New York Using Facial Recognition to ID Drivers and Passengers at Toll Booths
The state of New York is using facial recognition cameras to identify drivers and passengers at toll booths.
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Tech Group Calls Police Use of Amazon Facial Recognition “Patriotic”
After an outcry over reports that law enforcement agencies are using facial recognition technology marketed by Amazon to profile people in real time, the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF) released a letter claiming that Amazon’s Rekognition technology was “patriotic and can benefit society.”
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Lincoln Motor Company Likely Feeding Biometric Information into Federal Databases
Buy a new Lincoln automobile and the company will help you get your information entered massive federal biometric database for free.
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Warning: TSA Facial Recognition Plan Likely to Become Part of Growing Biometric Surveillance System
WASHINGTON (Dec. 6, 2017) – The federal government plans to use a TSA program advertised as a way to avoid lines at airport security checkpoints to harvest photos and other biometric information that will ultimately end up in multiple federal databases.
DetailsMichigan Bill Would Keep State Mugshots Out of Federal Facial Recognition Database, But Major Problem Would Remain
LANSING, Mich. (Nov. 3, 2016) – A bill introduced in the Michigan legislature would prohibit state and local law enforcement from providing photographs to the FBI’s facial recognition database, but it would have little practical effect.
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Facial Recognition Software: Technology to Make Big Brother Drool
Government access to biometric data is rapidly expanding, with millions of Americans already in the system. These growing databases, primarily driven by federal policy, pose significant privacy issues.
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