Portland lawmakers unanimously passed a sweeping ban on facial recognition technology, becoming the first city to bar both public and private entities from the controversial software and defeating Amazon’s bid to kill the measure. The Portland City Council adopted the ban in the form of two separate ordinances on Wednesday. The first will block all city agencies, including the police, from using the tech, while the other prohibits private organizations from deploying facial recognition devices in public places. Democratic Mayor Ted Wheeler has hailed the move, saying it sets Portland apart from other cities. “What makes Portland’s legislation stand out from […]
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https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/1c/1080298771_0:89:2942:1743_1200x675_80_0_0_0e6dabc2e99133c4e5b1eaf591ddb57c.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Muhammad Osman. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202008281080298755-melania-trumps-facial-expression-as-ivanka-walks-by-after-delivering-her-rnc-speech-goes-viral/ Thursday was the fourth and final night of the 2020 Republican National Convention (RNC), in which US President Donald Trump accepted his party’s nomination for the US presidency. Ivanka Trump was the last of the president’s children to speak at the event. A facial expression made by the US first lady, Melania Trump, as her step-daughter Ivanka Trump passed by following the delivery of a speech on the final night of the Republican National Convention on Thursday went viral, described as “so weird”. By the end of Ivanka’s speech, US President Donald […]
Major New Study Calls For A Ban On Facial Recognition In Schools August 10, 2020 Major New Study Calls For A Ban On Facial Recognition In Schools2020-08-102020-08-10https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/09/stop-facial-recognition-1-e1567646938181.jpg200px200px A new study from the University of Michigan on the use of facial recognition in schools is recommending that lawmakers and school administrators ban the use of this technology in educational settings. The researchers behind the study write that facial recognition in schools “will likely have five types of implications: exacerbating racism, normalizing surveillance and eroding privacy, narrowing the definition of the ‘acceptable’ student, commodifying data, and institutionalizing inaccuracy. Because FR is automated, it will extend […]
Defending Black Lives Means Banning Facial Recognition July 11, 2020 Defending Black Lives Means Banning Facial Recognition2020-07-112020-07-11https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/surveillance-e1594489812130.jpg200px200px Above photo: We see the videos of the people police hurt and kill—but the surveillance that led to that brutality is often hidden from us. Jon Shireman/Getty Images. What’s happening in Detroit should be a wakeup call for the nation. We can’t stop police violence without ending police surveillance. Uprisings for racial justice are sweeping the country. Following the police murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and so many others, named and unnamed, America has finally reached its moment of reckoning. And politicians are starting to respond. […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/102344/79/1023447935_0:183:1000:746_1200x675_80_0_0_cf1835d9b1a24102cffda2a3ebd2a0f1.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202007071079813904-facial-recognition-company-halts-operations-in-canada-amid-probe/ TORONTO (Sputnik) – Clearview AI will stop offering its facial recognition services in Canada in response to a government probe, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner said in a statement. “Clearview AI has advised Canadian privacy protection authorities that, in response to their joint investigation, it will cease offering its facial recognition services in Canada”, the statement released on Monday said. The privacy commissioner’s office said that the company’s last contract in the country with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) is suspended indefinitely. The commissioner’s investigation into the use of the software by […]
Thanks to my mom, I’ve been blessed with skin that can be pretty finicky. I guess you can call it a gift and a curse (Thanks, Mom!). Growing up, I was obsessed with skincare and makeup products, but wasn’t allowed to experiment because of my cultural upbringing. Fast forward to my high school years, I developed a serious case of acne, which led me on a wild goose chase because I was unsure of what products to use on my lightly melanated skin. Due to my lack of skincare knowledge, I became a sucker for using the same products as my best […]
A photo of the alleged suspect in a theft case in Detroit, left, next to the driver’s license photo of Robert Williams. An algorithm said Williams was the suspect, but he and his lawyers say the tool produced a false hit. ACLU of Michigan hide caption toggle caption ACLU of Michigan A photo of the alleged suspect in a theft case in Detroit, left, next to the driver’s license photo of Robert Williams. An algorithm said Williams was the suspect, but he and his lawyers say the tool produced a false hit. ACLU of Michigan Police in Detroit were trying to […]
Alethea AI, a synthetic media company, is piloting “privacy-preserving face skins,” or digital masks that counter facial recognition algorithms and help users preserve privacy on pre-recorded videos. The move comes as companies such as IBM, Microsoft, and Amazon announced they would suspend the sale of their facial recognition technology to law enforcement agencies. “This is a new technique we developed inhouse that wraps a face with our AI algorithms,” said Alethea AI CEO Arif Khan. “Avatars are fun to play with and develop, but these ‘masks/skins’ are a different, more potent, animal to preserve privacy.” See also: Human Rights Foundation Funds […]
Amazon announced on Wednesday that it would freeze for one year the use of its facial recognition technology by law enforcement agencies. Reed Saxon/AP hide caption toggle caption Reed Saxon/AP Amazon announced on Wednesday that it would freeze for one year the use of its facial recognition technology by law enforcement agencies. Reed Saxon/AP Amazon announced on Wednesday a one-year moratorium on police use of its facial-recognition technology, yielding to pressure from police-reform advocates and civil rights groups. It is unclear how many law enforcement agencies in the U.S. deploy Amazon’s artificial intelligence tool, but an official with the Washington County […]
US law enforcement will be barred from using Amazon’s facial recognition software for one year, the company has announced, calling for stronger government regulations on the technology amid a broader push to reform policing. Amazon said it had placed a “one-year moratorium” on police use of its Rekognition software in a blog post on Wednesday, noting that organizations that “help rescue human trafficking victims and reunite missing children with their families” – which at times work with police – will be exempt from the ban. “We’ve advocated that governments should put in place stronger regulations to govern the ethical use of facial […]
Tech giants question whether face detecting technologies should be used by law enforcement agencies, as protests against police brutality continue in the United States following the death of Minneapolis resident George Floyd. Amazon announced on Wednesday it has banned using Rekognition by police for at least one year. “We’ve advocated that governments should put in place stronger regulations to govern the ethical use of facial recognition technology, and in recent days, Congress appears ready to take on this challenge”, Amazon said in a statement. “We hope this one-year moratorium might give Congress enough time to implement appropriate rules, and we stand ready […]
IBM announced this week that it would stop selling its facial recognition technology to customers including police departments. The move prompted calls for other tech firms, like Amazon and Microsoft, to do the same. Richard Drew/AP hide caption toggle caption Richard Drew/AP IBM announced this week that it would stop selling its facial recognition technology to customers including police departments. The move prompted calls for other tech firms, like Amazon and Microsoft, to do the same. Richard Drew/AP IBM will no longer provide facial recognition technology to police departments for mass surveillance and racial profiling, Arvind Krishna, IBM’s chief executive, wrote […]