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Clearview AI loses entire database of faceprint-buying clients to hackers

February 28, 2020 0 Comments AI, Artificial intelligence, biometric information privacy act, biometrics, BIPA, clearview ai, data loss, data scraping, faceprints, facial recognition, hoan ton-that, Law & order, law enforcement, Privacy, security threats

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 12:08:19 +0000

Time to worry about how well the facial recognition startup protects its 3b+ database of faceprints scraped from our social media accounts?<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/UEh1lsdY7KE” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Washington state Senate passes bill to rein in facial recognition

February 21, 2020 0 Comments bill, biometrics, facial recognition, Law & order, law enforcement, legislation, Privacy, privacy law, seattle, senate bill 6280, washington

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 10:12:47 +0000

The bill now goes to the House, which has a stiffer competing bill pending that would call for a 3.5 year moratorium.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/EQuUOXoeqVU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Facebook, Google, YouTube order Clearview to stop scraping faceprints

February 7, 2020 0 Comments AI, Artificial intelligence, biometrics, BIPA, CFAA, class action, clearview ai, david mutnick, DCMA, facebook, faceprints, facial recognition, first amendment, Google, hiQ Labs, hoan ton-that, Illinois, illinois biometric information privacy act, Instagram, Law & order, law enforcement, lawsuit, LinkedIn, Machine Learning, Privacy, privacy law, Social networks, twitter, youtube

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 11:30:03 +0000

It’s my First Amendment right to scrape publicly available face images, its CEO says. Besides, we’re just doing what Google Search does.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/X7rOITrf5_c” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Washington Privacy Act welcomed by corporate and nonprofit actors

February 4, 2020 0 Comments 2019 washington privacy act, 2020 washington privacy act, California Consumer Privacy Act, CCPA, consumer reports, data portability, data privacy law, data privacy laws, data privacy legislation, facial recognition, future of privacy forum, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, Microsoft, personal data, Privacy, right to access, right to correct, right to delete, senator reuven carlyle, sensitive data, washington privacy act, washington privacy act 2019, washington privacy act 2020, wpa

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2020 16:35:25 +0000

The Washington Privacy Act would extend new data rights of access, correction, and deletion to Washington residents, with new rules on facial recognition.

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Facebook to pay $550m to settle face-tagging suit

January 31, 2020 0 Comments biometrics, BIPA, face recognition, facebook, faceprints, facial recognition, Illinois, illinois biometric information privacy act, Law & order, lawsuit, photo tagging, photos, Privacy, Social networks, tag suggestions, tagging

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 10:14:22 +0000

A class-action lawsuit against Facebook for the use of its tag suggestions feature looks like it’s finally done churning through the courts.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/-vpu7yQz3I0″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Facial recognition firm sued for scraping 3 billion faceprints

January 28, 2020 0 Comments AI, Artificial intelligence, biometrics, BIPA, class action, clearview ai, david mutnick, facebook, faceprints, facial recognition, hoan ton-that, Illinois, illinois biometric information privacy act, Law & order, law enforcement, lawsuit, Machine Learning, Privacy, privacy law, Social networks, twitter, Venmo, youtube

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 10:51:21 +0000

A potential class action says Clearview AI is breaking biometrics privacy law by ransacking social media so police can match photos with IDs.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/9Wtt8BCE-R8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Tinder to get panic button, catfish-fighting facial recognition

January 27, 2020 0 Comments AI, Artificial intelligence, catfishing, dating apps, emergency assistance, facial recognition, fake identity, location tracking, Machine Learning, match group, Mobile, noonlight, online dating, panic button, photo verification, Privacy, selfies, tinder

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 13:28:05 +0000

It’s both a genius move to protect from assault and fraud and a personal data grab.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/knmm8T6klTY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Facial recognition is real-life ‘Black Mirror’ stuff, Ocasio-Cortez says

January 17, 2020 0 Comments AI, alexandria ocasio-cortez, Artificial intelligence, biometrics, black mirror, facial recognition, house oversight committee, house oversight committee hearing, joy buolamwini, Law & order, Machine Learning, meredith whittaker, Privacy, surveillance, willie lynch

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 10:59:27 +0000

“People think they’re going to put on a cute filter and have puppy dog ears, and not realize that that data’s being collected.”<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/WEGyDh5kmBU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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College students call for ban on facial recognition on campus

January 16, 2020 0 Comments biometrics, college campuses, facial recognition, fight for the future, Privacy, students, students for sensible drug policy, surveillance

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 12:57:59 +0000

Fight for the Future is building on its success in pressuring concert promoters to back off of plans to use the technology at festivals.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/cPl_2EJ8pSY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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New Facebook AI fools facial recognition

October 29, 2019 0 Comments AI, Artificial intelligence, Audio and Video, biometrics, de-identification, deep fakes, facebook, facebook research, facial recognition, fake news, Machine Learning, Privacy

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:37:19 +0000

The technology – which Facebook won’t use in its own apps – subtly distorts face images so they’re still recognizable, but not to machines.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/98QOXSevUPY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>