9 Best Articles in 2021
The Atlantic
China Is the First Surveillance Superpower
The Atlantic
20+ min read · 647 saves · 2020-07-29 · 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
~15 min read · 456 saves · 2020-01-18 · 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 · 238 saves · 2020-03-05 · 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
3 min read · 215 saves · 2020-06-09 · IBM is also advocating for police reform.
medium.com
Machine Learning is Fun! Part 4: Modern Face Recognition with Deep Learning — Medium
medium.com
~20 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 · Fingerprints, facial recognition and other personal information from Biostar 2 discovered on publicly accessible database
MIT Technology Review
This is how we lost control of our faces
MIT Technology Review
4 min read · 170 saves · Feb 5th · The largest ever study of facial-recognition data shows how much the rise of deep learning has fueled a loss of privacy.
youtube.com
Facial Recognition: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
youtube.com
168 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.
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Towards Data Science
The Evolution of Facial Recognition — A Case Study in the Transformation of Deep Learning
Towards Data Science
9 min read · 15 saves · Mar 23rd · Humans domain knowledge ceases to be useful
BuzzFeed News
See If Your Police Used Facial Recognition Tech Clearview AI
BuzzFeed News
2 min read · 14 saves · Apr 6th · Search through BuzzFeed News’ database to find out if the police department in your community is among the hundreds of taxpayer-funded entities that used Clearview AI’s facial recognition.
EFF
Dystopia Prime: Amazon Subjects Its Drivers to Biometric Surveillance
EFF
3 min read · 13 saves · Mar 26th · Some high-tech surveillance is so dangerous to privacy that companies must never deploy it against a person without their voluntary opt-in consent. It comes as little surprise that Amazon, the company…
