The NIST has released a new report that suggests that facial recognition is an effective screening tool in airport settings. In the report, the NIST evaluated the performance of 29 […]

Fight for the Future is spearheading a campaign to ban the use of facial recognition technology in restaurants and retail outlets. The appropriately-named Ban Facial Recognition in Stores campaign has […]

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 […]

According to a recent report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), six U.S. federal agencies used biometric facial recognition software in their efforts to identify protesters who demonstrated in the […]

Google has revealed that it is currently trying to develop a replacement for the Fitzpatrick Skin Type (FST) scale. The FST first became popular in the 1970s, when it was […]

A group of Democratic lawmakers – and Independent Senator Bernie Sanders – have reintroduced legislation that would ban the use of facial recognition technology by federal authorities. The legislation had […]

International NGO Amnesty International is the latest organization to call for a ban on the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement agencies. The announcement comes on the heels […]

A group of 50 institutional investors with $4.5 trillion in assets under management (as of December of 2020) is calling for more rigorous human rights and due diligence policies for […]

The most populous county in Washington state has voted unanimously to restrict the use of facial recognition technology by all local government agencies, with the council’s executive saying he is […]

AnyVision is calling on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to draft guidelines for the responsible use of facial recognition technology. The company made its request in the […]