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Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬

#Police secretly monitored #NewOrleans with #facialrecognition cameras
Following records requests from The Post, officials paused the first known, widespread live facial recognition program used by police in the #UnitedStates.
washingtonpost.com/business/20
#privacy #surveillance

The Washington Post · Police secretly monitored New Orleans with facial recognition camerasBy Douglas MacMillan
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Emeritus Prof Christopher May

An Ada Lovelace Institute report says the 'highly fragmented nature of biometrics governance makes it very difficult to know if police use of [facial recognition technology] is lawful';

And, the 'legislative void' identified by Privacy International means even if the Govt. claims the technology is subject to limitations mandated by human rights law, the police seem to be using it increasingly without regard for *any* limits;

Focussed regulation is needed!

#FacialRecognition #politics

h/t FT

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zeruch

"the Silicon Valley behemoth [#Facebook] has officially dusted off the effort and is once again working on transforming its #wearable smart glasses into a #facialrecognition-infused #privacy nightmare."

These guys won't learn until the nightmare encroaches upon them. The #sousveillance nightmare might be whats needed to get them to back off at this stage, but that contains its own horrors (e.g. the #OpenAi acquisition of Jony Ive's "io")

futurism.com/facial-recognitio

Futurism · Years After Promising to Stop Facial Recognition Work, Meta Has a Devious New PlanBy Maggie Harrison Dupré
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MediaFaro News Digest

Racial profiling is still rife across the EU, the Council of Europe says.

Law enforcement officials across Europe continue to use racial profiling, the Council of Europe's human rights monitoring body (ECRI) has warned.

New technologies such as facial recognition could worsen the problem, experts have suggested.

mediafaro.org/article/20250528

French police officers check identity documents at the Saint-Charles train station, in Marseille. | Copyright Claude Paris/Copyright 2021 The AP. All rights reserved.
Euronews · Racial profiling is still rife across the EU, the Council of Europe says.By Lauren Walker
#Europe#EU#CouncilOfEurope
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Vector Hugo

I disagree with you @raph, but only to point out how special it is that your warcriminals shared uncensored evidence on Instagram (where all people located in @palestine got a #terrorist badge by #Zuckerberg). Only a fool thinks about the #starofdavid, #concentrationcamps, and #holocaust in that context, but not even the original #nazis been so ignorant.

Since the job of #Wiesenthal was much harder without computers and "social networks", I'm sure the #HindRajab foundation will hunt them down individually and in masses with #facialrecognition

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Brian Greenberg :verified:

👁️ The UK police are expanding live facial recognition use across England and Wales — a controversial move sparking fresh privacy debates.

⚠️ While authorities argue it will aid in locating dangerous suspects, critics warn of overreach, biased outcomes, and the chilling effect on civil liberties.

🔍 This raises critical leadership and ethics questions for tech, policy, and security professionals: How do we balance innovation in public safety with the fundamental right to privacy?

What safeguards should be non-negotiable?

#PrivacyMatters #Surveillance #AI #FacialRecognition #TechEthics #security #privacy #cloud #infosec #cybersecurity

theguardian.com/technology/202

The Guardian · Live facial recognition cameras may become ‘commonplace’ as police use soarsBy Daniel Boffey
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Miguel Afonso Caetano

""This latest technology helps ensure that we know who is boarding flights," said TSA’s Federal Security Director for Pennsylvania and Delaware Gerardo Spero in a news release last month. "Credential authentication plays an important role in passenger identity verification. It improves a TSA officer’s ability to validate a traveler’s photo identification while also identifying any inconsistencies associated with fraudulent travel documents."

However, there are rising concerns around the safety of biometric information storage, stemming from the lack of transparency around the database where the information is being stored.

"It's not about the integrity of your face or driver's license, it's about the database where you have no control," said India McKinney, director of federal affairs at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. There's the risk of misidentification, security breaches, plus human or technological error. The screening process also varies at different airports and even terminals, putting the burden on the traveler."

eu.usatoday.com/story/travel/n

USA TODAY · Facial recognition at TSA: What to know before your next airport screeningBy , USA TODAY
#USA#Surveillance#Biometrics
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PrivacyDigest

Cops pause use of flawed #AI #cameras secretly #monitoring streets for suspects

#NewOrleans police have reportedly spent years scanning live feeds of city streets and secretly using facial recognition to identify suspects in real time—in seeming defiance of a city ordinance designed to prevent false arrests and protect citizens' civil rights.
#facialrecognition #biometrics #civilrights #surveillance #privacy

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20

Ars Technica · Cops pause use of flawed AI cameras secretly monitoring streets for suspectsBy Ashley Belanger
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