facial recognition software
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Clearview AI’s ‘Search Engine for Faces’ Set to Receive Patent
Clearview AI, the notorious facial recognition company which has partnered with over 2,400 law enforcement agencies across the U.S, is about to receive a patent for what it describes as a first of its kind, “search engine for faces.”
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Europe Wants to Ban Facial Recognition — Take Note, America
The European Parliament has called for EU lawmakers to institute a ban on law enforcement’s use of facial recognition, as well as other surveillance tools commonly used in the course of algorithm-driven predictive policing.
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AI Tracks Lawmakers Using Their Phones on the Job so We Can Properly Mock Them
Politicians are hereby busted for using their cell phones during sessions, thanks to software written by Belgium artist Dries Depoorter. His artificial intelligence program “The Flemish Scrollers” reviews YouTube live streams of Flemish government meetings and identifies who’s on their phone along with their face and Twitter handle. It then tweets clips for our amusement,…
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‘Clearview AI’ Hit With Legal Complaints In 5 Countries, Accused of Face Recognition Abuse
Clearview AI, the American maker of a controversial facial recognition tool used mostly by police, is facing a downpour of legal complaints across Europe as of Thursday, alleging scopious privacy violations based on internal documents showing the company’s algorithm at work.