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EU makes move to ban use of facial recognition systems
▻https://sciencebusiness.net/news/eu-makes-move-ban-use-facial-recognition-systems

Experts want to see restrictions on systems they say are error-ridden, invasive and – in the wrong hands – authoritarian The European Commission is considering a temporary ban on the use of facial recognition in public areas for up to five years. According to an 18-page draft circulated last week, the ban, which would last between three and five years, would give the EU time to figure out "a sound methodology for assessing the impacts of this technology and possible risk management measures (...)

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(Sort of) Trust but Verify : Palantir Responds to Questions about its work with NHS
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Palantir, the US data giant which works with intelligence and immigration enforcement agencies, has responded to our questions about its work on a highly sensitive National Health Service (NHS) project, providing some assurances, passing the buck to the NHS, and raising additional questions. On 12 April 2020, citing confidential documents, the Guardian reported Palantir would be involved in a Covid-19 data project which "includes large volumes of data pertaining to individuals, including (...)

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Press release : 10 questions to Palantir from privacy organisations | Privacy International
▻https://privacyinternational.org/press-release/3732/press-release-10-questions-palantir-privacy-organisations

Today Privacy International and four other UK privacy organisations have sent Palantir 10 questions about their work with the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) during the Covid-19 public health crisis. Key points Privacy International, Big Brother Watch, medConfidential, Foxglove, and Open Rights Group have sent Palantir 10 questions about their work with the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) during the Covid-19 public health crisis. We are primarily interested in if and how Palantir will (...)

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Big Brother in the Age of Coronavirus : 100+ Groups Warn Against Exploiting Pandemic to Permanently Expand Surveillance State | Common Dreams News
▻https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/04/02/big-brother-age-coronavirus-100-groups-warn-against-exploiting-pandemi

“These are extraordinary times, but human rights law still applies.” As the number of COVID-19 cases climbed toward a million worldwide on Thursday, over 100 human rights groups issued a joint statement warning that governments’ response to the coronavirus pandemic “must not be used as a cover to usher in a new era of greatly expanded systems of invasive digital surveillance.” "Now more than ever, governments must rigorously ensure that any restrictions to these rights is in line with (...)

#PrivacyInternational #EPIC #Amnesty #HumanRightsWatch #BigBrotherWatch #surveillance #santé #COVID-19 #BigData #vidéo-surveillance #reconnaissance #métadonnées #facial #géolocalisation #biométrie #smartphone (...)

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Two years ? Too long. Tell your MP now that two years is too long ! — Big Brother Watch
▻https://bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/coronavirusbill

URGENT ACTION : The emergency Coronavirus Bill contains the most draconian powers ever proposed in peace-time Britain. It will be rushed through Parliament on Monday and the powers will last two years. Tell your MP now that two years is too long. #TwoYearsTooLong At 3pm on Monday 23rd March, the Government will try to push the #CoronavirusBillUK through the House of Commons. There’s not much time left to make your voice heard. Email your MP (...)

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UK minister met surveillance firm accused of enabling Uighur abuses | World news | The Guardian
▻https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jan/29/uk-trade-minister-met-with-surveillance-firm-implicated-in-uighur-abuse

Facial recognition firm SenseTime and government discussed use of AI in universities A government trade minister held a one-on-one meeting with a facial recognition firm accused of enabling the Chinese government’s campaign of persecution against Uighur Muslims, the Guardian and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism have established. Graham Stuart, a minister at the Department for International Trade (DIT), met representatives from SenseTime, a Hong Kong-based surveillance technology firm, (...)

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Schools put police-style body cameras on TEACHERS | Daily Mail Online
▻https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7980389/Schools-police-style-body-cameras-TEACHERS.html

Southfields Academy, South West London, said they helped in confrontations One school is using them to tackle anti-social behaviour by non-students One other unnamed secondary school is also trying out the body cameras Teachers are using body-worn cameras in an attempt to stamp out bad behaviour. One of three secondary schools trying the technology said cameras helped ‘de-escalate’ confrontations with pupils. Larry Davis, deputy head of Southfields Academy in South West London, said : ‘My (...)

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Met police to begin using live facial recognition cameras | Technology | The Guardian
▻https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/jan/24/met-police-begin-using-live-facial-recognition-cameras

Civil liberties groups condemn move as ‘a breathtaking assault on our rights’ The Metropolitan police will start using live facial recognition, Britain’s biggest force has announced. The decision to deploy the controversial technology, which has been dogged by privacy concerns and questions over its lawfulness, was immediately condemned by civil liberties groups, who described the move as “a breathtaking assault on our rights”. But the Met said that after two years of trials, it was ready to (...)

