Tag: facial recognition
  • Jun 1, 2021 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media, Surveillance,

Major fightbacks against “cookie banner terror” and facial image scraping launched across Europe by privacy activists

The EU’s main privacy law, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is three years old. Access Now has produced what it calls an “implementation report”, which usefully summarizes the GDPR’s achievements and problems. One of the latter is the lack of enforcement by the Irish Data Protection Commission. Another is the continuing use by Web … Continue reading “Major fightbacks against “cookie banner terror” and facial image scraping launched across Europe by privacy activists”

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Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: May 7, 2021

Featured: Privacy News Online – Week of May 7, 2021 What happens to privacy once AIs start hacking systems – and people? Artificial Intelligence (AI) has mostly figured in this blog because of its ability to sift through information – for example, finding patterns in data, or matching faces. A new paper by security expert … Continue reading “Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: May 7, 2021”

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  • May 3, 2021 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, Social Media, Surveillance,

What happens to privacy once AIs start hacking systems – and people?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has mostly figured in this blog because of its ability to sift through information – for example, finding patterns in data, or matching faces. But one of the reasons that AI is such a powerful and important technology is that it is completely general: it can be applied to almost anything. As … Continue reading “What happens to privacy once AIs start hacking systems – and people?”

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  • Apr 27, 2021 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media, Surveillance,

EU unveils proposals for wide-ranging AI regulation with a global reach, and facial recognition systems flagged up as “high risk”

The European Commission has unveiled proposals for what it terms “new rules and actions aiming to turn Europe into the global hub for trustworthy Artificial Intelligence”. Evidently hoping that the new regulation will set standards for AI as the GDPR set them for privacy, the Commission says: “With these landmark rules, the EU is spearheading … Continue reading “EU unveils proposals for wide-ranging AI regulation with a global reach, and facial recognition systems flagged up as “high risk””

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Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: March 19, 2021

Featured: Privacy News Online – Week of March 19th, 2021 Algorithmic bias: how automated decision making has become an assault on privacy An automated decision-making system was employed in The Netherlands to detect people who are likely to commit benefit fraud. The system could cross-reference data about work, fines, penalties, taxes, properties, housing, education, retirement, … Continue reading “Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: March 19, 2021”

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Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: January 15, 2021

Featured: Privacy News Online – Week of January 15th, 2021 Not going dark: personal data from the Internet of Things ushers in a golden age for law enforcement A new report from the Brennan Center of Justice highlights how much information that law enforcement is able to siphon from the “smart” internet of things connected … Continue reading “Privacy News Online | Weekly Review: January 15, 2021”

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  • Jan 4, 2021 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

Man sues police after incorrect facial recognition match leads to wrongful arrest

Nijeer Parks is suing the police after he was arrested and jailed in 2019 for ten days based on an incorrect facial recognition match. After a crime in Woodbridge, NJ, the local police department issued a warrant for Parks based on a facial recognition match provided by  facial recognition software similar to Clearview AI. Parks … Continue reading “Man sues police after incorrect facial recognition match leads to wrongful arrest”

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  • Dec 3, 2020 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

CBP wants to create a facial recognition database of every non-US citizen traveler to the United States

U.S. Customs Border Protection (CBP) has filed a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that highlights their ongoing plans to create a facial recognition database with mugshots of all non-US citizen travelers. The CBP previously proposed the same facial recognition database in 2019, but wanted to also collect mugshots of US citizens. Understandably, the backlash was … Continue reading “CBP wants to create a facial recognition database of every non-US citizen traveler to the United States”

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  • Dec 1, 2020 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Surveillance,

France rocked again by demonstrations against the new “Global Security Law”, which includes mass surveillance by police drones

For the second time in a week, demonstrations took place across France against a new “Global Security Law”. The proposed legislation would bring in wide-ranging police surveillance in France, but the main concern of demonstrators is Article 24, which is designed to penalize the “malicious” dissemination of images of French police officers: Pending legislation in … Continue reading “France rocked again by demonstrations against the new “Global Security Law”, which includes mass surveillance by police drones”

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