ICE, CBP Knew Facial Recognition App Couldn’t Do What DHS Says It Could, Deployed It Anyway

The DHS and its components want to find non-white people to deport by any means necessary. Of course, “necessary” is something that’s on a continually sliding scale with Trump bac…

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Facial Recognition Tech Used To Hunt Migrants Was Deployed Without Required Privacy Paperwork

In the grand scheme of things — the wanton cruelty, the routine violations of rights, the actual fucking murders — this may only seem like a blip on the mass deportation continuum. But …

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https://theconversation.com/how-safe-is-your-face-the-pros-and-cons-of-having-facial-recognition-everywhere-265753

i was a very early adopter of online-ness. i was in the early times of Woolies online shopping, long long before Coles got theirs, & when Woolies' initial online presence was still small & hesitant.

many years earlier, i was early into ANZ Bank's online banking; they were the first, or one of, & the great majority of the populace were still doing physical banking, for a really long time after i'd been banking online for yonks.

a bit later, when Fairfax's SMH began their tentative steps into online news, running off a single pc in a basement, i enthusiastically began consuming it that way. none of their strayan msm competitors had similar, for another coupla years.

so, i like doing my doings online, it clicks with me, & i valued it before massive mainstreamness happened.

however, i have never, & will never [voluntarily], provide my biometric data for anything to anyone. i will drop or never start using any service that requires it. when i learned, several years ago, that nsw govt was introducing digital licences & pics, i gave my car away & let my licence expire.

you are not getting my fingerprints & face, you buncha bastards.

i am gobsmacked that so many peeps are so focused on convenience that they pay no regard at all to privacy & security. your face & prints databases WILL get hacked, your data WILL be stolen. Wotcha gonna do then, you fools?
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#biometrics #FacialRecognitionTech #privacy
How safe is your face? The pros and cons of having facial recognition everywhere

Before you scan your face, you might want to think twice about the risks.

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'Honest supermarket customers have nothing to be concerned about' says Foodstuffs North Island general counsel Julian Benefield.

Unless they look like dishonest customers in which case they could be banned from a supermarket.

NZ #Privacy Commissioner is worried about what it means for Māori, Pasifika, Indian and Asian shoppers since #FacialRecognitionTech #FRT used isn't trained on NZ people.

Is FRT use a sign of increasing #SystemicRacism in NZ?
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/508613/privacy-commissioner-keeps-close-eye-on-supermarkets-facial-recognition-trial

Privacy commissioner keeps close eye on supermarkets' facial recognition trial

Foodstuffs North Island stores today.

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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.

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NZ Privacy Commissioner is consulting on new rules for use and collecting of #biometrics data e.g by #FacialRecognitionTech (FRT), retinal scans, and voice recognition. Draft code will focus on :
1. Proportionality - will agencies' reasons for using biometric technologies to analyse info outweigh the privacy intrusion or risks?
2. Transparency - agencies to be open and transparent about collection and use.
3. Purpose limitations on collecting and using biometric info.
https://www.privacy.org.nz/publications/statements-media-releases/privacy-commissioner-to-consult-on-new-rules-for-biometrics/

Proposals for congestion charging in Auckland may rely on tech similar to #FacialRecognitionTech. Waka Kotahi / NZTA says highway cameras with automated number plate recognition technology could be used for congestion charging.

Problem though with Readability.

Will NZTA fix this issue more quickly than MSD and DIA fix issues with false identifications due to racial bias in their Facial Recognition Tech?
https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/11/14/readability-issues-with-some-black-number-plates/

NZ MSD will use new #FacialRecognitionTech with benefiticiaries from 20 November.

Concerns have been raised about possible racial bias.

US gov't tests suggest Daon AI algorithm works less well "on people of darker skin tones than on people of lighter skin tones".

MSD says beneficiaries may choose to use it, or stick with existing verification systems. For now anyway. Future use to check fraud hinted at.

FYI @civillibertynz https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/502445/facial-recognition-government-rolls-out-new-tech-despite-racial-bias-concerns

Facial recognition: Government rolls out new tech despite racial bias concerns

A recent MSD report calls the level of racial bias in the technology "unknown", "unconfirmed" and "untested".

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AI’s Perception of Your Appearance Based on Your Occupation #AIJobPerception

Hashtags: #AIJobAnalysis #FacialRecognitionTech #JobBasedAppearance Summery: The author of this content used AI technology to generate images of what the average person with each of 36 common careers looks like. They acknowledge that these images are not accurate or full depictions of human experience, but rather a reflection of the biases and stereotypes that exist within AI models. The…

https://webappia.com/ais-perception-of-your-appearance-based-on-your-occupation-aijobperception/

AI's Perception of Your Appearance Based on Your Occupation #AIJobPerception

I'm genuinely curious whether your match the "average" person with your job or not.

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