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Harvard Students Develop Meta Smart Glasses App That Reveals People's Sensitive Details
Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses were used by two Harvard engineering students to build an app that can reveal sensitive information about people without them realising it. The students posted a demo of the video on X (formerly known as Twitter) and showcased the app’s capability. Notably, the app is not being made publicly available to users, instead,...
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Clearview AI Facial Recognition Firm Faces EUR 200-Million Fine in Italy Over Controversial Data Collection
Italy's data privacy watchdog on Wednesday fined US-based firm Clearview AI EUR 20 million (roughly Rs. 168.44 crore) over its controversial facial recognition software.
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Regulation of Face Recognition Software Use Could Be Coming Soon, in the US
A week after Amazon banned the sale of its face recognition technology to police indefinitely, regulation could be coming to determine how such technology can be used. This is in part because the potential for bias in the technology. In 2018, a study on facial recognition technologies found that the software identified lighter-skinned people accura...
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Amazon Extends Ban on Police Use of Facial Recognition Software
Amazon said it is extending until further notice a moratorium it imposed last year on police use of its facial recognition software.
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Microsoft Bans Face-Recognition Sales to Police as Big Tech Reacts to Protests
Microsoft has become the third big tech company this week to say it won’t sell its facial recognition software to police, following similar moves by Amazon and IBM.
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Amazon Bans Police Use Of Its Facial Recognition Technology For A Year
Amazon.com Inc on Wednesday said it was implementing a one-year moratorium on police use of its facial recognition software, halting a business it long defended as many protested law enforcement brutality against people of color.
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Amazon Bans Use Of Its Facial-Recognition Tech By US Police Amid Anti-Racism Protests
Amazon on Wednesday announced a one-year ban on letting police use its facial recognition technology, calling for strong government regulations for its ethical use.
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EU Drops Idea of Facial Recognition Ban in Public Areas
The European Union has scrapped the possibility of a ban on facial recognition technology in public spaces, according to the latest proposals seen by Reuters.
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Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai Backs Temporary Ban On Facial-Recognition
The EU's proposal for a temporary ban on facial-recognition technology won backing from Alphabet Chief Executive Sundar Pichai on Monday but got a cool response from Microsoft President Brad Smith.
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Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai Backs Temporary Ban on Facial-Recognition, Microsoft Disagrees
The EU's proposal for a temporary ban on facial-recognition technology won backing from Alphabet Chief Executive Sundar Pichai on Monday but got a cool response from Microsoft President Brad Smith.
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Researchers Slam Artificial Intelligence Software That Predicts Emotions
A prominent group of researchers alarmed by the harmful social effects of artificial intelligence called Thursday for a ban on automated analysis of facial expressions in hiring and other major decisions.
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IBM: Face Recognition Tech Should Be Regulated, Not Banned
IBM weighed in Tuesday on the policy debate over facial recognition technology, arguing against an outright ban but calling for "precision regulation" to protect privacy and civil liberties.
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San Francisco Becomes First US City To Ban Facial-Recognition Software
San Francisco on Tuesday became the first city in the U.S. to ban the use of facial-recognition software by city agencies and the police, dealing a swift symbolic blow to a key technology rapidly being deployed by law enforcement nationwide.
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PUBG Mobile 'Healthy Gameplay System' Error Fixed for India But Here's What Could Happen Next
PUBG Mobile India players don't have the Healthy Reminder feature any more. Though Tencent does have more stringent, potentially privacy invasive methods at its disposal if a PUBG ban is in the offing.
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Harvard Students Develop Meta Smart Glasses App That Reveals People's Sensitive Details
Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses were used by two Harvard engineering students to build an app that can reveal sensitive information about people without them realising it. The students posted a demo of the video on X (formerly known as Twitter) and showcased the app’s capability. Notably, the app is not being made publicly available to users, instead,...
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Clearview AI Facial Recognition Firm Faces EUR 200-Million Fine in Italy Over Controversial Data Collection
Italy's data privacy watchdog on Wednesday fined US-based firm Clearview AI EUR 20 million (roughly Rs. 168.44 crore) over its controversial facial recognition software.
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Regulation of Face Recognition Software Use Could Be Coming Soon, in the US
A week after Amazon banned the sale of its face recognition technology to police indefinitely, regulation could be coming to determine how such technology can be used. This is in part because the potential for bias in the technology. In 2018, a study on facial recognition technologies found that the software identified lighter-skinned people accura...
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Amazon Extends Ban on Police Use of Facial Recognition Software
Amazon said it is extending until further notice a moratorium it imposed last year on police use of its facial recognition software.
-
Microsoft Bans Face-Recognition Sales to Police as Big Tech Reacts to Protests
Microsoft has become the third big tech company this week to say it won’t sell its facial recognition software to police, following similar moves by Amazon and IBM.
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Amazon Bans Police Use Of Its Facial Recognition Technology For A Year
Amazon.com Inc on Wednesday said it was implementing a one-year moratorium on police use of its facial recognition software, halting a business it long defended as many protested law enforcement brutality against people of color.
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Amazon Bans Use Of Its Facial-Recognition Tech By US Police Amid Anti-Racism Protests
Amazon on Wednesday announced a one-year ban on letting police use its facial recognition technology, calling for strong government regulations for its ethical use.
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EU Drops Idea of Facial Recognition Ban in Public Areas
The European Union has scrapped the possibility of a ban on facial recognition technology in public spaces, according to the latest proposals seen by Reuters.
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Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai Backs Temporary Ban On Facial-Recognition
The EU's proposal for a temporary ban on facial-recognition technology won backing from Alphabet Chief Executive Sundar Pichai on Monday but got a cool response from Microsoft President Brad Smith.
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Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai Backs Temporary Ban on Facial-Recognition, Microsoft Disagrees
The EU's proposal for a temporary ban on facial-recognition technology won backing from Alphabet Chief Executive Sundar Pichai on Monday but got a cool response from Microsoft President Brad Smith.
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Researchers Slam Artificial Intelligence Software That Predicts Emotions
A prominent group of researchers alarmed by the harmful social effects of artificial intelligence called Thursday for a ban on automated analysis of facial expressions in hiring and other major decisions.
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IBM: Face Recognition Tech Should Be Regulated, Not Banned
IBM weighed in Tuesday on the policy debate over facial recognition technology, arguing against an outright ban but calling for "precision regulation" to protect privacy and civil liberties.
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San Francisco Becomes First US City To Ban Facial-Recognition Software
San Francisco on Tuesday became the first city in the U.S. to ban the use of facial-recognition software by city agencies and the police, dealing a swift symbolic blow to a key technology rapidly being deployed by law enforcement nationwide.
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PUBG Mobile 'Healthy Gameplay System' Error Fixed for India But Here's What Could Happen Next
PUBG Mobile India players don't have the Healthy Reminder feature any more. Though Tencent does have more stringent, potentially privacy invasive methods at its disposal if a PUBG ban is in the offing.
