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ForkLog 10 07.10.2021

European Parliament calls for ban on facial-recognition systems in public spaces

The European Parliament urged a ban on automatic facial recognition in public spaces and called for stringent safeguards when police use artificial intelligence. The resolution was backed by 377 of 687 MEPs.

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ForkLog 14 05.10.2021

Clearview AI unveils mask-aware facial recognition feature

The startup Clearview AI, known for its controversial facial-recognition tool, has increased its pool of processed images to more than 10 billion and announced a range of new features. This was disclosed by the company's chief executive Hoan Ton-That.

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ForkLog 9 28.09.2021

In Russia, artificial intelligence will identify ‘dangerous schoolchildren’ from their essays

The Russian government will allocate 1.7 billion rubles to create a system for identifying 'socially dangerous and destructive behavior among schoolchildren' through analysis of their written work.

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ForkLog 10 22.09.2021

UK calls for regulation of facial recognition technology.

Facial recognition technology needs regulation just as do certain ethically sensitive medical methods. This was stated by the UK's Surveillance Camera Commissioner, Professor Fraser Sampson.

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ForkLog 31 21.09.2021

IRS to fund TRM Labs cross-chain transaction-tracking tool

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will fund the development of a cross-chain transaction-tracking tool by TRM Labs.

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ForkLog 15 17.09.2021

Scientists fool a facial-recognition system with natural makeup

A group of scientists in collaboration with the Japanese NEC conducted a laboratory experiment in which they attempted to fool a facial-recognition system by applying natural makeup to the subjects.

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ForkLog 11 06.09.2021

Apple delays CSAM-detection feature rollout on devices

Apple delayed the rollout of a CSAM-detection tool that scans users' photos for child abuse.

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ForkLog 9 02.09.2021

Moscow Metro to roll out fare payment via facial recognition

From 15 October, the Moscow Metro will roll out the Face Pay fare-payment system at all stations.

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ForkLog 18 01.09.2021

U.S. Army to test facial recognition at a childcare facility

The U.S. Department of Defense plans to test a facial recognition system at a Fort Jackson childcare center in South Carolina. The military began seeking service providers to analyse video streams from existing cameras.

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ForkLog 10 31.08.2021

Russian and Belizean prosecutors to monitor illicit bitcoin activity

Russian and Belizean prosecutors agreed to exchange information on cybercrime, including matters related to the cryptocurrency market.

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ForkLog 10 26.08.2021

Media: Clearview AI offered trial of facial recognition to law-enforcement agencies worldwide

Law enforcement and government organizations in 24 countries outside the United States used the controversial Clearview AI facial-recognition technology.

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ForkLog 6 25.08.2021

US to Expand Use of Facial-Recognition Technologies

Ten of the 24 federal agencies in the United States plan to expand the use of facial-recognition technologies by 2023.

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