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GUEST ESSAY: The privacy implications of facial recognition systems rising to the fore

The Last Watchdog

Tech advances are accelerating the use of facial recognition as a reliable and ubiquitous mass surveillance tool, privacy advocates warn. A string of advances in biometric authentication systems has brought facial recognition systems, in particular, to the brink of wide commercial use. billion by 2022.

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Facebook to End Use of Its Facial Recognition System

Hunton Privacy

announced in a blog post that it will shut down its “ Face Recognition” system in coming weeks as part of a company-wide move to limit the use of facial recognition in its products. Users also will no longer see suggested tags or be able to turn on suggested tagging.

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Facebook is going to shut down Face Recognition system and data it collected

Security Affairs

Facebook announced to shut down its Face Recognition system and is going to delete over 1 billion people’s facial recognition profiles. Facebook announced it will stop using the Face Recognition system on its platform and will delete over 1 billion people’s facial recognition profiles.

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California proposes rules for automated decision-making

Data Protection Report

On November 27, 2023, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) released a first draft of rules for automated decision-making technologies under California’s privacy law. The proposed rules revolve around providing notice of the technology’s use, opting out, and consumer access to business information.

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FTC Releases Report on Facial Recognition Technology

Hunton Privacy

On October 22, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission released a report entitled “ Facing Facts: Best Practices for Common Uses of Facial Recognition Technologies.” In a third case study, a social networking website uses facial recognition technology to help its users “tag” photos of their friends.

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The most valuable AI use cases for business

IBM Big Data Hub

Voice-based queries use natural language processing (NLP) and sentiment analysis for speech recognition so their conversations can begin immediately. McDonald’s is building AI solutions for customer care with IBM Watson AI technology and NLP to accelerate the development of its automated order taking (AOT) technology.

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Best Facial Recognition Software for Enterprises In 2022

eSecurity Planet

Facial recognition software (FRS) is a biometric tool that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to scan human facial features to produce a code. The technology isn’t yet perfect, but it has evolved to a point that enterprise use is growing. Benefits and Uses of Facial Recognition.