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EU eyes temporary ban on facial recognition in public places | Technology | The Guardian
▻https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/jan/17/eu-eyes-temporary-ban-on-facial-recognition-in-public-places

Draft white paper suggest prohibition lasting three to five years is being considered The EU could temporarily ban the use of facial recognition technology in public places such as train stations, sport stadiums and shopping centres over fears about creeping surveillance of European citizens. A prohibition lasting between three and five years is seen as a way for Brussels to manage the risks said to be posed by the breakneck speed at which the software is being adopted. The option is (...)

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420.000 caméras à Londres : au Royaume-Uni, la reconnaissance faciale est reine
▻https://korii.slate.fr/tech/420000-cameras-londres-royaume-uni-reconnaissance-faciale-surveillance-l

Des expérimentations pourraient nuire aux libertés de millions de personnes. Lorsque l’on pense à une société de surveillance généralisée, le regard pointe généralement vers l’Orient, en particulier la Chine. Le pays est l’un des plus avancés au monde dans la création et la généralisation d’un système de notation sociale, a transformé une ville en immense prison pour la population ouïghoure et exporte son « État-surveillance » technologique vers toutes les autocraties qui le réclament. Sans même évoquer le cas (...)

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’We are hurtling towards a surveillance state’ : the rise of facial recognition technology
▻https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/oct/05/facial-recognition-technology-hurtling-towards-surveillance-state

It can pick out shoplifters, international criminals and lost children in seconds. But as the cameras proliferate, who’s watching the watchers ? Gordon’s wine bar is reached through a discreet side-door, a few paces from the slipstream of London theatregoers and suited professionals powering towards their evening train. A steep staircase plunges visitors into a dimly lit cavern, lined with dusty champagne bottles and faded newspaper clippings, which appears to have had only minor (...)

#Samsung #Faception #algorithme #Aadhaar #CCTV #NeoFace #smartphone #biométrie #criminalité #vidéo-surveillance #facial #reconnaissance #discrimination #surveillance #Islam #BigBrotherWatch #Liberty (...)

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En catimini, le Royaume-Uni s’impose en champion de la reconnaissance faciale
▻https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2019/09/03/en-catimini-le-royaume-uni-s-impose-en-champion-de-la-reconnaissance-faciale

En quelques années, et en toute discrétion, le pays est devenu l’un des plus en pointe dans cette technologie. Les logiciels ont tant progressé qu’ils inquiètent les défenseurs des libertés individuelles pour leurs capacités de surveillance de masse inégalées. Beaucoup d’usagers de l’Eurostar connaissent King’s Cross Saint Pancras. La gare terminus par laquelle ils débarquent à Londres se situe au cœur de ce quartier en pleine ébullition. Google y a déplacé son siège, la fameuse école d’art Central Saint (...)

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Apple halts practice of contractors listening in to users on Siri
▻https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/aug/02/apple-halts-practice-of-contractors-listening-in-to-users-on-siri

Tech firm to review virtual assistant ‘grading’ programme after Guardian revelations Apple has suspended its practice of having human contractors listen to users’ Siri recordings to “grade” them, following a Guardian report revealing the practice. The company said it would not restart the programme until it had conducted a thorough review of the practice. It has also committed to adding the ability for users to opt out of the quality assurance scheme altogether in a future software update. (...)

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À Londres, la reconnaissance faciale comme outil de surveillance essuie un échec cuisant
▻https://cyberguerre.numerama.com/1551-a-londres-la-reconnaissance-faciale-comme-outil-de-survei

Des chercheurs de l’université de Wessex ont analysé une série de tests consacrée à une technologie de reconnaissance faciale utilisée par les forces de police londoniennes. Et le moins que l’on puisse dire, c’est que les résultats semblent très peu concluants. De quoi émettre des critiques toujours plus négatives à l’égard de cet outil très controversé. S’emparer de la reconnaissance faciale pour mieux traquer des potentiels suspects recherchés par la justice : voilà l’un des projets actuels menés par le (...)

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London Police Facial Recognition ‘Fails 80% Of The Time And Must Stop Now’
▻https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2019/07/04/london-police-facial-recognition-fails-80-of-the-time-and-must-stop-now/#3473c412bf95

London’s Metropolitan Police’s controversial trial of facial recognition technology to spot suspects failed to work 80% of the time and could be ruled illegal, according to researchers. The researchers from the University of Essex said the problems were so bad that the use of facial recognition by the Met should be stopped immediately. They were given privileged access to six live trials, watching them from the preinstallation discussions through to deployment and use by police at the (...)

