industryterm:facial recognition technology

  • A photo storage app used customers’ private snaps to train facial recognition AI - The Verge

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    A photo storage app that offers users “free, unlimited private backup of all your life’s memories” has been secretly using customers’ private snaps to train and sell facial recognition software.

    As detailed in a report from NBC News, the startup Ever launched as a simple cloud storage business in 2013, but pivoted to become a facial recognition technology vendor in 2017 after realizing that a photo app “wasn’t going to be a venture-scale business.”

    Customers, though, were not informed of this change — or how their photographs and videos are now being used.


    In a major ethical leap for the tech world, Chinese start-ups have built algorithms that the government uses to track members of a largely Muslim minority group. The Chinese government has drawn wide international condemnation for its harsh crackdown on ethnic Muslims in its western region, including holding as many as a million of them in detention camps. Now, documents and interviews show that the authorities are also using a vast, secret system of advanced facial recognition technology (...)

    #algorithme #CCTV #biométrie #vidéo-surveillance #discrimination #surveillance #profiling #Islam (...)









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  • Our Government Should Not Be Conducting Facial Surveillance

    New proposals for regulating the use of face recognition technology are major victories for the legislative imagination, even if they don’t become law The debate over facial recognition technology has advanced to the point where one thing is clear : It must be regulated. Not only have civil rights groups like the ACLU made this case, but even companies like Microsoft and Amazon acknowledge that change is necessary. The question, then, is what’s the best way to respond to the dangers that (...)

    #Apple #Microsoft #Amazon #FaceID #CCTV #biométrie #surveillance #vidéo-surveillance #facial (...)


  • Prison visitors get face recognition scans in drug crackdown

    Facial recognition and eye scanning have been deployed at prisons to prevent drug smuggling. The Ministry of Justice said the biometric scans for visitors were designed to help staff identify people bringing in contraband. At one prison, there were more “no shows” from visitors than usual after they learned the scans were being used. But prison campaigners said if families were deterred from visiting, then it would be “counter-productive”. In the trials, facial recognition technology (...)

    #CCTV #biométrie #iris #facial #surveillance #prison

  • Whoever Predicts the Future Will Win the AI Arms Race – Foreign Policy


    The race for advanced artificial intelligence has already started. A few weeks ago, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order creating the “#American_AI_Initiative,” with which the United States joined other major countries pursuing national strategies for developing AI. China released its “New Generation Plan” in 2017, outlining its strategy to lead the world in AI by 2030. Months after that announcement, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared, “Whoever becomes the leader in this sphere will become the ruler of the world.”Russian President Vladimir Putin declared,





  • Are you being scanned ? How facial recognition technology follows you, even as you shop

    As digital billboards record customers’ reactions to advertisements tailored to them, just who is safeguarding Australians’ privacy ? If you shop at Westfield, you’ve probably been scanned and recorded by dozens of hidden cameras built into the centres’ digital advertising billboards. The semi-camouflaged cameras can determine not only your age and gender but your mood, cueing up tailored advertisements within seconds, thanks to facial detection technology. Westfield’s Smartscreen network (...)

    #Quividi #algorithme #CCTV #biométrie #facial #surveillance #vidéo-surveillance #consommation


  • 18 Surprising Uses of Facial Recognition You Didn’t Know Existed

    New advancements in #technology led to the widespread use of facial recognition technology. More and more business and organizations are using technology because it is fast and requires minimal interaction from the user. It is primarily used for security purposes. Many businesses and homeowners who use this technology do so in an attempt to ensure that only authorized persons can enter specific areas or access certain devices.But you’d be surprised to know about some of this technology’s many other uses. Here are some you most probably didn’t know existed.Finding Missing PersonsFacial recognition systems use a database to add photos of missing persons. The system alerts law enforcers when there is a possible matchEarly Threat DetectionUS Customs officials use facial recognition technology to (...)

    #face-recognition #facial-recognition #privacy #innovation

  • Police use of facial recognition technology must be governed by stronger legislation

    Automated facial recognition technology has been used at a number of crowd events in England and Wales over the past two years to identify suspects and prevent crime. The technology can recognise people by comparing their facial features in real time with an image already stored on a “watch list”, which could be from a police database or social media account. Such technology is becoming increasingly popular for police forces around the world. Where successful, it can have positive and (...)

