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A court has apparently rebuked government agencies for misuse of FISA Section 702 surveillance authority, and the Trump administration is reportedly withholding that ruling from the public. The details of the misconduct and the court's findings remain hidden.
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Pflugerville, Texas has adopted a formal policy covering the use of artificial intelligence, surveillance technology, and data privacy within the city. The move establishes local governance rules for how these tools are deployed at the municipal level.
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The Pflugerville City Council has approved a new policy covering artificial intelligence use, surveillance practices, and data privacy within the city. The policy marks a formal effort by the Texas municipality to set rules around how these technologies are used in local government.
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The city of Pflugerville, Texas has adopted new local rules governing the use of artificial intelligence, surveillance technologies, and data sharing practices. The policies appear to represent one of the more comprehensive municipal-level efforts to regulate how city government handles these tools.
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Pakistan's Punjab Safe Cities Authority used facial recognition technology through its Mera Pyara program to locate a man who had been missing for ten years, reuniting him with his family.
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Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology are examining whether ears can be used as a biometric identifier, similar to how facial recognition systems identify people by their faces. The work suggests that identity recognition may extend well beyond facial features to other physical traits captured incidentally in images or video.
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Police in Suffolk, England, plan to deploy facial recognition technology across the county, framing the rollout as a public safety measure.
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The University of Sydney is facing pushback over plans to introduce AI-powered facial recognition and broader surveillance systems on its campus. Details of the proposal and the scope of opposition have not been fully disclosed, but the backlash suggests significant concern among students, staff, or advocates.
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Hertfordshire Police have deployed two new vans equipped with live facial recognition technology, expanding the force's real-time surveillance capabilities across the region.
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Police in Hampshire used live facial recognition technology to scan more than 406,000 faces, according to newly reported figures. The UK still has no specific legislation governing how or when law enforcement can deploy the technology.
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India's data protection framework is facing scrutiny over whether it meaningfully constrains government surveillance, with analysts questioning if the law's real test lies not in regulating corporate data use but in limiting state power over personal information.
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Facewatch, a UK facial recognition company used in retail settings, is piloting a free crime intelligence platform that runs alongside its existing facial recognition system. The move appears aimed at expanding adoption among retailers by lowering the cost barrier to entry.
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Canada's Department of National Defence is providing funding for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to test facial recognition technology, with police mugshots serving as the dataset for those trials.
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A police force has deployed vans equipped with facial recognition technology, according to a BBC report. The move marks a step toward mobile, street-level biometric surveillance by law enforcement.
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Hertfordshire Police have acquired two new vans equipped with Live Facial Recognition technology, expanding the force's capacity to deploy real-time facial scanning in public spaces across the county.
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Hertfordshire Constabulary has added two dedicated vans equipped with live facial recognition technology to its policing operations, expanding the force's capacity to conduct real-time biometric surveillance in public spaces.
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Cybercriminals are stuffing infostealer malware into bogus apps aimed at tracking gas prices, police activity, drone strikes and other information of concern to average Russians, researchers said.
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U.S. officials are reportedly pushing to renew Section 702 surveillance authority before a court ruling on warrantless searches becomes public. Senators allege that officials withheld the ruling past its required release date.
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In the murder trial connected to South African rapper AKA, a police officer defended his identification of suspects from footage despite having no formal training in facial recognition. The officer maintained his conclusions under scrutiny in court.
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Hampshire Police used facial recognition technology to scan approximately 400,000 people, according to a report by civil liberties group Big Brother Watch, which characterized the surveillance as intrusive.
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Live facial recognition cameras have returned to a town centre, with local residents split over the technology's presence in public spaces.
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A privacy group has filed formal complaints against Scale AI, alleging the company surveils its workers. The details of the complaints and the specific surveillance practices at issue have not been publicly specified in available reporting.
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Privacy advocacy group noyb, alongside partner organizations, has filed five complaints across four European countries against Scale AI, the US company behind the AI training platform Outlier. The complaints allege illegal surveillance of over 900,000 freelance workers, including invasive biometric verification and large-scale personal data collection.
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A facial recognition vehicle is set to return to Southampton city centre, suggesting a repeat deployment of live biometric surveillance in a busy public area.
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