facial recognition
The Private Sector is Incrementally Normalizing the Biometric Scanning Architecture for the Government to Arrogate
As reported in ZeroHedge, facial recognition and other biometric authentication is increasingly and stealthily being deployed by private companies to their widely used apps and services. Major tech companies are leading the way in requiring users to submit biometric … Read more »
Illinois Law Enforcement Facial Recognition Ban Picks Up Support in the House
As reported by CWB Chicago, a bill banning law enforcement in Illinois from making use of facial recognition technology entirely has acquired two new cosponsors in the state legislature.
The Illinois Biometric Surveillance Act would not only end the … Read more »
ICE Arrogates the Right to Scan the Face of Any US Resident, at Any Time, for Any Reason
A new article from 404 Media reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has deployed a new mobile application to agents’ devices which allows them to subject anyone they encounter to facial recognition. Shockingly, the piece cites an internal … Read more »
ICE Digital Arms Buildup Equipping Agency for Mass Surveillance Operations
A new piece from Reason warns that ICE is rapidly acquiring the tools to conduct mass surveillance operations. While these capabilities are being amassed in the name of enforcing immigration law and detaining violent agitators coincident to anti-ICE demonstrations, the … Read more »
Police in New Orleans Found to Use Real-Time Facial Recognition, Crossing Surveillance Red Line
A new report from The Washington Post reveals that the New Orleans Police department has made use of a real-time facial recognition-equipped camera network for years. While law enforcement across the country has begun utilizing facial recognition in the course … Read more »
Loopholes in Law Enforcement Facial Recognition Bans Reveal Major Legal Blemishes
A new article from The Washington Post reveals how law enforcement bodies in major municipalities are circumventing their jurisdictions’ bans on facial recognition. Specifically, the report used police departments in Austin and San Francisco, both of which prohibit police … Read more »
Between Law Enforcement, Airlines, and Tech Companies, Facial Recognition in Air Travel is Quickly Soaring
A new article from DNYUZ makes a compelling case that facial recognition identification at US airports is on track to explode in the coming years.
To begin with, many Americans may not realize how pervasive biometric identification, of which … Read more »
Mixed Bag Illinois Law Unleashes Drones on Populace, But Guarantees FR and Weapons Limits
According to The Register, a new Illinois law signed by governor Pritzker overhauls the rules regulating law enforcement use of drones, to mixed effect. The law, known as the “Drones as First Responders Act,” grants police in the … Read more »
The Technological Leaps Hitting the Market Show the True Face of Facial Recognition
A new report from the LA Times reveals the frightening scale of potential civil liberties violations posed by recent advances in facial recognition technology. The piece profiles a company called Vintra which is showcasing the “co-appearance” feature of its … Read more »
Illinois’s Nation-Leading Biometric Privacy Protections Continue to Strengthen
Last month, the Illinois Supreme Court set a milestone legal precedent to strengthen the state’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (or “BIPA”). The ruling expands the scope of possible enforcement of already potent biometric privacy protections.
In the case before the … Read more »