#MetropolitanPolice #algorithme #CCTV #biométrie #facial #vidéo-surveillance #BigBrotherWatch

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Reconnaissance faciale : une étude montre que les algorithmes discriminent plus les femmes noires
▻https://www.numerama.com/politique/535715-reconnaissance-faciale-une-etude-montre-que-les-algorithmes-discrim

Une étude démontre que les algorithmes de reconnaissance faciale, y compris les meilleurs, ont un taux de réussite plus faible pour les femmes à la peau noire. C’est la confirmation d’un phénomène profond. L’algorithme de reconnaissance faciale, de l’entreprise française Idemia, est l’un des plus performants au monde. Pourtant, encore en 2019, il a du mal à distinguer les visages de femmes à la peau noire. C’est la conclusion d’une étude très solide du National Institute of Standards and Technology (...)

#biométrie #facial #discrimination #Idemia #Microsoft #Face++ #IBM #BigBrotherWatch

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Le vrai visage de la reconnaissance faciale
▻https://www.laquadrature.net/2019/06/21/le-vrai-visage-de-la-reconnaissance-faciale

La Quadrature du Net est contre la reconnaissance faciale, d’accord : mais pourquoi ? Dès qu’on aborde le sujet en public, on voit se dessiner deux attitudes opposées. D’un côté, le solide bon sens qui ne voit pas pourquoi on se priverait de la possibilité d’identifier efficacement les criminels dans une foule, et pour qui tous les moyens sont bons, puisque la fin est juste. De l’autre côté, la peur réflexe devant cette technique de surveillance – souvent plus vive que devant d’autres techniques de (...)

#Google #Microsoft #SenseTime #algorithme #SmartCity #CCTV #lunettes #Reporty #smartphone #biométrie #facial #vidéo-surveillance (...)

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Des prisons britanniques testent la reconnaissance faciale et oculaire
▻https://usbeketrica.com/article/prisons-britanniques-reconnaissance-faciale

Pendant six semaines, en décembre et janvier dernier, les visiteurs de trois prisons du Yorkshire, au Royaume-Uni, ont été forcés de faire analyser leurs visage, yeux ou papiers d’identité à l’entrée. L’objectif : lutter contre les trafics de drogue et autres objets de contrebande. En 2018, le personnel des prisons britanniques a confisqué plus de 23 000 paquets de drogue et téléphones mobiles. Selon le ministère de la Justice anglais, il n’est pas rare que les visiteurs nourrissent les trafics dans les (...)

#biométrie #prison #surveillance #facial #iris #BigBrotherWatch

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Version censurée de Google en Chine : les ONG montent au créneau
▻https://www.numerama.com/politique/412782-version-censuree-de-google-en-chine-les-ong-montent-au-creneau.html

La possibilité d’un retour de Google en Chine, avec une version censurée de son moteur de recherche, provoque une vive indignation chez plusieurs ONG de premier plan. Elles appellent à Google à ne pas transiger sur ses principes. La pression monte contre Google. Le 28 août, une coalition de quatorze organisations non gouvernementales a signé une lettre ouverte appelant l’entreprise américaine à renoncer à fournir une version censurée de son moteur de recherche pour le marché chinois. Ce projet, (...)

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Reconnaissance faciale et forces de l’ordre, la peur de « Big Brother »
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De plus en plus populaire dans les appareils électroniques, la reconnaissance faciale est aussi de plus en plus utilisée par les forces de l’ordre, au grand dam des défenseurs des libertés individuelles, qui la jugent liberticide et peu fiable. Longtemps un fantasme d’écrivains de science-fiction, le fait de déverrouiller un appareil ou de payer un achat d’un simple regard est désormais une réalité, largement popularisée par le très médiatisé iPhoneX d’Apple, sorti fin 2017. Mais des forces armées, (...)

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Police face legal action over use of facial recognition cameras
▻https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jun/14/police-face-legal-action-over-use-of-facial-recognition-cameras

Campaigners say technology risks turning UK citizens into ‘walking ID cards’ Two legal challenges have been launched against police forces in south Wales and London over their use of automated facial recognition (AFR) technology on the grounds the surveillance is unregulated and violates privacy. The claims are backed by the human rights organisations Liberty and Big Brother Watch following complaints about biometric checks at the Notting Hill carnival, on Remembrance Sunday, at (...)

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UK police use of facial recognition technology a failure, says report
▻https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/may/15/uk-police-use-of-facial-recognition-technology-failure

Civil liberties group says systems used by Met and South Wales police are wrong nine times out of 10 Police attempts to use cameras linked to databases to recognise people from their face are failing, with the wrong person picked out nine times out 10, a report claims. The report from Big Brother Watch, published on Tuesday, warns that facial recognition technology turns innocent British citizens into “walking ID cards”. It says the technology, whereby computer databases of faces are (...)

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