Facial Recognition
Hurry up and claim your share of Google’s $100 million privacy settlement before 24 September
Sep 19, 2022
Dunja Đuđić
Earlier this year, the state of Illinois filed a class action lawsuit against Google over Google Photos’ privacy concerns. The company settled, and it was…
Google pays $100 million after being sued over Google Photos facial recognition
Jun 7, 2022
Dunja Đuđić
Last month, Illinois filed a class action lawsuit against Google over privacy concerns. As the Google Photos app uses facial recognition, plaintiffs alleged that the…
France orders Clearview AI to delete the selfie data it gathered
Dec 21, 2021
Dunja Đuđić
Clearview AI came under fire for scraping billions of selfies off the Internet to sell facial recognition services to law enforcement. France’s privacy watchdog said…
Scottish Isle using facial recognition software to track puffins
Nov 29, 2021
Alex Baker
If I were to say ‘facial recognition software’ to you, you’d be forgiven for immediately thinking about social media companies, governments keeping tabs on their…
Google now finds your pet’s lookalike among works of art
Nov 9, 2021
Dunja Đuđić
After finding your lookalikes among artworks, now it’s your pet’s turn. Google Arts & Culture now presents Pet Portraits, an AI tool that lets you…
Clearview AI under fire for “breaking privacy laws”
May 28, 2021
Dunja Đuđić
Ever since it appeared, Clearview AI has been surrounded by controversy. Privacy groups in Europe recently accused it of breaking privacy laws, and groups from…
Capitol riot found and arrested thanks to his girlfriend’s Instagram and facial recognition
Apr 25, 2021
Dunja Đuđić
The attack on the US Capitol happened on 6 January, but photos, videos, and news are still surfacing. Over 400 people have been arrested so…
This free selfie-scrambling app protects you from facial recognition but still looks like you
Aug 10, 2020
Dunja Đuđić
Facial recognition can be used for good causes, but very often it’s not. You can bypass it by wearing masks or using lasers, but there’s…
Privacy Nightmare: This site will show you “all the photos” of anyone on the web
Jun 11, 2020
Dunja Đuđić
Facial recognition technology has been causing quite a stir for a while now. While some are paranoid about it, others find it to be useful,…
Are your social media photos ending up in a law enforcement database?
Feb 19, 2020
Allen Murabayashi
Facial recognition is an incredibly useful consumer tool for organizing our burgeoning photo albums. Companies like Google and Apple have slowly integrated machine learning algorithms…