While many other countries require government ID to sign up for SIM cards, it's likely the first time a face scan is required.

China will make citizens scan faces to sign up for internet

Face Scan to Pay

Citizens in China will have to have their face scanned by facial recognition when signing up for internet services or a new number.

China Will Make Citizens Scan Faces to Sign Up for Internet

Greetings, citizen. Prepare to be scanned.

"Even with the user being able to override the selection, it is still creating a — largely racialized — disparity in experience between users."

The UK knew its passport AI was racist — and used it anyway

Bad Look

The AI used by the UK government to review people's passport photos contains built-in biases against people with darker skin. The gov. deployed it anyway.

The UK Knew Its Passport AI Was Racist — and Used It Anyway

Government officials knew about the problem and decided it was fine.

Protestors will need to think of another way to hide their identities.

Hong Kong bans surveillance-thwarting face masks

Face First

The Hong Kong government has announced a ban on surveillance-thwarting face masks or paints that are "likely to prevent identification."

Hong Kong Bans Face Masks That Prevent Identification | Futurism

But enforcing the ban might not be so easy.

Hong Kong Bans Surveillance-Thwarting Face Masks

They told their targets the scan was just a "mini-game."

Google contractors tricked homeless black people into face scans

Not Cool

Contractors hired to collect face scans for Google specifically targeted homeless black people and lied to them about the nature of the collection.

Google Contractors Tricked Homeless Black People Into Face Scans

The homeless people "didn’t know what was going on at all."

Jeff Bezos may be trying to get ahead of mounting criticism of its controversial Rekognition tech.

This Fortune 500 company is drafting AI laws for congress

Conflicts, Interests

Amazon, a company that makes facial recognition software for police, is now attempting to write the laws that regulate facial recognition.

Amazon Is Writing Its Own Facial Recognition Bills

CEO Jeff Bezos says it will share the draft regulations with federal officials.

This Fortune 500 Company Is Drafting AI Laws for Congress

A new campaign aims to end Ticketmaster's use of facial recognition tech.

Musicians don’t want Ticketmaster scanning your face at concerts

Sounding Off

A newly announced campaign calls on Ticketmaster to end its use of facial recognition tech to scan fans' faces at concerts.

Musicians Don’t Want Ticketmaster Scanning Your Face at Concerts

"I don’t want Big Brother at my shows targeting fans for harassment, deportation, or arrest."

The nation says it's taking steps to protect students' privacy.

Surprise move: China to curb use of facial recognition in schools

About Face

China plans to "curb and regulate" the use of facial recognition technology in its schools, according to officials from the Ministry of Education.

Surprise Move: China to Curb Use of Facial Recognition in Schools

"We need to be very careful when it comes to students' personal information."

But they might not know enough about the tech to make that call.

Most Americans trust cops with facial recognition tech

Survey Says

A new Pew survey focused on facial recognition tech found that most Americans trust law enforcement agencies to use the tech responsibly. 

Most Americans Trust Cops With Facial Recognition Tech

And nearly two-thirds think the tech is at least somewhat accurate.

Hong Kong police fire blue-dye water cannon at protesters as banned demo turns violent

Anyone stained by the dye could face arrest.

Police are spraying protesters with dye to round them up later

Blue's Clues

Authorities in Hong Kong are spraying crowds of protestors with canons full of blue dye to make them easy to identify for later arrest.

Police Are Spraying Protesters With Dye to Round Them up Later

Protestors found a way around facial recognition tech. Now they have to deal with blue dye.

"It's important to protect a free and open society and at the moment we are at risk of ceding that to the impact of technology."

UK watchdog is worried government will deploy lip-reading CCTVs

Surgical Masks Are In

The U.K. has new surveillance CCTV cameras that can read people's lips, and privacy-focused government watchdogs are not happy about it.

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