Category: Facial Recognition

Italy bans facial recognition technology with one exception

L. Green
Facial recognition - Banned - Italy

The European country has prohibited the use of the tech and of “smart glasses” except for crime fighting. Italy has issued a ban on the use of both facial recognition technology and of “smart glasses” in the country, though there is a major exception to this newly created rule. The country’s Data Protection Agency recently scolded the use of the tech by two municipalities. Italy’s Data Protection Agency criticized two of the country’s municipalities earlier this week for experimenting with facial recognition and smart glasses technologies. This referred specifically to…

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NITI Aayog thinktank recommends improved facial recognition security in India

Sam Lambert
Facial recognition technology - man being scanned

The National Institute for Transforming India is calling for enhanced safeguards for collected personal data. The National Institute for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) an Indian government think tank, has called for clearer safeguards regarding personal data collected using facial recognition technology. They are pushing for improved security for personal data collected from citizens across India. NITI Aayog was particularly concerned about improvements regarding the facial recognition data collected through the Digi Yatra airport biometrics system. The think tank has issued a draft discussion paper as the latest updated version of…

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Canadian politicians call for ‘national pause” on facial recognition use

Jesse Collins
Facial recognition - Canada Laws

The ministers of parliament pointed in particular to the use of the technology by law enforcement. Current legislation in Canada does not provide adequate regulation for the use of facial recognition or artificial intelligence technologies, according to a recent report. A House of Commons ethics committee is calling for a nationwide pause on the use of the tech. The House of Commons ethics committee called for the Canadian federal government to establish laws and restrictions on the use of facial recognition technology. This included a moratorium on the unchecked use…

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Europe takes steps ever closer to a facial recognition ban

Sam Lambert
Facial recognition - Ban

Efforts to stop the use of cameras using artificial intelligence in public areas are building support. A growing number of people and organizations are beginning to move toward the banning of the use of facial recognition technology in public spaces. This includes a growing political coalition that is building its support in the EU parliament. The Greens and Socialists & Democrats groups have just been joined by Renew in forming a majority in favor of banning facial recognition that would indiscriminately scan crowds in public places in real-time. That majority…

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Remote exams using facial recognition to stop cheaters raise concerns

John Montgallo
Facial recognition - Technology and Software

A recent report has placed the spotlight on alarm over issues relating to the technology. As remote exams become increasingly commonplace, technology to identify plagiarism – including facial recognition to catch cheaters during exams – have been broadly adopted. That said, despite the need for software to stand in the way of cheaters, concerns are rising. Throughout the pandemic, it became a part of normal classrooms to offer remote learning. That said, facial recognition and other software has been rolled out to help to spot students breaking the rules to…

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