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Facebook is turning facial recognition back on in Europe

Facebook is turning facial recognition back on in Europe.....»»

Category: videosSource: videonewsindexApr 18th, 2018

Facebook is offering facial recognition again in Europe

Facebook is bringing facial recognition back to Europe after withdrawing the feature in 2012 because of objections from data privacy groups......»»

Category: topSource: cnnApr 18th, 2018

Facebook is using "dishonest and manipulative" tactics to get EU users to agree to facial recognition, critics say (FB)

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Facebook is asking some users in Europe to consent to the use of facial recognition technology. But the social network has been accused by privacy experts by asking for permission in a "f.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 16th, 2018

Facebook’s Push for Facial Recognition Prompts Privacy Alarms

Facebook is working to spread its face-matching tools even as it faces heightened scrutiny from regulators and legislators in Europe and North America......»»

Category: mediaSource: nytJul 9th, 2018

Judge Approves "Landmark" $650 Million Class-Action Suit Against Facebook Over Privacy Claims

A federal judge has approved a $650 million settlement of a class-action privacy lawsuit against Facebook that claimed the company used its facial recognition feature without user consent. read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaFeb 28th, 2021

Facebook might put facial-recognition tech in its smart glasses, due to launch this year - but only if it can ensure "authority structures" can"t abuse user privacy

Facebook's smart glasses are on track for a .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderFeb 26th, 2021

A controversial facial-recognition company working with police departments across the US is reportedly connected to white nationalism and the far-right

CBS A software startup that scraped billions of images from major web services — including Facebook, Google, and YouTube — is selling its tool to la.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 8th, 2020

"I am disturbed": Vermont"s attorney general is suing Clearview AI over its facial recognition app that uses images scraped from Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube

Clearview AI, the company behind a controversial facial recognition app, was just sued by.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 11th, 2020

Clearview AI scraped billions of photos from social media to build a facial recognition app that can ID anyone — here"s everything you need to know about the mysterious company (FB, GOOGL, TWTR)

Alex Wong/Getty Images A software startup that scraped billions of images from major web services — including Facebook, Google, and YouTube &mdas.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 6th, 2020

Ashton Kutcher dropped a big hint that he may be a user of a controversial facial recognition app while eating hot wings on YouTube last year

First We Feast/Complex A startup that scraped billions of images from major web services — including Facebook, Google, and YouTube — created software that matches people with publicly available photos to identify them. The .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 5th, 2020

Facebook has sent a cease-and-desist letter to facial recognition startup Clearview AI for scraping billions of photos

AP Photo/Andrew Harnik Facebook has sent a cease-and-desist letter to a facial recognition startup after it scraped billions of images from the social media site w.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderFeb 6th, 2020

A startup that scraped billions of photos from Facebook and Google to create a facial-recognition database was just sent a cease-and-desist by Google and YouTube

APPhoto/Mike Derer A software startup that scraped billions of images from major web services — including Facebook, Google, and YouTube — is selling its tool to la.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderFeb 5th, 2020

Chicago Police Are Using A Facial Recognition Program That Scans Billions Of Facebook Photos

Chicago Police Are Using A Facial Recognition Program That Scans Billions Of Facebook Photos.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeJan 30th, 2020

Zuckerberg pledges Facebook users privacy upgrades after $550 million facial recognition settlement

Facebook Inc has reached a $.....»»

Category: topSource: reutersJan 30th, 2020

Facebook discloses $550 million class-action settlement during earnings call

Facebook Inc. dropped a surprise during its fourth-quarter earnings call late Wednesday: A $550 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit over its use of facial-recognition.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 29th, 2020

Facebook reaches $550 million settlement in facial recognition lawsuit

Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it reached a $550 million settlement in principle related to a lawsuit that claimed it illegally collected and stored biometric data for millions of users without their consent......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJan 29th, 2020

Facebook will pay $550 million to settle an Illinois lawsuit about it use of facial recognition and user photos

Reuters Facebook has agreed to pay $500 million to settle a class-action l.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJan 29th, 2020

Facebook will pay $550 million to settle a class-action lawsuit in Illinois surrounding its alleged violations using facial recognition technology

Reuters Facebook has agreed to pay $500 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that claimed it .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJan 29th, 2020

Facebook case rejected by top court, leaving door open for a multi-billion-dollar class action

The Supreme Court will not hear a case involving Facebook and its facial recognition technology for photos, leaving it open to multi-billion dollar lawsuits from its users. Veuer’s Justin Kircher has more......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralJan 21st, 2020

A startup company took billions of photos from Facebook and other websites to create a facial-recognition database, and hundreds of law-enforcement agencies are using it

Clearwater AI, a facial-recognition startup that scraped social media for images, has been adopted by at least 600 law-enforcement agencies, according to a New York Times report. The software developers relied on current .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJan 18th, 2020

Homeland Security is walking back its plans to use facial recognition on US citizens traveling internationally

Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Image The Department of Homeland Security will not require traveling US citizens to partic.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderDec 6th, 2019