World Nov 02 Facebook to shut down face-recognition system, delete data By Matt O'Brien, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press
Science Oct 08 White House proposes tech ‘bill of rights’ to safeguard against harmful use of biometric data The White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy on Friday launched a fact-finding mission to look at facial recognition and other biometric tools used to identify people or assess their emotional or mental states and character. By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press
Nation May 05 States push back against use of facial recognition by police At least seven states already have enacted restrictions limiting government use of the technology and about 20 states are debating additional bills. States want to know how and why the technology is being used. By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press
Education Jul 23 New York lawmakers vote to pause facial recognition in schools The ban approved Wednesday follows an upstate district’s adoption of the technology as part of its security plans, and a lawsuit by civil rights advocates challenging the decision. By Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press
Nation Jun 24 Detroit police challenged over face recognition flaws The complaint by Robert Williams is a rare challenge from someone who not only experienced an erroneous face recognition hit, but was able to discover that it was responsible for his subsequent troubles. By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press
Jun 11 Amazon bans police use of face recognition technology for a year By Joseph Pisani, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Amazon banned police use of its face-recognition technology for a year, making it the latest tech giant to step back from law-enforcement use of systems that have faced criticism for incorrectly identifying people with darker skin. Continue reading
Mar 27 Microsoft divests from Israeli facial-recognition startup By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Microsoft says it is pulling its investments from a controversial facial-recognition startup that scans faces at Israeli military checkpoints. Continue reading
Mar 03 U.S. senators scrutinize web-scraping facial recognition startup By Associated Press Clearview AI has drawn attention following investigative reports about its practice of harvesting billions of photos from social media and other services to identify people. Continue reading
Feb 05 YouTube, Venmo demand AI firm stop taking facial data from sites By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press The companies have been sending cease-and-desist letters to New York-based Clearview AI, which works with law enforcement agencies. Continue reading
Jan 24 London police to use facial recognition cameras, stoking privacy fears By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press The Metropolitan Police Service said Friday it will use the cameras to automatically scan faces of people passing through small, targeted areas where intelligence suggests serious offenders will be found. Continue reading