facial recognition
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Face Masks and Facial Recognition Will Both Be Common in the Future — How Will They Co-Exist?
It’s surprising how quickly public opinion can change. Winding the clocks back 12 months, many of us would have looked at a masked individual in public with suspicion. Now, some countries have enshrined face mask use in law. They’ve also been made compulsory in Victoria and are recommended in several other states. One consequence of…
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MLB Teams Reportedly Want to Use Camera Tech to Detect Maskless Fans in the Stands
Ever since Major League Baseball started its shortened season in July, the sport has been besieged by coronavirus flareups that have threatened to make it an extremely shortened season. But baseball has plowed ahead, and it appears that teams might be getting a little more ambitious with their plans for games as they explore filling…
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Australian Federal Police Emails Reveal How it Used Facial Recognition App Clearview AI
New documents revealed to the ABC show how Australian Federal Police (AFP) officers had been using controversial facial recognition app, Clearview AI. While the AFP initially denied using the app, it finally admitted to it back in April. Now we know a bit more about how the app was utilised. In a new report by…
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Shady Face Recognition Firm Clearview AI Says It’s Left Canada Amid Two Federal Investigations
Dystopian, U.S.-based face recognition firm Clearview AI has suspended its contract with the Royal Mounted Canadian Police (RMCP), effectively locking its business out of Canada entirely, Bloomberg reported on Monday.