The New Oil4h ago

#Tennessee grandmother jailed after #AI #FacialRecognition error links her to fraud

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/12/tennessee-grandmother-ai-fraud

#FRT

Tennessee grandmother jailed after AI facial recognition error links her to fraud

Angela Lipps spent nearly six months in jail after AI software linked her to a North Dakota bank fraud case

The Guardian
The New Oil6d ago

#PrivacyInternational's response to the #UK #HomeOffice consultation on #FacialRecognition technology

https://privacyinternational.org/advocacy/5741/privacy-internationals-response-uk-home-office-consultation-facial-recognition

#FRT #privacy #surveillance

Privacy International's response to the UK Home Office consultation on facial recognition technology

Privacy International submitted a response to the UK Home Office

Privacy International
Protyus A. GendherMar 9

It presents a folk narrative about the cycle of admiration turning into entitlement, where one's brilliance is exploited. The track serves as a cautionary tale, resonating with those who experience emotional overshadowing. #GCR #FRT #MAGIC

https://survivorliteracy.com/2026/03/09/glass-ceiling-records-song-archive-i-was-magic/

Glass Ceiling Records – Song Archive -I Was Magic

The song “I Was Magic” by Protyus, released by Glass Ceiling Records, explores the erosion of self within a jealous relationship. It presents a folk narrative about the cycle of admirat…

Survivor Literacy
The New OilFeb 25

This App Warns You if Someone Is Wearing #SmartGlasses Nearby

https://www.404media.co/this-app-warns-you-if-someone-is-wearing-smart-glasses-nearby/

#Meta #RayBans #privacy #AI #FRT #FacialRecognition

This App Warns You if Someone Is Wearing Smart Glasses Nearby

The creator of Nearby Glasses made the app after reading 404 Media's coverage of how people are using Meta's Ray-Bans smartglasses to film people without their knowledge or consent. “I consider it to be a tiny part of resistance against surveillance tech.”

404 Media
Privacy GuidesFeb 23
Meta's AI-Powered Ray-Ban Glasses Somehow Got Creepier?! 😱 #Meta #Facebook #AI #RayBan #privacy #FacialRecognition #FRT
The New OilFeb 23

#DHS Wants a Single Search Engine to Flag Faces and Fingerprints Across Agencies

https://www.wired.com/story/dhs-wants-a-single-search-engine-to-flag-faces-and-fingerprints-across-agencies/

#privacy #biometrics #FRT #FacialRecognition #politics

DHS Wants a Single Search Engine to Flag Faces and Fingerprints Across Agencies

Homeland Security aims to combine its face and fingerprint systems into one big biometric platform—after dismantling centralized privacy reviews and key limits on face recognition.

WIRED
The New OilFeb 20

Leaked Email Suggests #Ring Plans to Expand ‘#SearchParty’ #Surveillance Beyond Dogs

https://www.404media.co/leaked-email-suggests-ring-plans-to-expand-search-party-surveillance-beyond-dogs/

#privacy #Amazon #FRT #FacialRecognition #crime

Leaked Email Suggests Ring Plans to Expand ‘Search Party’ Surveillance Beyond Dogs

Ring's CEO told staff the feature is “first for finding dogs,” indicating a plan to expand.

404 Media
The New OilFeb 16

Seven Billion Reasons for #Facebook to Abandon its Face Recognition Plans

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/02/seven-billion-reasons-facebook-abandon-its-face-recognition-plans

#FRT #FacialRecognition #privacy #Meta

Seven Billion Reasons for Facebook to Abandon its Face Recognition Plans

Meta’s analysis that it can avoid scrutiny by releasing a privacy invasive product during a time of political crisis is craven and morally bankrupt. It is also dead wrong.

Electronic Frontier Foundation
The New OilFeb 16

#Meta Plans to Add #FacialRecognition Technology to Its #SmartGlasses

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/technology/meta-facial-recognition-smart-glasses.html

#FRT #privacy #RayBan #Oakley #biometrics

Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses

In an internal memo last year, Meta said the political tumult in the United States would distract critics from the feature’s release.

The New York Times
Ashe Dryden 🙆🏼‍♀️🐈🐈‍⬛Feb 14

Someone mentioned to me that facial recognition technology is getting "better" and doesn't that make a difference in its use?

But do we *want* more accurate surveillance technology? Do we want to see more people of color wrapped up in systems of punishment? Do we need yet another avenue for invading privacy or tracking every move a person makes?

We don't need a better puppy grinder, we need to remove the idea that grinding up puppies is a worthy pursuit. #FRT #facialRecognition #surveillance