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 […]

Privacy watchdogs have hit Clearview AI with a slew of privacy complaints in Europe. Privacy International filed complaints with the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and France’s Commission Nationale de […]

The Detroit City Council has passed a new law that will give the public more say about the police use of facial recognition. The Community Input Over Government Surveillance Ordinance […]

The Canadian Privacy Commissioner is once again warning that facial recognition technology poses a significant threat to people’s human rights. Commissioner Daniel Therrien’s latest comments were made during a presentation […]

The Massachusetts state legislature has officially passed a new police reform bill that establishes some basic rules for the use of facial recognition. The restrictions are not as strong as […]

Chinese administrators are starting to crack down on the unregulated use of facial recognition technology, especially in the commercial sector. The Administration for Market Regulation for the city of Ningbo […]

The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) believes that the European Commission’s recently proposed facial recognition law does not do enough to protect the civil liberties of people on the continent. […]

The Council of Europe is asking national lawmakers to implement much stricter facial recognition regulations. To that end, the organization has released a set of guidelines that are intended to […]

A Canadian civil rights organization is calling for a temporary ban on the use of facial recognition in the country. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) believes a suspension will […]

A Utah State Senate committee has advanced a bill that would place some relatively mild restrictions on the government’s use of facial recognition. The bill will now move to the […]