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ECRI warns of persistent racial profiling in European law enforcement
In a report published on Wednesday, the ECRI said the practice — which sees officials act on ethnic background, skin colour, religion or citizenship rather than objective evidence — persists both in stop-and-search policing and at border...
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UK tests autonomous cars on challenging country roads
Driverless cars are hitting UK's challenging country lanes! Are we witnessing the dawn of a new era in road travel, or are there still too many unknowns? Watch this video to know more.
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Kenya orders TikTok to take down 'sexual content' exposing minors
Tech News: - Kenya Orders Tiktok To Take Down 'Sexual Content' - Albania Shuts Down Tiktok - Meta To Launch Anti-Scam Facial Recognition
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Privacy concerns over Air Canada facial recognition at YVR
Starting Tuesday, Air Canada passengers flying domestic out of Vancouver will encounter some new technology at the gate. But as Renee Lukacs tell us, not everyone is on board WITH THE CHANGE.
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How two Harvard students created doxing glasses as a ‘tool for good’
Two college students are raising major privacy concerns online after releasing their side project being deemed “doxing glasses.” (Scripps News)
Press Association
Government U-turns on new offence of assaulting shop workers
Assaulting a shopworker is to be made a separate criminal offence after the Government U-turned in the face of a long-running campaign. Ministers had previously ruled out legislating to create a new offence, saying in response to a...
Press Association
Daily politics briefing: October 29
All the latest political developments as police are being encouraged to double their use of retrospective facial recognition software to track down offenders over the next six months.
Bloomberg
What Is Worldcoin. Sam Altman's New Digital ID Project?
OpenAI's Sam Altman backs Worldcoin's promise of proving humans from bots by an eyeball scan. But his AI-mix-crypto venture draws fire from all sides, not least because fallen FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried was one of its early backers....
Bloomberg
Rep. Krishnamoorthi on VC Investments in China
Democratic Representative of Illinois, Raja Krishnamoorthi, discusses the House Select Committee on China's investigation into American VC firms investing in China, and the concerns these investments may have. He also gives his remarks...
Bloomberg
Hands On With a Smart Gun That Actually Works
It's taken more than a decade, but startup Biofire has created a Smart Gun that actually works. The gun uses fingerprints and facial recognition to register a primary user and hopefully prevent children and teens from picking up and...
Bloomberg
Apple Face ID: Is it Creepy or Cool?
Sep.20 -- Apple just launched a new function called Face ID that can unlock your phone by scanning your face. The technology might draw some privacy concerns. Bloomberg QuickTake Q&A explains what it is and how it works.
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Detroit Man's Arrest Highlights Racial Bias In Facial Recognition Tech
Robert Williams' case sheds light on how facial recognition algorithms make far more false identifications of Black and Asian faces than White ones.
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ACLU Sues Government For Records On Its Use Of Facial Recognition
The ACLU filed a freedom of information lawsuit against three government agencies for access to records on the use of facial recognition technology.
Bloomberg
How Deepfakes Served Up Federer Vs. Federer
Oct.21 -- An artificial intelligence lab at Stanford University has created some of the most powerful and controversial video manipulation and analysis technology ever imagined. This episode of Hello World explores how the scary tool of...
Bloomberg
Face It, You're Being Watched
May.16 -- San Francisco is the first American city to ban facial recognition software used by police and other agencies. Bloomberg QuickTake explains why the technology's advance is so alarming to regulators, the public, and even the...
Bloomberg
Amazon Facial Recognition Tech Sparks Civil Rights Debate
Jan.18 -- A group of activist shareholders are proposing that Amazon.com Inc. stop selling facial recognition software to government agencies until its board determines the technology doesn’t threaten people’s civil rights. Bloomberg's...
The Recount
Face(less)book: Say Goodbye to Facial Recognition
One small step for Facebook, one decent leap for internet privacy. The platform finally announced plans to shut down its decade-old facial recognition technology this month.
Bloomberg
Bank of America’s Bessant on Innovating During Crisis
Apr.01 -- Cathy Bessant, Chief Operations & Technology Officer, Bank of America speaks with Bloomberg Opinion Editor Sarah Green Carmichael about what the last year has meant for innovation at the bank, how her teams have risen to meet...
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IBM Will No Longer Make Or Offer Facial Recognition Software
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said facial recognition AI used by law enforcement should be audited for racial bias.
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Facebook Ups Its Offer To Settle Face Recognition Lawsuit By $100M
Several Illinois residents say Facebook's facial recognition feature violates the state's privacy act.
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Portland, Oregon, Bans Use Of Facial Recognition Technology
City departments, including police, won't be able to use the technology starting in January.
Bloomberg
How China Plans to Grade Its 1.3 Billion People
Jan.02 -- China wants to grade its people based on how good or bad a citizen they have been. A dozen cities are already testing different systems with the government aiming to create a nationwide network by 2020. Bloomberg QuickTake...
Bloomberg
The Future of Chinese Fintech
Oct.16 -- Tim Hardin, Silicon Valley Bank market manager for global fund banking, Robin Li, vice president at GGV Capital, and 500 Startups Partner Edith Yeung, talk about the future of Chinese fintech with Bloomberg's Selina Wang at the...
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Newsy's Latest Tech News
Amazon extends its ban on sharing facial recognition technology with police, and Google plans an expansion of quantum computing.