Facial Recognition
Facial recognition needs a stronger case in law enforcement
Do you think that the police should be allowed to use facial recognition technology? It’s a question I’m asked almost…
Campaigners lodge complaint over retail chain’s ‘Orwellian’ facial recognition
Privacy campaign group Big Brother Watch has filed a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) over the use of…
MPs call for UK ban on Chinese surveillance cameras used by 73% of local councils
A cross-party group of 67 UK politicians has urged the government to ban the use of surveillance cameras from Chinese…
Emotion recognition is mostly ineffective. Why are companies still investing in it?
Have you ever been angry at your computer? Rosalind Picard knew plenty of people that had. There were those minor…
Microsoft cans emotion-detecting AI as tech giants shun facial recognition
Microsoft will end the sale of so-called emotion-detecting artificial intelligence (AI) software and limit the use of facial recognition tools…
Clearview AI fined £7.5m and banned from using data of UK citizens
Facial recognition company Clearview AI has been fined £7.5m by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) for collecting and storing images…
Amazon lawsuits could dictate the future of biometric data
Amazon’s leadership team, including founder and former CEO Jeff Bezos, are being sued by a shareholder for "allowing the mishandling…
The fight against facial recognition
Clad in a light black poncho interwoven overlaid with bright, white piping, the model strides down the grey halls of…
Why the UK government needs to take police facial recognition seriously
Last month saw two major developments in the UK police’s use of live facial recognition (LFR) technology, which allows individuals…
The UK and Europe may diverge on police facial recognition
The European Parliament this week called for a ban on the use of facial recognition by police. Such a ban…