Politics May 02 Senators want limits on TSA use of facial recognition technology for airport screening By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press
Nation Jun 04 Watch 6:57 How surveillance cameras are being used to punish public housing residents An investigation by The Washington Post found that surveillance cameras meant to fight violent crime in cities across the country are being used to punish and evict residents of public housing projects, at times for minor infractions or based on… By Lisa Desjardins, Andrew Corkery
Politics May 15 TSA is testing facial recognition technology at more airports, raising privacy concerns The Transportation Safety Administration says the technology is an effort to more accurately identify the millions of passengers traveling through its airports every day and that passengers can opt out. By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press
Nation Dec 24 Watch 6:25 TSA tests controversial facial recognition technology at major airports People traveling across the country this holiday season may come across a new component of airport security. The Transportation Security Administration is now testing facial identification scanners at 16 major airports. Washington Post columnist Geoffrey Fowler joins William Brangham to…
World Nov 02 Facebook to shut down face-recognition system, delete data More than a third of Facebook’s daily active users have opted in to have their faces recognized by the social network’s system. That’s about 640 million people. By Matt O'Brien, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press
Oct 08 White House proposes tech ‘bill of rights’ to safeguard against harmful use of biometric data By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
May 05 States push back against use of facial recognition by police By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jul 23 New York lawmakers vote to pause facial recognition in schools By Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jun 24 Detroit police challenged over face recognition flaws By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
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