Group of 200 artists and 30 rights groups have written an open letter demanding Amazon Palm Scanner is removed from…
Social networking giant confirms it is 'shutting down the Face Recognition system on Facebook', due to lack of rules and…
Privacy concern. Moscow's Metro system has launched 'Face Pay', a mass facial recognition system for passengers paying for fares
Coloured drivers and couriers allege Uber's facial recognition system failed to effectively identify people of colour, or those with a…
Beijing approves tough new rules about the collection and use of personal data, including stronger rules governing surveillance systems
With the deadline of its one-year moratorium on police use of its facial recognition software fast approaching, Amazon makes ban…
Huge fines and tough rules for the 'unacceptable' use of artificial intelligence, has been proposed by European Commission
Another legal headache for facial recognition firm Clearview AI to halt use of its tech, despite ban in some Californian…
No need for Apple Watch users to remove their facemask, in order to unlock their iPhone, with the iOS 14.5…
NEC launches facial recognition system that can identify people, even if they are wearing masks to protect against Coronavirus
Racial bias and facial recognition. Black man in New Jersey arrested by police and spends ten days in jail after…
Twitter confirms its algorithm used for picture-cropping is being investigated over racial bias concerns, and opens up its source code
Milestone ruling. The UK Court of Appeal rules use of automatic facial recognition (AFR) tech by South Wales Police is…
Software giant follows IBM and Amazon with police facial recognition ban until there is national regulation of the technology
E-commerce giant Amazon joins other tech firms with announcement it will pause police use of its facial recognition software
Big Blue cancels its facial recognition programs and calls for reform and new ways to work with law enforcement, "to…
American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit against facial recognition firm alleging “privacy-destroying surveillance activities”
Five months later. Google updates Pixel software to address problem with flagship Pixel 4 that can be unlocked if a…
Pope Francis warns of commercial AI's potential to exacerbate societal 'asymmetry', joins with tech giants to call for regulation of…
Privacy compromise. American company that has a database of more than three billion photographs of people has been hacked
The United Kingdom's most senior police officer Cressida Dick has strongly defended the use of facial recognition by police forces
Social networking giant pays out nearly half a billion dollars to settle long running biometric data lawsuit in the United…
Privacy concern. Cease-and-desist letter from Twitter to AI firm Clearview demands it stop collecting photos from social media platforms
European Commission could temporarily bar facial recognition in public places as new rules to protect individuals' privacy are worked out
Eyes wide shut. New flagship Google phone can be unlocked if a person's eyes are closed
Search engine allegedly used 'deceptive practices' to collect facial scans of coloured people, according to US media report
Gatwick to become first British airport to use facial recognition for passenger boarding without checks
Lawmakers in California have banned the use of facial-recognition software in police body cams
High Court says South Wales police use of facial recognition cameras was lawful, after shopper complaint
No more Tag suggestions. Face recognition ability opened to all users, but opt-out is available