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From RNZ Minister of Justice Andrew Little says police failed to get any of the necessary clearance before trialling controversial facial recognition software. It follows RNZ revelations that police tested American company Clearview AI's program without consulting their own bosses or the Privacy Commissioner. READ MORE:• NZ Police trialled facial…

Screenshot: BanjoThe CEO of surveillance firm Banjo, one of the many firms pitching law enforcement agencies across the country on artificial intelligence and big data-backed predictive policing, is leaving the company after an April report outed him as a former neo-Nazi skinhead who was involved in a 1990 Ku Klux…

Screenshot: Banjo The CEO of surveillance firm Banjo, one of the many firms pitching law enforcement agencies across the country on artificial intelligence and big data-backed predictive policing, is leaving the company after an April report outed him as a former neo-Nazi skinhead who was involved in a 1990 Ku…

Every day, your movement is tracked. Your purchases are logged, your searches saved. And increasingly, your face is scanned.Facial recognition technology is becoming more widespread daily, and governments are finding new applications in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Privacy International reports that 24 countries have already implemented location tracking to…

Controversial facial recognition company Clearview AI says it will stop selling tech to private companies after furious backlash and class-action lawsuitCourt documents suggest Clearview will stop selling software to private entitiesIt will continue its contract with governments and law enforcement The move has done little to appease public advocates like the…

Clearview AI scrapes images from social media. Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images Clearview AI, the maker of a controversial facial recognition app being used by US law enforcement to identify suspects and other people, says it will stop doing business with companies not working with law enforcement.Clearview identifies people by comparing photos…

Controversial facial recognition provider Clearview AI says it will no longer sell its app to private companies and non-law enforcement entities, according to a legal filing first reported on Thursday by BuzzFeed News. It will also be terminating all contracts, regardless of whether the contracts are for law enforcement purposes…

By Matthew Guariglia Many of the new surveillance powers now sought by the government to address the COVID-19 crisis would harm our First Amendment rights for years to come. People will be chilled and deterred from speaking out, protesting in public places, and associating with like-minded advocates if they fear…

Many of the new surveillance powers now sought by the government to address the COVID-19 crisis would harm our First Amendment rights for years to come. People will be chilled and deterred from speaking out, protesting in public places, and associating with like-minded advocates if they fear scrutiny from cameras,…

Sure, you lock your home, and you probably don’t share your deepest secrets with random strangers. And if someone knocked on your door and asked to know when you last got your period, you’d tell them to get lost. Yet, as a smartphone user, you’re likely sharing highly personal information…