    #algorithme #CCTV #biométrie #législation #facial #surveillance #vidéo-surveillance #harcèlement (...)


  • Microsoft sounds an alarm over facial recognition technology - The Verge

    AI Now is a group affiliated with New York University that counts as its members employees of tech companies including Google and Microsoft. In a new paper published Thursday, the group calls on governments to regulate the use of artificial intelligence and facial recognition technologies before they can undermine basic civil liberties. The authors write:

    Facial recognition and affect recognition need stringent regulation to protect the public interest. Such regulation should include national laws that require strong oversight, clear limitations, and public transparency. Communities should have the right to reject the application of these technologies in both public and private contexts. Mere public notice of their use is not sufficient, and there should be a high threshold for any consent, given the dangers of oppressive and continual mass surveillance.

    The AI Now researchers are particularly concerned about what’s called “affect recognition” — and attempt to identify people’s emotions, and possibly manipulate them, using machine learning.

    #Reconnaissance_faciale #Société_numérique #Société_controle #Dystopie

  • NYCLU urges state to block facial recognition technology in Lockport schools

    The New York Civil Liberties Union sent a letter today urging the New York State Education Department to ensure that school districts across the state do not implement invasive and inaccurate facial recognition technology. The letter asks NYSED to review its decision to approve funds requested by the Lockport School District for a facial recognition system that is slated to be installed next school year. The NYCLU also sent a Freedom of Information Law request to the Lockport City School (...)

    #CCTV #biométrie #facial #étudiants #vidéo-surveillance #surveillance

  • US government to use facial recognition technology at Mexico border crossing

    New camera system would record people inside vehicles as they enter and leave US, raising civil liberties concerns The US government is deploying a new facial recognition system at the southern border that would record images of people inside vehicles entering and leaving the country. The pilot program, scheduled to begin in August, will build on secretive tests conducted in Arizona and Texas during which authorities collected a “massive amount of data”, including images captured “as people (...)

    #CCTV #biométrie #facial #migration #surveillance #vidéo-surveillance #US_Customs_and_Border_Protection_(CBP) #VehicleFaceSystem (...)

    ##US_Customs_and_Border_Protection__CBP_ ##DHS

  • This school scans classrooms every 30 seconds through facial recognition technology

    A high school in China has made a facial recognition technology system that scans the student’s behavior in the classroom. The facial recognition technology introduced in the school is recording facial expressions of all students while they are in their classrooms. The system scans the classroom every 30 seconds and recognizes seven different expressions such as neutral, happy, sad, disappointed, scared, angry and surprised. The system is called as“Intelligent Classroom Behavior Management (...)

    #algorithme #CCTV #biométrie #facial #étudiants #surveillance #vidéo-surveillance #IntelligentClassroomBehaviorManagementSystem

  • UK police use of facial recognition technology a failure, says report

    Civil liberties group says systems used by Met and South Wales police are wrong nine times out of 10 Police attempts to use cameras linked to databases to recognise people from their face are failing, with the wrong person picked out nine times out 10, a report claims. The report from Big Brother Watch, published on Tuesday, warns that facial recognition technology turns innocent British citizens into “walking ID cards”. It says the technology, whereby computer databases of faces are (...)

    #Met #CCTV #biométrie #facial #vidéo-surveillance #surveillance #BigBrotherWatch

  • 92% false positive rate for police facial recognition system.




    South Wales police admitted that “no facial recognition system is 100% accurate”, but said the technology had led to more than 450 arrests since its introduction. It also said no one had been arrested after an incorrect match.

  • Welsh police wrongly identify thousands as potential criminals

    South Wales force defends use of facial recognition technology at 2017 Champions League final A police force has defended its use of facial recognition technology after it was revealed that more than 2,000 people in Cardiff during the 2017 Champions League final were wrongly identified as potential criminals. South Wales police began trialling the technology in June last year in an attempt to catch more criminals. The cameras scan faces in a crowd and compare them against a database of (...)

    #algorithme #CCTV #biométrie #facial #sport #surveillance #vidéo-surveillance

  • AI surveillance cameras could soon identify...

