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[Link] ​​Tech Firm Offers Cops Facial Recognition to ID Homeless People

Read: 8/2/2022 www.vice.com

“Police use ODIN facial recognition to identify even non-verbal or intoxicated individuals,” the brochure from surveillance firm ODIN Intelligence reads. ODIN’s specific homelessness product is called ODIN Homeless Management Information System, or ODIN HMIS.

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[Link] IRS to Stop Use of Facial Recognition Tech After Widespread Backlash

Read: 8/2/2022 www.vice.com

The IRS said on Monday it will stop the use of ID.me, an identification verification service that uses facial recognition technology. Lawmakers had raised concerns with the service over the last week, with multiple members of Congress and Senators urging the IRS to stop the deployment of ID.me.

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[Link] Korean Facial Recognition Project Faces Opposition

Read: 1/12/2021 hackaday.com

It was discovered last month that a South Korean government project has been providing millions of facial images taken at Incheon International Airport to private industry without the consent of those photographed.

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[Link] Clearview AI ordered to delete all facial recognition data belonging to Australians

Read: 14/11/2021 www.theverge.com

Controversial facial recognition firm Clearview AI has been ordered to destroy all images and facial templates belonging to individuals living in Australia by the country’s national privacy regulator.

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[Link] Clearview Finally Submits AI For Independent Testing; Only Tests Feature It Isn't Actually Selling

Read: 8/11/2021 www.techdirt.com

At long last, Clearview has finally had its AI tested by an independent party.

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[Link] The iPhone 13 Screen Is a Repair Nightmare That Could Destroy Repair Shops Forever

Read: 7/11/2021 www.vice.com

A tweak to the iPhone’s repairability that has been long prophesied and feared has finally come to pass, giving staggering new urgency for legislation that makes repair more accessible: The iPhone 13’s screen cannot be replaced without special software controlled by Apple.

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[Link] Don’t Go Cheering Facebook for Killing Its Face Recognition Database Just Yet

Read: 4/11/2021 www.gizmodo.com.au

On Tuesday, Facebook offered us a brief respite from the deluge of awful news stories on the company with a pretty pleasant-sounding announcement.

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[Link] Facebook Shuts Down Massive Photo Tagging Facial Recognition Program

Read: 2/11/2021 www.vice.com

For years, photo tagging was a core Facebook feature and was one of the main things people “did” on Facebook. To tag a photo, you clicked a specific part of it and wrote in the name of your friend.

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[Link] Many Americans aren't aware they're being tracked with facial recognition while shopping

Read: 26/8/2021 www.techradar.com

Despite consumer opposition to facial recognition, the technology is currently being used in retail stores throughout the US according to new research from Piplsay.

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[Link] Mass Resignations at Scientific Journal Over Ethically Fraught China Genetics Papers

Read: 7/8/2021 theintercept.com

Eight members of the editorial board of a scientific journal have resigned after it published a slew of controversial papers that critics fear could be used for DNA profiling and persecution of ethnic minorities in China.

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