The Department of Homeland Security is framing the tech as a matter of public safety at airports.

Government facial recognition can identify 96 percent of masked people

Oh, Cool.

In a test, the Department of Homeland Security found that new facial recognition can identify 96 percent of people despite their face masks.

Government Facial Recognition Can Identify 96 Percent of Masked People

It's shockingly effective.

"Everyone wants to stay there for the potential money they could make, but especially for women it’s hard to stay there."

Men at facial recognition startup used its own tech to sexually harass coworkers

Abusive Environment

Men at security startup Verkada used company's facial recognition software to sexually harass female coworkers. Learn why they weren't fired.

Men at Verkada Used Facial Recognition for Sexual Harassment | Futurism

They used the company's own tech to take photos of women and post sexually explicit comments about them.

Men at Facial Recognition Startup Used Its Own Tech to Sexually Harass Coworkers

"We’re now approaching the technological threshold where the little guys can do it to the big guys."

Activists build facial recognition to ID cops who hide their badges

Role Reversal

Activists are turning facial recognition software against the police by using it to ID cops who hide their badges. Learn how this works.

Activists Use Facial Recognition Tools Against the Police | Futurism

"Knowing who the officers are seems like a baseline."

Activists Build Facial Recognition to ID Cops Who Hide Their Badges

This....does not bode well. For pretty much anyone.

ICE signs contract with controversial facial recognition company

Not Surprised

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) signed a contract with the extremely controversial facial recognition tech company Clearview AI.

ICE Signs Contract With Controversial Facial Recognition Company

It's a privacy nightmare in the making.

"This technology is an intrusive and discriminatory mass surveillance tool."

UK court deems automatic facial recognition tech "unlawful"

Indiscriminate Discrimination

A London courtroom declared the South Wales Police's notorious use of mass facial recognition surveillance is unlawful due to a lack of safeguards.

UK Court Slams Automatic Facial Recognition Tech as “Unlawful”

"We should all be able to use our public spaces without being subjected to oppressive surveillance."

Medical masks make it much harder for police to use facial recognition surveillance.

Government leak: Cops terrified masks will block facial recognition

Peekaboo!

The Department of Homeland Safety has been circulating a memo about how masls could block facial recognition since Black Lives Matter protests began.

Government Leak: Cops Terrified Masks Will Block Facial Recognition

Just in case you needed another reason to wear one.

"Facial recognition technology doesn't just pose a grave threat to our privacy, it physically endangers Black Americans and other minority populations in our country."

Senators propose a national ban on police facial recognition

Fed Up

New proposed legislation would keep facial recognition technology out of the hands of all levels of law enforcement in the U.S.

Senators Propose a National Ban on Police Facial Recognition

"As we work to dismantle the systematic racism that permeates every part of our society, we can't ignore the harms that these technologies present."

Robert Julian-Borchak Williams had to spend 30 hours in prison and post bail because AI decided he looked like a criminal.

Cops arrested an innocent man because facial recognition told them to

Rookie Mistake

The first documented case of police facial recognition AI making its first wrongful arrest happened when a man was wrongfully identified as a shoplifter.

Cops Arrested an Innocent Man Because Facial Recognition Told Them To

"This is just the first time we know about it."

Cops arrest innocent man because facial recognition told them to

"[I've] been wearing a mask every day recently and I just want to throw away this phone with face unlock."

Medical face masks thwart China's omniscient facial recognition

Obstructed View

In the parts of China where medical face masks are mandatory, some find that the facial recognition systems they use to unlock their phones don't work.

Medical Face Masks Thwart China’s Omniscient Facial Recognition

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Developments

Dublin is looking for a tradeoff between privacy and security in the nursery.

Hospital: We need facial recognition to catch baby snatchers

Truman Show

A children's hospital being constructed in Dublin might implement facial recognition security cameras. The reasoning? To prevent babies from being stolen.

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