DHS’s Compliance with AI Privacy, Civil Liberties Requirements Lacking, IG Says
(Biometric Update, Feb 13, 2025)
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has made strides in developing policies and frameworks to govern its AI use, including its use in biometrics, but gaps remain in ensuring AI technologies are used responsibly and ethically, the department’s Inspector General (IG) found.
CSU Administrators Impose Greater Use of A.I.
(California Faculty Association , Feb 13, 2025)
The CSU does not need an even more racist campus police system. Last month The Washington Post released an investigation indicating how eight people were wrongfully arrested in the United States after being identified through flawed and often racist A.I. powered facial recognition software.
UBC Law Prof Raises Privacy Concerns Over Police Access to Vancouver’s Traffic Cameras
(Vancouver is Awesome, Feb 13, 2025)
In his letter to the police board, Perrin also raised concerns about the VPD not having an AI policy, noting the department promised in 2021 to develop one on facial recognition in the wake of the Clearview AI scandal.
Sam Altman: AI Safety Decisions Will Be Unpopular—But Mass Surveillance by ‘Authoritarian Governments’ the Real Threat
(CCN, Feb 11, 2025)
The archetypal AI surveillance technology is facial recognition, which has unsurprisingly become a favorite tool of the kind of autocratic governments Altman alluded to in his blog post. For instance, having aggressively deployed AI-powered facial recognition to support its own surveillance state, China has now become a major exporter of the technology.
Facial Recognition Tech Enables Faster Cruise Ship Disembarking in Puerto Rico
(UPI, Feb 13, 2025)
"We believe that every aspect of the cruise experience should be seamless including the arrival process," said Roberto Vaquero, director of field operations for the CBP San Juan Field Office in a release.
