a mugshot from the 1980s to ID him in a crime he didn't commit.
NYC Mayor Announces New NYPD RoboCop That Needs a Cop to Guard It
Mayor Eric Adams instructed the press to write, “Eric, job well done,” and then tried to make a hand-heart with the robot, which has no arms.
Internal Emails Show FBI Freaking Out About Deepfakes
“Do we have the ability to effectively detect this?” asks one email. “No.”
U.S. Hardware Is Fueling Russia's Facial Recognition Crackdown on Anti-War Dissidents
According to a new report, Russia’s facial recognition systems are powered by American technologies.
‘Nobody is Safe’: In Wild Hacking Spree, Hackers Accessed Federal Law Enforcement Database
The U.S. government database provided access to a treasure trove of sensitive data. "I can request information on anyone in the U.S.," one of the alleged hackers wrote.
AI Use by Cops, Child Services In NYC Is a Mess: Report
"NYC does not have an effective AI governance framework," a new report concluded.
CYBER: The Trans Dataset Built Without Permission and Stored Improperly
Researchers built a dataset without permission and left the data exposed in a public dropbox link.
Meet The Spy Tech Companies Helping Landlords Evict People
The growing ‘proptech’ industry is now explicitly marketing surveillance tech as a way to evict tenants and raise rent.
Facial Recognition Researcher Left a Trans Database Exposed for Years After Using Images Without Permission
Researchers at the University of North Carolina Wilmington scraped videos of trans people from YouTube without permission to create a dataset aimed at stopping hypothetical terrorists.
ID.me Lied About Its Facial Recognition Tech, Congress Says
The identity software delayed Americans from getting unemployment checks during a critical period of the pandemic.
Facial Recognition Will Be Used to Boost Profits in Some Australian Prisons
Digital rights campaigners say the move will create security risks and usher in a new era of oppression.
Striking Seattle Workers Win Against Surveillance Cameras in Vehicles
Sandwich company Homegrown put artificial intelligence powered cameras in drivers' vehicles. Now drivers will be allowed to cover them up.