ZTE shows off an under-display facial recognition system
The tech could be used in the upcoming Axon 30 Pro.
Facial recognition
Man sues police over a facial recognition-related wrongful arrest
Nijeer Parks says he spent 10 days in jail after he was falsely identified as a shoplifter.
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New York is the first state to temporarily ban facial recognition in schools
Officials want to study privacy and security issues first.
Civil rights groups demand CBP stops facial recognition expansion at airports
The ACLU, Electronic Frontier Foundation and others objected to a DHS proposal.
Huawei tested facial recognition that targeted Uyghurs in China
The company acknowledged the report, but said it never deployed the system.
Massachusetts lawmakers pass state-wide police ban on facial recognition
But the bill still needs the governor's signature to become a law.
LAPD bans the use of Clearview's controversial facial recognition software
Officers will be able to use the Los Angeles County system and nothing else.
Police used facial recognition to identify a Lafayette Square protester
The system law enforcement used hadn't been disclosed before.
The LAPD has used facial recognition software 30,000 times since 2009
The acknowledgement comes after years of contradictory answers on the matter.
Portland officials pass strict ban on facial recognition systems
Even private companies won't be able to use them.
What’s the tech industry's place in a racial justice movement?
The norms have changed.
New York City says it will reassess police use of facial recognition
The pledge comes after the NYPD used the technology to investigate a BLM activist.
Clearview to rely on First Amendment to defend its face-tracking tech
The CEO has been banging this drum since the lawsuits starting rolling in.
UK court rules police facial recognition trials violate privacy laws
Judges found the trials violated privacy, data protection and equalities laws.
Rite Aid used facial recognition in hundreds of stores for years
The system was often used in lower-income, non-white areas, according to Reuters.
Facebook will pay $650 million to settle facial recognition privacy lawsuit
The company added $100 million to its initial settlement.
New York lawmakers agree to pause use of facial recognition in schools
The decision comes a month after the State Education Department was sued for approving its use in the first place.
Facial recognition linked to a second wrongful arrest by Detroit police
It's the second-known such case in the US to date.
