A U.S. Senator called for an end to facial recognition in airports due to lack of oversight on the technology. Meanwhile, facial recognition is spreading across the U.S. in schools everywhere according to a report. By Aaron Kesel Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., brought up several issues with facial recognition technologies […]
Facial Recognition
The Chinese government continues its Orwellian practices with the announcement that citizens will have to use facial recognition technology to access the internet (which is already highly fire-walled.) By Aaron Kesel This is all a part of China’s social credit system that will take effect on Dec. 1st. After the […]
It’s no longer just always-listening microphones — Google’s new Nest Hub Max smart display adds a camera that’s always scanning for faces. Source: C/Net Google Home and Nest Hub gadgets already feature microphones that are always listening for the words that wake up the Assistant (“OK, Google” or “Hey, Google”). […]
A network of “shared access” surveillance cameras with facial recognition capability is on the way amid well-founded privacy concerns. Here comes the Police State: Big Brother is watching you, and so are all his mates! From Radio New Zealand: .”..Any new cameras installed in Auckland will have automated processing abilities, […]
Big Brother isn’t just watching you; he’s watching your kids. Coming to your local schools soon! By Mac Slavo We are staring our Orwellian future right in the face. Beginning in New York, facial recognition is coming to schools in the United States and it’ll be switched on for testing […]
For those of you who still hold onto to the idea that America will never follow in China’s Big Brother footsteps, I give you this disturbing story. By MassPrivateI A recent CNET article revealed how the Washington County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) in Oregon uses Amazon’s Rekognition software to identify shoplifters. The […]
Can you imagine a city in the United States secretly creating a Chinese-style public surveillance network that can identify everyone? Can you imagine that same city secretly creating a Chinese-style public watchlisting network? Well imagine no more because it has already happened. By MassPrivateI When I wrote about “covert facial […]