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ForkLog 9 30.03.2022

Clearview AI launches updated facial-recognition platform, Clearview 2.0

Clearview AI released an update, Clearview 2.0, with enhanced biometric identification tools.

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ForkLog 14 11.03.2022

Chainalysis launches tools to identify sanctioned crypto wallets

The analytics firm Chainalysis announced the launch of two new free tools to identify sanction-linked crypto wallets.

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ForkLog 5 24.02.2022

FBI plans to monitor activity across most liquid cryptocurrencies

The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) published a request for proposals for software to track illicit use of cryptocurrencies.

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ForkLog 8 23.02.2022

US taxpayers allowed to forego facial recognition for online authentication

The US Internal Revenue Service provided an alternative to facial-recognition systems for confirming taxpayers' identities when accessing online services. The agency also established rules on the deletion of biometric data.

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ForkLog 10 08.02.2022

US federal agencies abandon ID.me facial-recognition system

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has decided not to use the ID.me facial-recognition system for verifying taxpayers' identities. The decision was taken by the Department of the Treasury, according to Senator Ron Wyden.

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ForkLog 11 07.02.2022

American senators urge the IRS not to use ID.me facial recognition

A group of Republican senators led by Mike Crapo sent a letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), expressing concern about the agency's partnership with facial-recognition system developer ID.me.

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ForkLog 11 27.01.2022

ID.me confirms use of a vast facial-recognition database

ID.me, the developer of the facial-recognition system, uses powerful technology to match biometric data against a large database, despite earlier statements to the contrary.

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ForkLog 9 16.12.2021

Media: Huawei tracked users for the Chinese government

Huawei shared data about Chinese and foreign users with the government of the PRC. Until 2020, presentations detailing tracking technologies were publicly available on the company's website.

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ForkLog 18 13.12.2021

Bucheon to pilot facial-recognition system to track COVID-19 cases

The Bucheon authorities will test a facial-recognition system to track the movements of people infected with the coronavirus. The project is due to start in January 2022.

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ForkLog 14 07.12.2021

Eurostar to test facial-recognition system on European travellers

The Eurostar rail passenger operator has begun testing a facial-recognition system for travellers from London's St Pancras International station to continental Europe.

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ForkLog 22 06.12.2021

Clearview AI to patent facial-recognition technology

The developer of the controversial facial-recognition system Clearview AI will be able to obtain a patent for its technology.

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ForkLog 20 30.11.2021

Media: China tracks ‘dangerous’ journalists using a facial-recognition system.

Authorities in Henan Province, China, have created a facial-recognition system to monitor journalists and other 'people of concern'.

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