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B Biometric Update · · International

South Africa seeks facial recognition for police body, dashboard cameras

South Africa is pursuing facial recognition technology to be integrated into police body cameras and dashboard cameras. The move would give law enforcement the ability to identify individuals captured on police footage in real time or after the fact.

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F Futurism · · International

Meta Is Using Instagram Users' Photos to Build a Universal Facial Recognition System for Its Hated Smart Glasses, Class Action Lawsuit Claims

A class action lawsuit alleges that Meta is using photos uploaded by Instagram users to train a facial recognition system intended for its Ray-Ban smart glasses. The suit claims this use of personal images was not what users agreed to when they posted on the platform.

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I iclg.com · · International

Facial recognition: the future of policing is here, can the law keep up?

Facial recognition technology is increasingly being used in law enforcement, and legal frameworks have so far struggled to match the pace of its adoption. The gap between what the technology can do and what the law currently governs is a growing concern for civil liberties and policing accountability.

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P PYMNTS.com · · International

Meta Faces Lawsuit Over Smart Glasses Facial Recognition

Meta is facing a lawsuit connected to facial recognition capabilities in its smart glasses. The legal action suggests the glasses were used in ways that implicate biometric privacy rights.

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G Gizmodo · · International

Meta Faces a Class Action Lawsuit Over Planned Smart Glasses Facial Recognition

Meta is facing a class action lawsuit related to planned facial recognition capabilities in its smart glasses. The suit appears to target the company before such features are fully deployed, challenging the privacy implications of the technology.

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L Law Commentary · · International

Meta Sued Over Facebook, Instagram Photos Allegedly Used to Train AI and Facial Recognition

Meta is facing a lawsuit over allegations that photos uploaded to Facebook and Instagram were used to train its artificial intelligence systems and facial recognition technology without users' knowledge or consent.

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W Wisconsin Watch · · International

Despite police department ban, facial recognition technology lingers in Milwaukee’s criminal justice system

Milwaukee's police department has banned the use of facial recognition technology, but the tool continues to surface elsewhere in the city's criminal justice system. The ban has not fully removed the technology from the process of investigating and prosecuting crime.

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B BBC · · International

Weapons found as police trial facial recognition

Police trialing facial recognition technology reported finding weapons during the trial period, according to a BBC report. No further details about the location, scale, or nature of the trial are provided in the available information.

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WIRED — AI · · International

Meta Sued Over Training Data for Its AI and Face-Recognition Systems

A proposed class action lawsuit claims Meta scraped photos from Facebook and Instagram without permission to train its AI image-generation tools and develop an unreleased facial recognition feature called NameTag.

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C cheshire.police.uk · · International

Third deployment of Live Facial Recognition technology to take place in Chester city centre as part of Operation Vigilant

Cheshire Police are conducting a third deployment of live facial recognition technology in Chester city centre under Operation Vigilant. The announcement confirms the surveillance program is ongoing and expanding in use.

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B Biometric Update · · International

Clearview AI prototype points to next phase of facial recognition: identity intelligence

Clearview AI is developing a prototype that reportedly moves beyond standard facial recognition toward what it calls identity intelligence, suggesting the company is expanding the scope and capability of its surveillance technology.

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T TigerNet · · International

Clemson testing facial recognition ticket entry at Memorial Stadium

Clemson University is piloting facial recognition technology to process ticket entry at Memorial Stadium, replacing or supplementing traditional ticket scanning for fans attending events.

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WIRED — AI · · International

Clearview AI Is Testing an AI Tool That Would Let Cops Unearth Your Life Online

Clearview AI is testing a prototype tool called InquiryIQ that combines facial recognition with an AI model from Elon Musk's xAI to help police pull up a person's social accounts, associates, and other online information from a single search. The tool has not been publicly announced.

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EFF — Deeplinks · · International

Cops Play Hide and Seek About Using Spy Tech to Avoid Scrutiny and Bad PR

Police departments across the United States are actively concealing their use of surveillance tools — including license plate readers, cell-site simulators, and facial recognition — by instructing officers to omit these technologies from reports and structuring records to evade public disclosure requests.

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B BBC · · International

Concern over North Tyneside AI facial recognition cameras

Facial recognition cameras using AI have been deployed in North Tyneside, drawing concern from residents or critics about their use in a public setting. Details about who operates the system and what it is scanning for have not been specified in available reporting.

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W wxxinews.org · · International

New law will require Monroe County stores to declare use of facial recognition software

Monroe County has passed a law requiring retail stores to publicly disclose when they are using facial recognition technology on customers. The measure puts the disclosure obligation on businesses rather than leaving shoppers to guess whether they are being scanned.

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Y Yahoo · · International

Stores must disclose facial recognition under new Monroe County law

Monroe County has passed a law requiring stores to tell customers when facial recognition technology is in use on the premises. The measure creates a disclosure obligation for retailers, giving shoppers notice before they enter a space where their face may be scanned.

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B BBC · · International

Devon and Cornwall Police use facial recognition technology

Devon and Cornwall Police have begun using facial recognition technology, according to a BBC report. The adoption marks an expansion of live facial recognition use among UK regional police forces.

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V virtual.reality.news · · International

Meta Smart Glasses Facial Recognition: What We Know

Meta's smart glasses have been connected to facial recognition capabilities, raising scrutiny over how the devices may identify people in public without their knowledge. The specifics of how the feature works, who can use it, and what data is retained remain subjects of public and regulatory attention.

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R RochesterFirst · · International

New Monroe County law targets facial recognition, biometric data – RochesterFirst

Monroe County has passed a new local law placing restrictions on the use of facial recognition technology and the collection of biometric data. The measure marks one of the more recent efforts by a local government to set its own rules around biometric surveillance.

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R RochesterFirst · · International

New Monroe County law targets facial recognition, biometric data

Monroe County has passed a new local law restricting the use of facial recognition and biometric data collection. The measure represents a local government effort to regulate how biometric technologies can be used within the county.

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