The Mayor of West Lafayette, Indiana, is throwing himself in front of a bill that would ban the police use of facial recognition. The West Lafayette City Council has postponed […]

A pair of European privacy watchdogs have argued that a recent policy proposal from the European Commission does not do enough to prevent the unethical use of facial recognition technology […]

The week’s roundup of FindBiometrics’ top stories features a good deal of investor excitement, a major healthcare collaboration, facial recognition controversy, and, intriguingly, a Tesla patent. On the VC front, […]

The Security Industry Association (SIA) is speaking out against a sweeping Baltimore City Council proposal that would prohibit virtually any application of facial recognition in the city. Like other bans, […]

US privacy advocates believe that there is growing momentum for facial recognition legislation at the federal level. They note that several bills have already been put forward, and are optimistic […]

Amnesty International is asking for digital volunteers to help map the locations of all of the public CCTV cameras in New York City. The organization is undertaking the initiative in […]

Amnesty International is launching a new “Ban the Scan” campaign in an effort to end the police use of facial recognition. The organization will begin its campaign in New York […]

Minneapolis, Minnesota, could become the next American city to implement a public ban on the use of facial recognition technology. The full city council will take up the issue on […]

Democrats in Congress are planning to reintroduce legislation that would ban federal agencies from using facial recognition technology. As Reuters reports, Representative Pramila Jayapal is one of the individuals behind […]

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has recapped some of the key 2020 milestones in the battle against face-based surveillance. The organization called particular attention to a wave of facial recognition […]