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Growing Concerns about Facial Recognition Technology

Nearly 90 organizations and experts from 30 countries are calling for a moratorium on further deployment of facial recognition technology. In making a public declaration, the group says that the tech has evolved from a collection of niche systems to a “powerful integrated network capable of mass surveillance and political control.” “Unlike other forms of

Google wins, Facebook loses in lawsuits over use of Facial Recognition

Jan 22, 2019pauldughiDigital, Legal, PrivacyFacebook, faceprint, facial recognition, Google, Lawsuit

Two different ruling in privacy cases over use of biometric data called “faceprints.” A federal judge threw out the lawsuit against Google. The judge ruled that the Illinois consumers that sued were unable to prove any damages. Lindabeth Rivera and Jospeh Weiss were the named plaintiffs in a class action suit that claimed Google violated