More Facial Recognition
Police use facial-recognition tech to arrest another innocent man
For the second time in less than three weeks, it was revealed that Detroit police used faulty technology to arrest the wrong man.
By Jack Morse
Facial recognition tech put his life at risk. Congress needs to act now.
Biased algorithms have very real consequences.
Boston bans most city use of facial-recognition tech in privacy win
Boston joins cities like San Francisco in banning the official use of facial-recognition tech after the unanimous vote.
By Jack Morse
Congressman calls out Amazon's 'performative' facial-recognition moratorium
It turns out that at least one congressman wasn't fooled by Amazon's wishy-washy moratorium on police's use of its facial-recognition technology.
By Jack Morse
John Oliver dives into the shady uses of facial recognition
"There are currently serious concerns that facial recognition is being used to identify Black Lives Matter protesters."
By Sam Haysom
Microsoft says it won't sell facial recognition tech to police, either
Don't worry, there's an 'until.'
By Rachel Kraus
Amazon says cops can't use its facial-recognition tech for a year, but not much else
The announcement was troublingly light on details.
By Jack Morse
Control this e-bike with your face — Future Blink
Go on an adventure and shrink your carbon footprint...in non-crowded areas, of course.
By Jordan Aaron
Watch Ashton Kutcher brag about his 'terrifying' facial-recognition app on 'Hot Ones'
The app sure sounds a lot like Clearview AI.
By Jack Morse
Clearview AI, the creepy facial recognition company, is reportedly developing a surveillance camera
The controversial startup is experimenting with wearables, too.
By Matt Binder
Apple punishes facial recognition company Clearview AI for ignoring developer rules
The controversial company just made another powerful enemy.
Immigrants trusted Maryland to give them licenses. Then ICE betrayed them.
The government's use of facial-recognition technology continues to be problematic.
By Rachel Kraus
These custom masks may not beat Face ID, but they could do some good
Creepy? Sure! But also incredibly cool and maybe good in other ways.
Facebook sends cease-and-desist to facial recognition startup Clearview AI over photo scraping
When Facebook reckons you've gone too far, maybe that's a bad sign?
Controversial facial recognition company claims it has a First Amendment right to your public photos
One company CEO thinks so
By Matt Binder
Facebook agrees to $550M slap on the wrist following facial recognition suit
The company agreed to settle a lawsuit over the use of its facial recognition technology in Illinois.
By Jack Morse
New Jersey halts police use of creepy Clearview AI facial-recognition app
This is a good first step.
By Jack Morse
Despite privacy concerns, facial recognition cameras to be rolled out in London
What chapter of "1984" is this?
By Words by Rachel Thompson; Video by Marvin Van Buren
A facial recognition company dug up billions of photos from Facebook and beyond
More than 600 law enforcement agencies are using the creepy AI tool.
By Sasha Lekach
Europe might ban facial recognition in public spaces for up to 5 years
The European Commission is putting citizens' privacy first.
College students demand schools ban facial recognition
A different sort of culture war.
By Rachel Kraus
Facial and voice recognition in cars sounds like a privacy nightmare
Watch out for your car knowing how you feel before you do. And watch your data.
By Sasha Lekach
Somehow Facebook's facial recognition was even creepier than we thought
Nope, not creepy at all.
By Karissa Bell
