Here's how facial recognition is changing travel through Bay Area airports
For speedier entry into the U.S., your most important travel tool is now your face.
Mar 15, 2023
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Internet
What is Section 230, the rule that made the modern internet?
Twenty-six words tucked into a 1996 law overhauling telecommunications have allowed companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google to grow into the giants they are today.
Feb 21, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Free speech expert says journalists' Twitter suspension isn't tantamount to government suppression of the media
In October, Elon Musk took control of Twitter in a $44 billion deal, saying he hoped to enhance Twitter's mission as "a digital town square." His changes to moderation practices have since led civil rights groups to allege ...
Dec 20, 2022
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Security
Facial recognition: Why we shouldn't ban the police from using it altogether
The UK police are being accused of breaking ethical standards by using live facial recognition technology to help fight crime. A recent report by the University of Cambridge into trials of the technology by forces in London ...
Nov 7, 2022
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Computer Sciences
Computer scientist aims to protect people in age of artificial intelligence
As data-driven technologies transform the world and artificial intelligence raises questions about bias, privacy and transparency, Suresh Venkatasubramanian is offering his expertise to help create guardrails to ensure that ...
Oct 4, 2022
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Machine learning & AI
White House unveils artificial intelligence 'Bill of Rights'
The Biden administration unveiled a set of far-reaching goals Tuesday aimed at averting harms caused by the rise of artificial intelligence systems, including guidelines for how to protect people's personal data and limit ...
Oct 4, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
Epic Games no longer blocked in Indonesia after registering with government
Epic Games was blocked briefly from the world's fourth-most populated country but on Tuesday complied with Indonesia's requirement that it register with its ministry of information.
Aug 10, 2022
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Facebook, Instagram release report on efforts to protect rights
Social media giant Meta, whose platforms including Facebook and Instagram regularly face concerns over their impact on civil liberties and democracy, on Thursday released its first annual report on its efforts to protect ...
Jul 14, 2022
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How facial recognition technology is being used in Ukraine and why it's still so controversial
Facial recognition technology is being used in warfare for the first time. It could be a game changer in Ukraine, where it is being used to identify the dead and reunite families. But if we fail to grapple with the ethics ...
Jun 14, 2022
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Business
Settlement curbs firm's facial recognition database in US
Startup Clearview AI has agreed to limit access to its controversial facial recognition database in the United States, settling a lawsuit filed by privacy advocates, a court filing showed Monday.
May 10, 2022
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