Records show that #ICE has INCREASED its spending on #surveillancetechnology, looking to spend more than $300 MILLION under Trump for #Social-MediaMonitoringtools, #FacialRecognitionSoftware, #LicensePlateReaders and services to find where people LIVE and WORK! www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

ICE’s interest in high-tech ge...
ICE’s interest in high-tech gear raises new questions: ‘What is it for?’

The immigration agency’s surveillance tools and increased access to government databases draws privacy concerns.

Politico
#FacialRecognitionSoftware #AirlinesandAirplanes ‘Biometric Exit’ Quietly Expands Across U.S. Airports, Unnerving Some http://is.gd/n9HvDz

UAE Schools Implement Facial Recognition for Student Attendance Tracking

The introduction of facial recognition software in Dubai, facial recognition devices in Abu Dhabi, and facial recognition access control in Sharjah, constitutes a huge improvement in the way UAE schools control security and attendance of students.

#facialrecognitionsoftware
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#facialrecognitionaccesscontrol

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Facial Recognition Access Control | UAE Tektronix Technologies

A facial recognition system is a sophisticated way to verify or ascertain someone's identity using an algorithm that processes a digital image or video AI-Powered Facial Recognition Security System Dubai Abu Dhabi Saudi Arabia

IT Security Solutions | Software Development | GPS Tracking
@MHowell And the department is having trouble recruiting. Reminds me of local intimidation by federal agents during Seattle’s hosting of WTO in 1999. Some attrition increased and recruitment was down post Secret Service warnings. So much tear gas, so little time.
#facialrecognitionsoftware #chemicalweapoms

I hate facial recognition software. I hate Big Tech’s embrace and defense of facial recognition software. Amazing discussion nonetheless.

https://theintercept.com/2024/04/05/google-photos-israel-gaza-facial-recognition/

#keepouttamyphotos #facialrecognitionsoftware #doingevil

Google Won’t Say Anything About Israel Using Its Photo Software to Create Gaza “Hit List”

Google prohibits using its tech for “immediate harm,” but Israel is harnessing its facial recognition to set up a dragnet of Palestinians.

The Intercept
#FacialRecognitionSoftware #LegalConsent I just finished reading an article from Wired magazine about a legal case involving a Canadian university campus where Mars brand vending machines were using facial recognition software, violating Canadian consent law. It made me wonder who else uses this kind of software at self service kiosks…like McDonald’s. You might be surprised! Here’s a two-year-old article that tries to justify the practice. https://www.cyberlink.com/faceme/insights/articles/213/reinventing-restaurant-experiences-through-facial-recognition#:~:text=Several%20fast-food%20chains%20are%20also%20rolling%20out%20self-service,and%20presenting%20personalized%20menus%20based%20on%20past%20orders.
Reinventing Restaurant Experiences Through Facial Recognition

Learn how to leverage facial recognition for restaurants through contactless payments, social distancing, loyalty programs, employee systems, and more!

Cops Used DNA to Predict a Suspect’s Face—and Tried to Run Facial Recognition on It

Police around the US say they're justified to run DNA-generated 3D models of faces through facial recognition tools to help crack cold cases. Everyone but the cops thinks that’s a bad idea.

WIRED

@mattotcha

Very clever extrapalamentary opposition idea in #Russia could be a method for opposition in other #authoritarian states like #China, #Iran, #SaudiArabia, and elsewhere.
Just make sure that you are completely cloaked that #CCTV, #FacialRecognitionSoftware, and #AI don't identify you. 😉

https://mastodon.social/@mattotcha/111555353540393564

Can You Hide a Child’s Face From A.I.?

Parents have been stressing out for at least two decades about what to share about their children online. Powerful new technologies present a more urgent risk.

The New York Times