• Jan 17, 2024
  • Glyn Moody
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

LAPD Plans to Build a Real-Time Crime Center

We’ve previously warned that the rise of internet-connected doorbell cameras could give local police forces a powerful new surveillance tool. A follow-up article looked at the increasing number of partnerships between US police departments and Amazon’s Ring network. There’s was a 2021 story by the Los Angeles Times that reveals how close the relationship between … Continue reading “LAPD Plans to Build a Real-Time Crime Center”

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  • Jan 11, 2024
  • Glyn Moody
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

US FTC Order Sets Minimum Privacy Requirements for Biometric Surveillance in Commercial Settings

Over the last couple of years, it has become increasingly common for customers to be watched, tracked, and analyzed in stores. A key element of this surveillance is AI-based facial recognition. Companies say that the facial recognition software helps prevent shoplifting by recognizing people who have allegedly stolen goods before, even though it recently emerged … Continue reading “US FTC Order Sets Minimum Privacy Requirements for Biometric Surveillance in Commercial Settings”

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  • Dec 15, 2023
  • Glyn Moody
  • Announcements, General Privacy News, Governments, Online Privacy, Online Security, Surveillance,

What’s in the New EU Artificial Intelligence Act, and What Will It Mean for Global Privacy?

The EU has reached a political agreement on its groundbreaking Artificial Intelligence Act, which was first proposed back in 2021. All the main elements have been agreed, but some of the technical details still need to be filled in over the next few weeks. There’s no final text yet, but press releases from the European … Continue reading “What’s in the New EU Artificial Intelligence Act, and What Will It Mean for Global Privacy?”

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  • Jan 5, 2023
  • Glyn Moody
  • General Privacy News, Online Privacy, Surveillance,

Biometric Data Is a Disaster For Your Privacy – And It May Already Be Used Against You

We’ve written many times on the PIA blog about the increasing use of biometric systems as a way of establishing identity and controlling access. Biometrics being used in this way is problematic for many reasons, most notably because of their limited accuracy. However, the biggest issue with biometrics is, by far, the fact that they … Continue reading “Biometric Data Is a Disaster For Your Privacy – And It May Already Be Used Against You”

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  • May 11, 2022
  • Glyn Moody
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

The Next Level of Surveillance: Real-Time AI Detection of Emotions in Video Streams

Surveillance once meant large-scale government spying on citizens, mostly to identify criminal activity, such as terrorism. But things have advanced quite a lot now. Surveillance has even moved into the workplace, where it’s advancing on several fronts. Advancing Artificial Intelligence The most common advancement in AI involves algorithmic, automated management — which includes analysis of … Continue reading “The Next Level of Surveillance: Real-Time AI Detection of Emotions in Video Streams”

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  • Apr 4, 2022
  • Glyn Moody
  • Governments, Social Media, Surveillance,

Clearview AI Fined in Italy, Starts Scanning Dead Russian Soldiers in Ukraine

Ever since the facial recognition company Clearview AI appeared from nowhere two years ago, it has remained at the leading edge of its field, not least in terms of ethics. As a recent PIA blog post reported, the company claims to be building a database holding 100 billion facial images, so that “almost everyone in … Continue reading “Clearview AI Fined in Italy, Starts Scanning Dead Russian Soldiers in Ukraine”

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  • Feb 25, 2022
  • Glyn Moody
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media, Surveillance,

Clearview AI Offers to Eliminate Public Anonymity and Destroy Privacy around the World for a Mere $50 Million

PIA blog first wrote about the facial recognition start-up Clearview AI two years ago, when news about its huge database of three billion facial images appeared. Its main market is currently law enforcement, with which it has already had considerable success in the US. But two years is a long time in digital technology, and … Continue reading “Clearview AI Offers to Eliminate Public Anonymity and Destroy Privacy around the World for a Mere $50 Million”

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  • Oct 25, 2021
  • Glyn Moody
  • Governments, Social Media, Surveillance,

European Parliament Calls for Bans on AI-based Biometric Recognition in Public Spaces, Predictive Policing, and Social Scoring

Back in April, Privacy News Online reported on an important set of proposals from the European Commission to regulate the use of artificial intelligence within the EU. It contained some good ideas, and warned that AI-based facial recognition systems were “high risk”. But that didn’t go far enough for the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), … Continue reading “European Parliament Calls for Bans on AI-based Biometric Recognition in Public Spaces, Predictive Policing, and Social Scoring”

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