Ban facial recognition in Europe, says EU privacy watchdog

Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register for the AI event of the year. (Reuters) — Facial recognition should be banned in Europe because of its “deep and non-democratic intrusion” into people’s private lives, EU privacy watchdog the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) said on Friday. The comments come two days after the European Commission […]

IBM walked away from facial recognition. What about Amazon and Microsoft?

IBM’s choice to end commercial sales of facial recognition may increase pressure on Amazon and Microsoft to halt contracts with law enforcement agencies. Algorithmic Justice League (AJL) founder Joy Buolamwini said she already sees signs pointing in that direction. On Tuesday, the same day George Floyd was laid to rest, news emerged that more than 250 […]