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Clearview AI agrees to limit sales of facial recognition data in the US
Clearview AI has agreed to permanently stop selling its biometric database to private companies and individuals in the US as part of a landmark settlement with the ACLU.
Ukraine is reportedly using Clearview AI's facial recognition tech
The company said the controversial tech could be employed at checkpoints and to identify the dead.
Italy slaps facial recognition firm Clearview AI with €20 million fine
The company is also banned from using images of Italians in its database
You can now delete your selfies from ID.me’s website
The IRS backed away from its requirement that taxpayers submit selfies to verify identity.
The IRS will let taxpayers authenticate their identity without using facial recognition
The IRS has announced that users can opt for a live, virtual interview to authenticate their identity instead of registering for an ID.me account.
Texas sues Meta over the facial recognition system it shut down last year
Meta’s past use of facial recognition technology has once again landed the company in legal trouble.
MoviePass will return this summer
Its buffet-style business model hasn't survived the relaunch.
Democrats urge federal agencies to ditch Clearview AI's facial recognition tech
Multiple departments are said to be using the controversial tech for 'domestic law enforcement' reasons.
IRS says it will back away from facial recognition amid outcry
The IRS has told Senator Ron Wyden it will back away from facial recognition tech following pressure from politicians and other critics.
House Democrats urge IRS to halt facial recognition plans
House Democrats have sent a letter urging the IRS to drop its plans to use facial recognition technology.
Republican Senators raise concerns about IRS use of ID.me facial recognition
They sent the Internal Revenue Service a letter expressing privacy and security concerns.
Treasury reconsiders IRS use of ID.me facial recognition amid privacy concerns
The Treasury Department is reconsidering the Internal Revenue Service’s use of ID.me for access to its website, according to Bloomberg.
ID.me says it uses more powerful facial recognition than previously claimed
Its CEO claimed earlier this week the company doesn't use 'more complex and problematic' database matching.
Clearview AI will get a US patent for its facial recognition tech
Clearview AI is poised to get a US patent for its facial recognition technology despite privacy concerns.
Clearview AI fined £17 million for breaching UK data protection laws
The UK's Information Commissioner's Office has provisionally fined Clearview AI £17 million ($22.6 million) for breaching UK data protection laws.
Facebook is shutting down its face recognition system
Facebook is shutting down its facial recognition system due to public backlash and regulatory 'uncertainty.'
UK schools will use facial recognition to speed up lunch payments
UK schools are using facial recognition to speed up payments in canteens, raising privacy concerns.
Moscow metro launches facial recognition payment system despite privacy concerns
The Moscow metro has launched what authorities say is the first mass-scale deployment of a facial recognition payment system.
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.
Uber to face UK tribunal over 'racially discriminatory' facial recognition systems
Uber drivers in the UK are suing the ride-hailing company over its real-time biometric identification checks.