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On this Digital Trends Live we discuss the top tech stories, including Portland’s ban on facial recognition, TikTok may not sell after all, and more.
Portland bans private and public use of facial recognition tech
The city of Portland, Oregon has unanimously passed an expansive new piece of legislation that bans both the private and public use of facial recognition tech.
Portland’s facial recognition ban is a major win, especially against Amazon
The city of Portland just took the fight against facial recognition up a notch. Late Wednesday afternoon, the Portland City Council and Mayor Ted Wheeler voted to adopt two ordinances…
People are fighting algorithms for a more just and equitable future. You can, too.
Mashable’s series Algorithms explores the mysterious lines of code that increasingly control our lives — and our futures. Algorithms shape our lives, some more gently than others. From dating apps,…
Rite Aid surveilled customers using facial recognition tech with links to China
The next time you pop into your local drugstore to grab a gallon of milk, remember there’s a chance the store is secretly analyzing your face. A new report from…
Face masks often aren’t enough to defeat facial recognition, study finds
Well, there goes the tiniest privacy silver lining on that otherwise dark coronavirus cloud. A new study from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) found that many commercially…
Police use facial-recognition tech to arrest another innocent man
Let’s say it together: Facial-recognition technology is a dangerous, biased mess. We are reminded of this obvious fact again with the news Friday that an innocent man, despite not looking…
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Democratic lawmakers propose nationwide facial recognition ban
It would ban other types of surveillance by federal, state, and local governments
Congress needs to pass this facial recognition ban now
Earlier this year, for the first time (that we know of), a false match by a facial recognition algorithm led to the arrest of an innocent man. Now, members of…