Ban Predictive Policing and Facial Recognition, Says Civil Society
(ComputerWeekly.com, Jul 26, 2024)
The coalition – consisting of Open Rights Group (ORG), Big Brother Watch, the Network for Police Monitoring (Netpol) and 14 other human rights-focused organisations – is also calling for an outright ban on biometric surveillance systems like facial recognition, and for all other data-based, automated or AI systems in policing to be regulated to safeguard people from harms and protect their rights.
Real-life RoboCop? Baltimore Tech Company Demonstrates AI-Powered Crime-Fighting Robot
(WMAR 2 ABC Baltimore, Jul 26, 2024)
Police departments can also turn on the facial recognition feature, and program the robot with a list of wanted criminals. "Now if you want something customized, for example, if we had the robot be a security guard at the church, and after hours the pastor only wanted certain individuals to have access to the church, then the facial recognition feature could be activated for those individuals only. It’s not having facial recognition open to the public just capturing people’s faces." The facial recognition feature, as well as listening capabilities, can also be deactivated by the individual client if they choose.
San Francisco Arrives on the “Late Freight” to Surveillance Tech
(SEMAFOR, Jul 26, 2024)
The city’s Board of Supervisors voted to ban facial recognition technology in 2019. But residents have been angered by what they see as a post-pandemic increase in crime, homelessness, and drugs, spurring lawmakers and voters to slowly back away from the anti-surveillance viewpoint. That has allowed law enforcement to experiment with the technology as the city deals with a significant shortage of police officers.
Hong Kong Police Surveillance Cameras in Public Places Will Have Facial Recognition: Chris Tang
(South China Morning Post, Jul 25, 2024)
Police surveillance cameras in Hong Kong will adopt facial recognition technology to improve law enforcement as the city gears up to handle the rise of crimes using artificial intelligence, Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung has said.
Fourth TSA Checkpoint Line Opens at Asheville Regional Airport to Shorten Wait Times
(WLOS Asheville/Greenville, Jul 26, 2024)
There are also two new machines now being used to screen passengers using credential authentication technology (CAT). They use biometric technology to match ID photos and faces, however passengers can opt out of having their photo taken.
