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Amazon Rekognition

Output of an artificial intelligence system from Google Vision, performing facial recognition.
Feb 11

This Controversial Company Is Selling Your Social Media Photos to Law Enforcement

Those fun party pics you posted last month could already be in Clearview AI’s database for law enforcement purposes.
By Harmon Leon
Athena Security Gun Detection
Feb 4

Unbiased Surveillance: AI Security Tech That Spots Guns, Not People

We applaud tech that can prevent yet another shooting tragedy and doesn’t employ racial basis in the equation.
By Harmon Leon
facial recognition
Jan 29

How LSD, Nuclear Weapons Led to the Development of Facial Recognition

Sixty years ago, the first version of facial recognition technology was developed by Woody Bledsoe, with research funded by the CIA.
By Harmon Leon
The normalization of facial recognition technology and mass surveillance being used to target marginalized communities, whether in the hopes of "saving them" or not, is dangerous.
Nov 12

Sex Workers Are at the Forefront of the Fight Against Mass Surveillance and Big Tech

By Erin Taylor
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