The Changing Face of Protest – Rest of World
Over the past decade, there has been a steep rise globally in law enforcement using facial recognition technology. Data gathered… read more
Cops Used DNA to Predict a Suspect’s Face—and Tried to Run Facial Recognition on It – Wired
For facial recognition experts and privacy advocates, the East Bay detective’s request, while dystopian, was also entirely predictable. It emphasizes… read more
New York police will use drones to monitor backyard parties this weekend, spurring privacy concerns – Associated Press
But as the technology proliferates, privacy advocates say regulations have not kept up, opening the door to intrusive surveillance that… read more
In every reported case where police mistakenly arrested someone using facial recognition, that person has been Black – Business Insider
“We believe this results from factors that include the lack of Black faces in the algorithms’ training data sets, a… read more
This AI Watches Millions Of Cars Daily And Tells Cops If You’re Driving Like A Criminal – Forbes
The previously unreported case is a window into the evolution of AI-powered policing, and a harbinger of the constitutional issues… read more
State of Surveillance – Vice series
This series is made possible with the support of a grant from Columbia University’s Ira A. Lipman Center for Journalism… read more
Restraining protest surveillance: When should surveillance of protesters become unlawful? – Privacy International
Key findings Indiscriminate, generalised, and mass protest surveillance is unlawful. Information gathering activities which have the effect of collecting, processing,… read more
What Happens When Your Social Media Photos End Up in the Hands of Police – The Marshall Project
Two of the cases took place in Detroit, where police have subsequently raised the standards for using facial recognition technology… read more
Clearview AI used nearly 1m times by US police, it tells the BBC – BBC News
The company is banned from selling its services to most US companies, after the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) took… read more
Police Relied on Hidden Technology and Put the Wrong Person in Jail – New York Times
Mr. Reid’s wrongful arrest appears to be the result of a cascade of technologies — beginning with a bad facial… read more