Maine’s facial recognition law shows bipartisan support for protecting privacy [TechCrunch]
The ACLU urges all Americans to ask their members of Congress to join the movement to halt facial recognition technology
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UK’s ICO warns over ‘big data’ surveillance threat of live facial recognition in public [TechCrunch]
The UK’s chief data protection regulator has warned over reckless and inappropriate use of live facial recognition (LFR) in public
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TikTok just gave itself permission to collect biometric data on US users, including ‘faceprints and voiceprints’ [TechCrunch]
A change to TikTok’s U.S. privacy policy on Wednesday introduced a new section that says the social video app “may
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WhatsApp is adding opt-in biometrics to its web and desktop versions [TechCrunch]
WhatsApp, the popular messaging app with more than 2 billion users, has been getting a lot of heat and losing
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Massachusetts lawmakers vote to pass a statewide police ban on facial recognition [TechCrunch]
Massachusetts lawmakers have voted to pass a new police reform bill that will ban police departments and public agencies from
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