Detroit changes rules for police use of facial recognition after wrongful arrest of Black man
City to pay $300,000 to Robert Williams, whose driver’s license was incorrectly flagged in shoplifting investigation
June 2024
Would face scanning technology keep Australian kids off social media? The UK regulator doubts it
Warning from Britain’s online safety authority casts doubt on age verification method mentioned by Coalition in push for ban
April 2024
How Israel uses facial-recognition systems in Gaza and beyond
Amnesty International researcher Matt Mahmoudi discusses the IDF’s use of the techonology as a tool of mass surveillance
Leisure centres scrap biometric systems to keep tabs on staff amid UK data watchdog clampdown
Firms such as Serco and Virgin Active pull facial recognition and fingerprint scan systems used to monitor staff attendance
Shoplifting crackdown to include £55m for facial recognition tools in England and Wales
Mobile units will be deployed on high streets to identify wanted people – including repeat offenders
March 2024
Black Box
Episode 5 – The white mask
In January 2020, Robert Williams was arrested by Detroit police for a crime he had not committed. The officers were acting on a tip not from a witness or informant. In fact, not from a person at all
February 2024
Canadian university vending machine error reveals use of facial recognition
Snack dispenser at University of Waterloo shows facial recognition message on screen despite no prior indication
Serco ordered to stop using facial recognition technology to monitor staff
Biometric data of more than 2,000 staff at 38 leisure centres was unlawfully processed to check attendance, watchdog finds
Lobby group calls for pokies venues to be exempt from facial recognition and biometric data laws
Clubs Australia says tougher restrictions could undermine harm reduction measures, while privacy advocates say the technology is not needed to reduce problem gambling
January 2024
Facial recognition used after Sunglass Hut robbery led to man’s wrongful jailing, says suit
Facial recognition could replace passports at UK airport e-gates
December 2023
Facial recognition helps fight serious crime, but for minor UK offences it should be off limits
Asress Adimi Gikay
Police to be able to run face recognition searches on 50m driving licence holders
Rite Aid facial recognition misidentified Black, Latino and Asian people as ‘likely’ shoplifters
Ex-commissioner for facial recognition tech joins Facewatch firm he approved
November 2023
How Chinese firm linked to repression of Uyghurs aids Israeli surveillance in West Bank
Cameras made by Hikvision, which is blacklisted in US, blanket the occupied West Bank, according to Amnesty International
October 2023
Hundreds of millions of Australian identity checks may have been illegally conducted, Senate hears
Police urged to double use of facial recognition software
Major UK retailers urged to quit ‘authoritarian’ police facial recognition strategy
Australian federal police tested controversial facial recognition search engine, FOI documents reveal
