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aniel Kertusha, 21, has his eyes scanned by an orb at a Worldcoin registration point in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, August 4, 2023.

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Paper out, biometrics in: Singapore’s Changi Airport is going passport-free next year.

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Country with world’s most powerful passport to go passport-free

The changes are designed for a "more seamless" system at the Asian hub, which processed more than 5 million passengers last month.

26/09/2023

Surveillance cameras sit on a utility pole in Moscow, February 2020

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Euroviews. Facial recognition technology should be regulated, but not banned

The European Commission has proven itself to be an effective regulator in the past. A blanket ban on FRT in law enforcement will only benefit the criminals, Tony Porter and Dr Nicole Benjamin Fink write.

07/08/2023

Biometric identification allows the recognition of people based on their biological features, such as facial traits.

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MEPs endorse blanket ban on live facial recognition in public spaces

Members of the European Parliament endorsed on Wednesday a blanket ban on AI-powered facial recognition in public spaces.

14/06/2023

Are you who you say you are? US trials facial recognition technology at airports

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Authorities say it will speed up identity checks at security, but critics are worried about bias in the algorithm and how people’s data will be used.

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This picture taken on January 21, 2022 shows video surveillance cameras in a private parking in Gouesnou, western France.

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New French facial recognition reveals identity ahead of Paris Olympics

Developments in facial recognition technology makes it easier and faster to identify people in just a few clicks.

21/02/2023

Pas is currently being slammed for wanting to roll out AI-assisted surveillance

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France is currently debating a bill that would allow AI-assisted video surveillance to detect "abnormal" movements ahead of the Paris Olympics in 2024

06/02/2023

The Parallel Reality screen is available to Delta passengers departing from Detroit Metropolitan Airport.

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Creepy or cool? This airport flight board displays personalised info

Delta's futuristic 'Parallel Reality' screen can display personalised information to 100 people at the same time using AI and facial recognition technology.

07/07/2022

Clearview AI

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The controversial facial recognition company fell afoul of the law in the US state of Illinois for sharing biometric data without consent.

10/05/2022

Clearview's facial recognition can identify the dead quicker than finger printing.

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Ukraine begins using facial recognition to identify Russians and dead

Italy's data protection watchdog fined the American company behind the tech €20 million last week over breaches of EU privacy laws.

14/03/2022

EU countries have stepped up their monitoring of facial recognition and big tech.

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Facial recognition company breaks EU data privacy rules, says France

Clearview has amassed a database of billions of people's photos, but France says the data has been collected without citizens' consent.

16/12/2021

Meta-owned Facebook said it would delete a billion unique "faceprints" as part of the move to roll back facial recognition

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Facebook says it will stop using facial recognition

The company said it was safer to limit facial recognition software amid ethical concerns and lawsuits over its use.

03/11/2021

97 per cent of parents or children backed using the technology.

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UK schools pause use of facial recognition technology

Nine schools in North Ayrshire in Scotland had been using the technology for a week.

18/10/2021

A passenger walks through a ticket gate equipped with a facial recognition fare payment system - Face Pay - at Turgenevskaya metro station in Moscow on September 23, 2021.

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Moscow metro riders will be able to use just their face to pay fares

The facial recognition-based payment system will be able to use on all 14 lines of the metro from October 15.

11/10/2021

People take part in an Uber drivers' protest outside the company's offices in east London, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021.

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Uber faces legal action over 'racist' facial recognition software

A Black ex-Uber driver claims he was fired after the company's automated software failed to recognise him.

06/10/2021

The UN has warned against facial rcognition technology, arguing it could pose a serious danger to human rights

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Australia uses facial recognition to check in on COVID quarantine

The country's two most populous states are using facial scanning technology, extending controversial trials to most Australians.

17/09/2021

The European Union flag flies outside Europe House in London.

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European privacy groups challenge facial scan firm Clearview

Four groups say Clearview stockpiled biometric data on more than 3 billion people without their knowledge or permission by “scraping" their images from websites.

27/05/2021

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Amazon bans police use of its face recognition tool for a year

It follows IBM's recent decision to leave the facial recognition business amid concerns such technology could be used for mass surveillance and racial profiling.

11/06/2020

A surveillance camera, top right, and license plate scanners, center, are seen at an intersection in West Baltimore

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Euroviews. We shouldn’t accept intrusive surveillance for the sake of our health without safeguards ǀ View

Whether prompted by a health or security crisis, the adoption of exceptional state powers makes me worry that we are entering a new era in which our liberties are being whittled away under the guise of fighting another invisible enemy.

22/05/2020

A mobile police facial recognition facility outside a shopping centre in London Tuesday Feb. 11, 2020

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Euroviews. In the blink of AI: How facial recognition technology is capitalising on the COVID-19 crisis ǀ View

What will happen when we emerge into the post-coronavirus world? Will these often invasive technological powers be de-escalated when the threat has passed? Or will they be held in place under the pretence of public protection?

14/05/2020

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Who's next? Bar uses facial recognition to stop queue jumpers

A bar in central London has installed new AI-powered facial recognition tech to help staff see who's next in line.

23/10/2019