Facial Recognition
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China Is the First Surveillance Superpower
20+ min read · Paywall possible · 328 saves · Jul 29th · 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.
Did you protest recently? Your face might be in a database
4 min read · 129 saves · Jul 17th · Evan Selinger · In the United States, at least one in four law enforcement agencies are able to use facial recognition technology. The implications are troubling
Face masks are breaking facial recognition algorithms, says new government study
3 min read · 104 saves · Jul 28th · James Vincent · If you’re worried about mass surveillance, here’s another reason to wear a face mask
The Age of Mass Surveillance Will Not Last Forever
2 min read · Paywall possible · 56 saves · Jul 28th · Edward Snowden · The power to end it is in your hands.
Tech-enabled 'terror capitalism' is spreading worldwide. The surveillance regimes must be stopped
5 min read · 36 saves · Jul 24th · Terror capitalism uses tools such as facial recognition to extract profits from marginalized people. Big tech and governments are collaborating
This Tool Could Protect Your Photos From Facial Recognition
5 min read · Paywall possible · 29 saves · Aug 3rd · Kashmir Hill · Researchers at the University of Chicago want you to be able to post selfies without worrying that the next Clearview AI will use them…
What Are Stingrays and Dirtboxes?
~14 min read · 23 saves · Jul 31st · A guide to stingray surveillance technology, which may have been deployed at recent protests.
Why Diversity In AI Is So Important
7 min read · 22 saves · Jul 16th · The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence from facial recognition to self-driving cars is having a major impact on business and society, which is why…
San Francisco Police Accessed Business District Camera Network to Spy on Protestors
3 min read · 21 saves · Jul 27th · The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) conducted mass surveillance of protesters at the end of May and in early June using a downtown business…
New York bans use of facial recognition in schools statewide
3 min read · 21 saves · Jul 22nd · Kyle Wiggers · New York state passed legislation that would ban the use of facial recognition in schools, if signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo.