9 Best Articles in 2021
The Atlantic
China Is the First Surveillance Superpower
The Atlantic
20+ min read · 642 saves · 2020-07-29 · Ross Andersen · Xi Jinping is using artificial intelligence to enhance his government’s totalitarian control—and he’s exporting this technology to regimes around the globe.
The New York Times
The Secretive Company That Might End Privacy as We Know It
The New York Times
~14 min read · 452 saves · 2020-01-18 · Kashmir Hill · A little-known start-up helps law enforcement match photos of unknown people to their online images — and “might lead to a dystopian future or something,” a backer says.
The New York Times
Before Clearview Became a Police Tool, It Was a Secret Plaything of the Rich
The New York Times
5 min read · 235 saves · 2020-03-05 · Kashmir Hill · Investors and clients of the facial recognition start-up freely used the app on dates and at parties — and to spy on the public.
The Verge
IBM will no longer offer, develop, or research facial recognition technology
The Verge
2 min read · 215 saves · 2020-06-09 · Jay Peters · IBM is also advocating for police reform.
medium.com
Machine Learning is Fun! Part 4: Modern Face Recognition with Deep Learning — Medium
medium.com
~19 min read · 196 saves · From 2016 · Have you noticed that Facebook has developed an uncanny ability to recognize your friends in your photographs? In the old days, Facebook…
Guardian Tech
Major breach found in biometrics system used by banks, UK police and defence firms
Guardian Tech
3 min read · 173 saves · 2019-08-14 · Josh Taylor · Fingerprints, facial recognition and other personal information from Biostar 2 discovered on publicly accessible database
youtube.com
Facial Recognition: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
youtube.com
169 saves · 2020-06-15 · John Oliver takes a look at facial recognition technology, how it’s used by private companies and law enforcement, and why it can be dangerous. Connect with ...
BuzzFeed News
Clearview AI's Facial Recognition Tech Is Being Used By The Justice Department, ICE, And The FBI
BuzzFeed News
~18 min read · 155 saves · 2020-02-27 · A BuzzFeed News review of Clearview AI documents has revealed the company is working with more than 2,200 law enforcement agencies, companies, and individuals around the world.
atlasofsurveillance.org
Atlas of Surveillance
atlasofsurveillance.org
149 saves · 2020-07-13 · Documenting Police Tech in Our Communities
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BuzzFeed News
Facial Recognition Firm: Washington Times Antifa Story False
BuzzFeed News
1 min read · 40 saves · Jan 7th · Matt Gaetz had cited the story in Congress as supposed evidence that Antifa was involved in the Capitol assault. But the company says it’s “outright false.”
Nature
Facial recognition technology can expose political orientation from naturalistic facial images
Nature
5 min read · 32 saves · Jan 11th · Michal Kosinski · 1.Santow, E. Emerging from AI utopia. Science 368, 9–9 (2020).ADS CAS Article Google Scholar
OneZero
Claims Antifa Embedded in Capitol Riots Come From a Deeply Unreliable Facial Recognition Company
OneZero
3 min read · 32 saves · Jan 7th · Dave Gershgorn · XRVision also has a track record of spreading conspiracy theories about Hunter Biden
Slate
Facial Recognition Technology Isn’t Good Just Because It’s Used to Arrest Neo-Nazis
Slate
4 min read · 25 saves · Jan 12th · Crisis is often used to increase the reach of surveillance technologies.
TechCrunch
Facial recognition reveals political party in troubling new research
TechCrunch
5 min read · 24 saves · Jan 13th · Researchers have created a machine learning system that they claim can determine a person’s political party, with reasonable accuracy, based only on their face. The study, from a group that also…
VentureBeat
Outlandish Stanford facial recognition study claims there are links between facial features and political orientation
VentureBeat
5 min read · 20 saves · Jan 11th · Kyle Wiggers · A controversial study from Stanford-affiliated researchers claims to find links between facial features and political affiliation.
Fast Company
You can’t fight fascism by expanding the police state
Fast Company
5 min read · 15 saves · Jan 8th · Evan Greer · We won’t reverse the damage done by Trumpism—like the attack on the Capitol—by doubling down on authoritarian policies like surveillance, policing, and censorship. We need to address systemic…
BBC News (World)
Facial recognition identifies people wearing masks
BBC News (World)
1 min read · 13 saves · Jan 7th · NEC developed the system in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
