Published on: 2025-06-22 21:03:39
Police believe live facial recognition cameras may become “commonplace” in England and Wales, according to internal documents, with the number of faces scanned having doubled to nearly 5m in the last year. A joint investigation by the Guardian and Liberty Investigates highlights the speed at which the technology is becoming a staple of British policing. Major funding is being allocated and hardware bought, while the British state is also looking to enable police forces to more easily access th
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Through the looking glass: The controversial use of facial recognition technology in New Orleans highlights tensions that cities face in balancing artificial intelligence-driven policing with civil liberties. Supporters call it a vital tool for modern law enforcement, while critics warn that unchecked surveillance endangers fundamental rights. For two years, New Orleans quietly served as a testing ground for one of the most ambitious – and controversial – uses of facial recognition in American
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Through the looking glass: The controversial use of facial recognition technology in New Orleans highlights tensions that cities face in balancing artificial intelligence-driven policing with civil liberties. Supporters call it a vital tool for modern law enforcement, while critics warn that unchecked surveillance endangers fundamental rights. For two years, New Orleans quietly served as a testing ground for one of the most ambitious – and controversial – uses of facial recognition in American
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New Orleans' police force secretly used constant facial recognition to seek out suspects for two years. An investigation by The Washington Post discovered that the city's police department was using facial recognition technology on a privately owned camera network to continually look for suspects. This application seems to violate a city ordinance passed in 2022 that required facial recognition only be used by the NOLA police to search for specific suspects of violent crimes and then to provide
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At the end of 2024, fifteen US states had laws banning some version of facial recognition. Usually, these laws were written on the basis that the technology is a nightmare-level privacy invasion that's also too shoddy to be relied upon. Now, a new company aims to solve that problem — though maybe not in the way you'd imagine (or like). Per a report in MIT Technology Review, a new AI tool called Track is being used not to improve facial recognition technology, nor as a way to make it less invas
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Police and federal agencies have found a controversial new way to skirt the growing patchwork of laws that curb how they use facial recognition: an AI model that can track people based on attributes like body size, gender, hair color and style, clothing, and accessories. The tool, called Track and built by the video analytics company Veritone, is used by 400 customers, including state and local police departments and universities all over the US. It is also expanding federally. The product has
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In 2021, Facebook said it was scrapping efforts to build powerful facial recognition software into its then-nascent smart glasses, citing the tech's glaring privacy and ethics concerns. Four years later, as The Information reports, the Silicon Valley behemoth has officially dusted off the effort and is once again working on transforming its wearable smart glasses into a facial recognition-infused privacy nightmare. Meta is working on a feature internally referred to as "super sensing." In supe
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-17 00:25:38
A rare breed of hunting dogs known for its forked nose, the Turkish Pointer, might just help scientists better understand why human babies are sometimes born with facial clefts. In a recent study, researchers say they’ve found the genetic mutation that causes these dogs to develop their characteristic split nose. They argue that similar mutations might also explain some cases of cleft lip and palate in humans. An international research team conducted the study, including scientists from the Na
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Once again, the United States Customs and Border Protection wants to purchase new surveillance technology. This time, CBP aims to beef up its border surveillance by using facial recognition on anyone entering the U.S. by car. As CBP continues to expand its surveillance infrastructure, it appears that facial recognition will remain a key part of the agency’s net. Last week, CBP’s Office of Field Operations Biometric Program Office issued a Request for Information soliciting vendors for technolog
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ZDNET's key takeaways As part of its Zeno Series, Lockly released a new Visage smart lock, available for $349. The Lockly Visage comes with facial ID support, automatic unlocking when you're near, and Apple Home Kit compatibility. The Lockly app can be more user-friendly, as it's difficult to find certain settings, and it's pricier than most locks. $349 at Amazon $349.99 at Best Buy more buying choices I've always been drawn to Lockly because of its PIN Genie technology -- a system that displ
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Last October, Meta dipped its toe into the world of facial recognition with an international test of two new tools: one to stop scams based on likenesses of famous people, and a second feature to help people get back into compromised Facebook or Instagram accounts. Now, that test is expanding to one more notable country. After initially keeping its facial recognition test off in the United Kingdom, Meta on Wednesday began to roll both of the tools there, too. In other countries where the tools
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Last October, Meta dipped its toe into the world of facial recognition with an international test of two new tools: one to stop scams based on likenesses of famous people, and a second feature to help people get back into compromised Facebook or Instagram accounts. Now, that test is expanding to one more notable country. After initially keeping its facial recognition test off in the United Kingdom, Meta on Wednesday began to roll both of the tools there, too. In other countries where the tools
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-11-01 23:05:14
Last October, Meta dipped its toe into the world of facial recognition with an international test of two new tools: one to stop scams based on likenesses of famous people, and a second feature to help people get back into compromised Facebook or Instagram accounts. Now, that test is expanding to one more notable country. After initially keeping its facial recognition test off in the United Kingdom, Meta on Wednesday began to roll both of the tools there, too. In other countries where the tools
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