Vice President Vance postpones Switzerland trip to negotiate Iran peace deal. Obama Presidential Center opens with former presidents. NYC celebrates Knicks' first NBA championship since 1973. DHS plans facial recognition for immigrant identification.
A new DHS document reveals plans to give local police a facial recognition app, the ICE Task Force Module, to scan faces and compare them against over 250 million government records. Privacy experts raise concerns about potential surveillance, chilling effects on free speech, and inaccuracies.
Western Australia will pilot real-time facial recognition cameras in police vans to scan crowds for wanted individuals, sex offenders, and missing persons. The technology will pixelate non-matches and delete data immediately, aiming to enhance community safety while addressing privacy concerns.
Western Australia Police will trial real-time facial recognition cameras in a marked van to scan crowds for wanted individuals, child sex offenders, and missing persons. The technology will cross-reference faces with a database, alerting officers to potential matches. Police aim to address privacy concerns by stating the system pixelates non-matches and deletes data immediately.
Kansas City is piloting facial recognition on public buses to identify banned riders or missing persons, sparking a debate over AI's safety benefits versus privacy costs. Despite state funding refusal and privacy concerns, the city plans to proceed with local and federal funds, with the technology provider, SafeSpace Global, ready to install cameras.
中央調查局（CIB）表示，與金融機構合作在ATM安裝「臉部遮蔽警告」功能，有效嚇阻詐騙集團。上月詐騙案減少20%，損失金額減少37%。該功能自去年12月至今年4月已安裝於逾千台ATM，減少了1,851件詐騙提款案，減少損失逾4150萬元。
Readers discuss the security benefits and drawbacks of passkeys, with some finding them confusing and others championing them as a superior alternative to passwords.
Hong Kong residents aged 11+ who are frequent users of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge can use new facial recognition e-channels from June 25, eliminating the need to stop or show ID.
Italy's new decree integrates AI and facial recognition for public safety, allowing real-time prevention and post-crime identification, with human oversight and judicial authorization for sensitive uses like counter-terrorism and finding missing persons.
Italy's new decree aligns with the EU AI Act, integrating AI and facial recognition for public safety, including crime prevention and locating missing persons. The Interior Minister assures it's a support tool, not an automated police force, with human oversight required for decisions impacting rights. Biometric data use is regulated, requiring judicial authorization for real-time prevention and post-crime identification.
A large US Independence Day celebration in Brussels' Cinquantenaire Park is drawing criticism for its scale, security measures including facial recognition, potential environmental harm from fireworks, and timing amid strained US-EU relations.
Robert Dillon is suing Florida police, alleging they used faulty facial recognition technology and concealed evidence when arresting him for attempting to lure a child. The lawsuit claims the AI match was inaccurate and officers failed to pursue exculpatory evidence, leading to his wrongful prosecution.
A fraudulent SMS message claims to be from INSS, warning of a pending proof of life and directing users to a fake website for facial recognition. INSS denies sending such messages and advises beneficiaries to use official channels like Meu INSS or Central 135 for verification.
Robert Dillon is suing Florida law enforcement agencies after being wrongly arrested and prosecuted due to faulty AI facial recognition software. The algorithm identified him with 93% probability, despite him living 300 miles away. The case was dismissed, and Dillon alleges the investigation omitted exculpatory evidence.
Robert Dillon is suing Florida law enforcement agencies after being wrongly arrested and prosecuted due to faulty AI facial recognition. The system identified him with 93% probability, but he lives 300 miles away and has never visited the city. Charges were dropped, and Dillon seeks accountability for the "devastating social stigma" and reputational damage.
Robert Dillon was wrongfully arrested in Florida after a facial recognition system, FACES, provided a 93% match to a suspect. Dillon, living 300 miles away, was arrested, held overnight, and faced significant personal and financial hardship before charges were dropped. A lawsuit has been filed against the involved agencies.
Meta swiftly updates its smart glasses companion app to remove dormant facial recognition code ("Name Tag") after its discovery by Wired, amid privacy concerns and previous controversies surrounding the device.
Code for a facial recognition feature called "NameTag" has been found in Meta's AI app, suggesting the company is exploring its use with smart glasses. While not active, the feature could identify people through the glasses.
A class action lawsuit filed against Amazon alleges its Ring cameras' 'Familiar Faces' feature illegally collects and uses facial recognition data from millions of Americans without adequate consent, violating consumer privacy laws.
Ring faces a lawsuit alleging its 'Familiar Faces' feature collects and stores photos of passersby without consent, potentially creating a biometric database. Plaintiff Charles Sigwalt seeks class action status and $5 million in damages.
Amazon faces a class action lawsuit over its Ring doorbell cameras' 'Familiar Faces' feature, which allegedly collects facial recognition data of passersby without consent. The suit claims millions of Americans' data was collected unknowingly.
Amazon's Ring faces a new class-action lawsuit in Seattle alleging privacy violations through its "Familiar Faces" facial recognition feature. Plaintiff Charles Sigwalt claims the technology collects images of passersby without consent, seeking at least $5 million in damages.
A leaked database reveals China's police system integrates high-speed rail data, facial recognition, and mobile payment records to track foreign journalists. The system, tested for the Beijing Winter Olympics, can automatically alert police when a tracked individual enters a jurisdiction.
A cybersecurity researcher accessed a Chinese police dashboard revealing a surveillance system tracking foreign journalists in Beijing with personal data, travel details, and social connections, highlighting China's advanced predictive social control.
