Native Americans had the highest rates of false positives, while African-American women were most likely to be misidentified in a law enforcement database.
- By Haley Samsel
- Dec 24, 2019
Eight Democrats in the House and Senate want to know if public housing residents are included in decisions about facial recognition use.
- By Adam Mazmanian
- Dec 20, 2019
Thanks to a statewide policy banning law enforcement use of facial recognition for three years, several agencies in San Diego will lose access to a database of facial scans.
- By Haley Samsel
- Dec 17, 2019
The vote marks the fourth town that has banned facial recognition this year, following Somerville, Mass. and San Francisco and Oakland in California.
- By Haley Samsel
- Dec 16, 2019
There is little known about the government’s use of “stingrays,” which tracks the locations of a cell phone and all devices within its range.
- By Haley Samsel
- Dec 13, 2019
The Port of Seattle Commission approved a moratorium on new biometric technology programs on Tuesday amid concern over data privacy and the tool’s accuracy.
- By Haley Samsel
- Dec 13, 2019
Many security solutions providers are redesigning and upgrading systems every day. It’s time for them to be rewarded with the R&D Tax Credit.
- By Tracy Lustyan
- Dec 05, 2019
The government claims that the new requirement will prevent fraud for citizens, but critics see it as the furthering of invasive surveillance measures.
- By Haley Samsel
- Dec 03, 2019
Most security professionals would agree the rapidly-evolving nature of technology can be daunting, not only for end users but also for systems integrators and consultants alike.
- By Valerie Anderson
- Dec 01, 2019
Video surveillance technologies continue to evolve. Some of the fastest-growing areas include AI-based video analytics and cloudbased video access and recording.
- By Brian Carle
- Dec 01, 2019
You have probably heard the old adage, “Hindsight is always 20/20.” Looking forward though, our vision is not nearly as clear.
- By Fredrik Nilsson
- Dec 01, 2019
The bipartisan legislation would prevent “abuse” of the surveillance tool by federal authorities, according to Sens. Chris Coons and Mike Lee.
- By Haley Samsel
- Nov 20, 2019
The senator and presidential candidate says that the technology needs “better safeguards” before it is deployed in housing.
- By Haley Samsel
- Nov 04, 2019
The ACLU’s lawsuit is the most recent development in a growing debate over regulation of facial recognition use by law enforcement.
- By Haley Samsel
- Nov 01, 2019
Konami plans to roll out facial recognition software on its machines in the next six to nine months.
- By Haley Samsel
- Oct 29, 2019
Alongside its announcement about adding ALPR to its cameras, Axon’s independent ethics board issued a report calling for government and industry regulation of the technology.
- By Haley Samsel
- Oct 25, 2019
Lawmakers in the city are not advocating outright bans, but say that regulation is necessary to know how police and business owners are using the software.
- By Haley Samsel
- Oct 23, 2019
As restaurants find new ways to measure employee performance and increase customer satisfaction, security companies like Presto Vision are offering artificial intelligence as the solution.
- By Haley Samsel
- Oct 22, 2019
Two other California cities have already adopted similar policies, and the state has also passed a ban on facial recognition in police body cameras.
- By Haley Samsel
- Oct 18, 2019
The massive MegaFace dataset may have violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, a 2008 law that protects residents from using facial scans without their permission.
- By Haley Samsel
- Oct 14, 2019