News & Commentary about Face Recognition Technology

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Mar 15, 2021

Major Hack of Camera Company Offers Four Key Lessons on Surveillance

People standing at a crosswalk with face recognition software boxes superimposed over their faces.

Feb 17, 2021

Biden Must Halt Face Recognition Technology to Advance Racial Equity

Facial scan over black woman's face to assess identification.

Jun 10, 2020

Microsoft Says it Supports Racial Justice. Will it Refuse to Power Discriminatory Police Surveillance?

A passenger using a facial recognition kiosk in the background with a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer watching in the foreground.

Mar 12, 2020

The Government Has a Secret Plan to Track Everyone’s Faces at Airports. We’re Suing.

A mockup image of how a computer scans a human face for facial recognition

Feb 10, 2020

Hey Clearview, Your Misleading PR Campaign Doesn’t Make Your Face Surveillance Product Any Less Dystopian

Feb 6, 2020

The Government's Nightmare Vision for Face Recognition at Airports and Beyond

Dec 5, 2019

A Border Officer Told Me I Couldn’t Opt Out of the Face Recognition Scan. They Were Wrong.

A demonstrator wearing a bandana on their face

Nov 26, 2019

America's Mask Bans in the Age of Face Recognition Surveillance

Oct 31, 2019

The FBI is Tracking Our Faces in Secret. We’re Suing.

Oct 11, 2019

California Just Blocked Police Body Cam Use of Face Recognition