Tag: facial recognition
Made abroad, deployed at home: new report unpacks the shocking state of mass surveillance in Latin America
9 Aug 2021
Surveillance Tech in Latin America: Made Abroad, Deployed at Home
9 Aug 2021
Facial-recognition technology gets a smack in the chops from civil rights campaigners
14 Jul 2021
RightsCon checklist: 15 ways to save the internet and protect democracy
8 Jun 2021
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Speaking at a panel discussion at RightsCon, Access Now’s Brett Solomon outlined 15 things governments can do to make sure technology is used to defend — not destroy— democracy and human rights. Read the checklist and watch the full session on YouTube.
Europe’s AI rules open door to mass use of facial recognition, critics warn
8 Jun 2021
Ban Biometric Surveillance
7 Jun 2021
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More than 175 civil society organizations and experts around the world have already signed the open letter calling on decision makers to stand up against rights-abusing uses of biometric surveillance technologies. Will you join us to #BanBS?
Ban biometric surveillance: civil society demands outright prohibitions on public and private use
7 Jun 2021
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Ban biometric surveillance! Access Now and over 150 civil society actors across the globe are calling for a ban on biometric surveillance.
Face biometrics systems shut down in Washington, DC and São Paulo, Brazil
17 May 2021
Q&A: What’s the point of automated gender recognition software?
13 May 2021
Privacy win for 350,000 people in São Paulo: court blocks facial recognition cameras in metro
12 May 2021