When you want the public to trust your use of controversial facial recognition technology linked to two prominent wrongful arrests of Black men, it’s perhaps best not to claim you aren’t using it in the first place. The Los Angeles … Read more…
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Portland officials pass strict ban on facial recognition systems
Portland, Oregon officials have passed what could be the strictest municipal ban on facial recognition in the country. It’s not just local government units, such as the police, that can no longer use facial recognition under the city’s new regulations … Read more…
Black, Native American and Fighting for Recognition in Indian Country
Enslaved people were also driven west along the Trail of Tears. After a historic Supreme Court ruling, their descendants are fighting to be counted as tribal members. NYT > U.S. News SPECIAL NEWS BULLETIN: Click today to request your free … Read more…
UK court says facial recognition tech violates human rights
LONDON — The use of facial recognition technology by British police has violated human rights and data protection laws, a court said Tuesday, in a decision praised as a victory against invasive practices by the authorities. In a case trumpeted … Read more…
National recognition for heart and lung care
PRESS RELEASE Contact: Laura M. Lott laura.m.lott@kp.org 808-343-2406 (mobile) HONOLULU — Kaiser Permanente Moanalua Medical Center is recognized as “high performing” in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, and congestive heart failure by U.S. News & World … Read more…
U.S. agency: Pandemic masks thwarting face recognition tech
Having a tough time recognizing your neighbors behind their pandemic masks ABC News: Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Face masks often aren’t enough to defeat facial recognition, study finds
Well, there goes the tiniest privacy silver lining on that otherwise dark coronavirus cloud. A new study from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) found that many commercially available facial-recognition systems are still able to correctly identify people … Read more…
Scientists have created a facial recognition software for birds
Facial recognition style artificial intelligence has been created…for birds. It can tell individuals apart – which humans find impossible. The machine learning tool is up to 92 percent accurate – and will boost conservation efforts. It may also make monitoring … Read more…
New York lawmakers agree to pause use of facial recognition in schools
New York lawmakers have passed a moratorium that would ban the use of facial recognition in schools until 2022. If you’ll recall, Lockport started testing a facial and object recognition technology called “Aegis” in June 2019, and the district officially … Read more…
NEC’s new facial recognition system can spot workers with masks on
Japanese electronics giant NEC Corp. has rolled out technology at its Tokyo headquarters that can recognize employees’ faces even when they’re wearing masks. NEC is reportedly using the advanced facial recognition system in an experiment it started Monday that aims … Read more…
Facial recognition linked to a second wrongful arrest by Detroit police
It's the second-known such case in the US to date. Yahoo Tech SPECIAL DISCOUNT UPDATE:
In recognition of Juneteenth
On Friday, June 19, communities all over the United States will celebrate Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, nearly 2 and a half years after President Abraham … Read more…
I was wrongfully arrested because of facial recognition. Why do police use it?
Flawed technology should not be able to automate racist police policies. Opinions BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Black man wrongfully arrested after facial recognition software ‘flaw’
A 42-year-old black man was wrongfully arrested in Detroit as a result of a facial recognition software mistake, activists claimed. Robert Williams was detained in front of his wife and their daughters, ages 2 and 5, in January after the … Read more…
Pharrell Williams Explains Why the Recognition of Juneteenth as Paid Holiday Is Important for Him
During an appearance on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’, the ‘Happy’ hitmaker opens up about his recent appearance beside Virginia Governor Ralph Northam at a press conference. Aceshowbiz.com – Celebrity News BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Russia rolls out new ‘Orwell’ facial recognition tracker for school kids
Just in case the technology wasn’t Orwellian enough already. Technology News & Reviews | New York Post SPECIAL DEALS UPDATE:
George Floyd: Microsoft bars facial recognition sales to police
The firm’s move follows similar announcements from IBM and Amazon and protests over police brutality. BBC News – Technology SPECIALS DISCOUNT UPDATE:
IBM quits facial recognition, joins call for police reforms
IBM says it is getting out of the facial recognition business over concern about how it can be used for mass surveillance and racial profiling ABC News: Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
IBM to exit facial recognition biz, cites racial profiling
IBM says it is getting out of the facial recognition business over concern about how it can be used for mass surveillance and racial profiling. A letter to US lawmakers Monday from new IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said the tech … Read more…
IBM gets out of facial recognition business, calls on Congress to advance policies tackling racial injustice
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna called on Congress Monday to enact reforms to advance racial justice and combat systemic racism, while announcing the company was getting out of the facial recognition business. Tech BEST DEAL UPDATE:
IBM scrap facial recognition software over racial profiling concerns
IBM has said it will stop offering facial recognition or analysis software and will oppose use of the technology for mass surveillance and racial profiling. Tech News – Latest Technology and Gadget News | Sky News BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Redemptive Recognition – Bishop T.D. Jakes
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Clearview AI claims its facial recognition tech isn’t for private companies
Startup Clearview AI has built a facial recognition system that claims to be able to ID people in real-time, matching them with billions of images pulled from databases and scraped from social media. Earlier this year, a list containing the … Read more…