    AI surveillance cameras could soon identify faces in a crowd with 99 percent accuracy If you’re afraid that security cameras are watching your every move, things could soon get a lot worse. CCTV cameras will soon be outfitted with facial recognition technology that scans and identifies faces in public 24/7. The technology is being developed as part of a partnership between semiconductor giant Nvidia and security startup AnyVision. Nvidia’s graphics chips will be used to power the human (...)

    #algorithme #CCTV #biométrie #surveillance #vidéo-surveillance #facial

  • In Your Face : China’s all-seeing state

    China has been building what it calls “the world’s biggest camera surveillance network”. Across the country, 170 million CCTV cameras are already in place and an estimated 400 million new ones will be installed in the next three years. Many of the cameras are fitted with artificial intelligence, including facial recognition technology. The BBC’s John Sudworth has been given rare access to one of the new hi-tech police control (...)

    #GPS #CCTV #biométrie #géolocalisation #facial #Islam #surveillance #vidéo-surveillance

  • The end of road rage? A car which detects emotions | Business | The Guardian


    The potential for cars to tune into their driver’s emotions is being explored by manufacturers, who believe a car which understands feelings could make driving safer.



    #automobiles #voitures #circulation_routière #sécurité_routière #véhicules_autopilotés #road_rage

  • Minority Report going live!

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    According to a report from the Financial Times, authorities are tapping on facial recognition tech, and combining that with predictive intelligence to notify police of potential criminals, based on their behaviour patterns. China continues to embraced facial recognition technology in its public services. It’s used cameras to ID jaywalkers and watch over university dorms — to even limiting how much toilet paper you can get at a time.


    #privacy #überwachung #privatsphäre #AI (...)

  • Finnair to launch facial recognition technology at Helsinki Airport

    Finnair and Finavia, together with Futurice, will test the use of face recognition technology for the check-in process of Finnair flights at Helsinki Airport. During the test period taking place between now and May 23rd, the companies will gather information on the usability of face recognition technology in an airport environment, and the systems and processes used by the airline. Finnair has invited a group of 1,000 frequent flyers to take part in the test. “Face recognition technology (...)

    #CCTV #facial #vidéo-surveillance #voyageurs #Finnair #Finavia #Futurice


  • Facial recognition database used by FBI is out of control, House committee hears | Technology | The Guardian


    These are just some of the damning facts presented at last week’s House oversight committee hearing, where politicians and privacy campaigners criticized the FBI and called for stricter regulation of facial recognition technology at a time when it is creeping into law enforcement and business.

    15% d’imprécisions mais pas de détail entre les deux types d’erreurs (faux positifs - identification erronée ; faux négatifs - non identification alors que présent dans la base)

  • NY To Test Facial Recognition Cameras At ‘Crossing Points’

    Facial recognition cameras are coming to New York’s bridges and tunnels New York will soon test facial recognition technology around Manhattan. In a 35-minute speech detailing a landmark $100 billion investment into state infrastructure, largely focused on New York City and Long Island, Governor Andrew Cuomo made a number of promises that would thrill New Yorkers, like the promise of a renovated Penn Station, called Penn-Farley, a direct train from there to LaGuardia Airport, and the (...)

    #immatriculation #CCTV #biométrie #facial #surveillance #vidéo-surveillance

  • German minister calls for introduction of facial recognition software at airports and train stations

    Germany’s Interior Minister wants to introduce facial recognition software at train stations and airports to help identify terror suspects following two Islamist attacks in the country last month. Speaking to the Bild am Sonntag newspaper, Thomas de Maiziere said internet software was able to determine whether people shown in photographs were celebrities or politicians. "I would like to use this kind of facial recognition technology in video cameras at airports and train stations. Then, if (...)

    #algorithme #CCTV #biométrie #facial #surveillance #surveillance

  • Facebook Moments launches in the EU & Canada without facial recognition

    Facebook announced this morning that its private photo-sharing application, Facebook Moments, is now available in all countries worldwide, thanks the launch of a new, modified version in the EU and Canada. While the U.S. and other international versions of the application take advantage of facial recognition technology to suggest which friends to share with by identifying who appears in your photos, the modified being launched now does away with that feature due to various privacy laws and (...)

    #Facebook #Facebook_Moments #reconnaissance_faciale #biométrie