European Parliament calls for a ban on facial recognition in public spaces
MEPs also said private facial recognition databases like Clearview AI should be prohibited.
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Palmer Luckey's startup will build a 'virtual' border wall
A government contract calls for 200 surveillance towers by 2022.
Federal agencies reportedly bought phone location data to track immigrants
The government may be using the data to find leads on illegal border crossings.
Homeland Security doesn’t want Americans' airport face scans after all
US citizens can opt-out of biometric scans when they enter or exit the country.
Federal judge rules suspicionless device searches at the border are illegal
Border agents will need cause or warrants to look at phones and laptops.
Chinese officials reportedly installed a surveillance app on tourists' phones
The app may extract emails, texts and contacts, as well as info about the device.
Experimental AI lie detector will help screen EU travelers
A virtual border agent will improve screening accuracy.
Palmer Luckey chases government contracts with 'virtual wall'
His company's technology has already led to dozens of arrests.
DHS will use facial recognition to scan travelers at the border
The system it’s testing will take images of people in their cars.
Bipartisan bill aims to curb warrantless phone searches at the border
The proposal requires border agents obtain court permission before searching.
Germany to use voice recognition to identify refugee origins
Tests start in two weeks with full deployment by 2018.
Senate bill would require a warrant for border phone searches
It comes alongside a surge in agents asking to see travelers' cellphones.
