#frt — Public Fediverse posts

#EFF and Civil Society Groups Call on #Nottinghamshire #Police to Halt Live Face Recognition

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/08/eff-and-civil-society-groups-call-nottinghamshire-police-halt-live-face

#privacy #UK #surveillance #FRT #FacialRecognition

I made a fingerprint recognition system for my undergrad thesis. It is unfortunate that some of this stuff being debated in the *apex court* over crowd-surveillance on public protests in the *national capital* in *2026* is so basic that I had to learn it for my undergrad thesis.

Article by Aakriti Bansal of MediaNama:
https://www.medianama.com/2026/08/223-delhi-police-facial-recognition-criminal-records/

#CJPProtests #FRT #facialrecognition

#Sainsbury’s store pauses #AI scanning after false shoplifting accusation

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/17/humiliated-sainsburys-store-pauses-ai-scanning-after-false-shoplifting-accusation

#privacy #Facewatch #FRT #FacialRecognition #surveillance

New York City Lawmakers Push to ‘Ban the Scan’ at #MSG

https://www.wired.com/story/new-york-city-lawmakers-push-to-ban-the-scan-at-msg/

#NYC #privacy #surveillance #FRT #FacialRecognition

#Meta Patents #AI Glasses to Use #FacialRecognition to Identify People, Make Highlight Reels of Your Dinner Party

https://www.404media.co/meta-patents-ai-glasses-to-use-facial-recognition-to-identify-people-make-highlight-reels-of-your-dinner-party/

#privacy #FRT #PervertGlasses #SmartGlasses #IoT #Oakley #RayBan

#BTP expands Live #FacialRecognition ( #LFR ) trial into #LondonUnderground stations

https://www.btp.police.uk/news/btp/news/england/btp-expands-live-facial-recognition-lfr-trial-into-london-underground-stations/

#UK #London #FRT #privacy #surveillance

Lack of transparency and national guidelines mark the expansion of #FacialRecognition in Brazilian #education

https://internetlab.org.br/en/pesquisa-en/lack-of-transparency-and-national-guidelines-mark-the-expansion-of-facial-recognition-in-brazilian-education/

#Brazil #FRT #privacy

The #Pokémon Company is turning to #FacialRecognition scans to help combat scalpers

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/card-games/the-pokemon-company-is-turning-to-facial-recognition-scans-to-help-combat-scalpers/

#Pokemon #FRT #privacy

For #TaylorSwift, Madison Square Garden’s Controversial Cameras Briefly Went Dark

https://www.wired.com/story/for-taylor-swift-madison-square-gardens-controversial-cameras-briefly-went-dark/

#MSG #privacy #surveillance #FRT #FacialRecognition

Here’s the Truth About Whether #Meta’s #NameTag Face Recognition Tech ‘Exists’

https://www.wired.com/story/heres-the-truth-about-whether-metas-nametag-face-recognition-exists/

#FRT #privacy #FacialRecognition

Alarm over launch of #FacialRecognition in #UK shops that instantly alerts #police

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/10/facewatch-facial-recognition-uk-shops-instantly-alerts-police-civil-liberties

#privacy #surveillance #FRT

#Itsme mandates #FacialRecognition in #Belgium from 2027

https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/itsme-will-require-facial-recognition-in-belgium-from-2027-bytes-europe/39090/3

#privacy #Europe #FRT

#EFF, #TEDIC and #CEJIL Challenge Secrecy in the Use of Face Recognition in #Paraguay

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/eff-tedic-and-cejil-challenge-secrecy-use-face-recognition-paraguay

#privacy #surveillance #FRT #FacialRecognition

How Hackers Broke into Madison Square Garden

https://www.404media.co/how-hackers-broke-into-madison-square-garden/

#MSG #privacy #cybersecurity #DataBreach #Knicks #sports #surveillance #FRT #FacialRecognition

Madison Square Garden Made Dossier on Activists Who Opposed #FacialRecognition

https://www.404media.co/madison-square-garden-made-dossier-on-activists-who-opposed-facial-recognition/

#FRT #MSG #privacy

A city’s push for #FacialRecognition on public buses ignites debate over security and #privacy

https://apnews.com/article/kansas-city-facial-recognition-ai-cameras-privacy-87847f57c94b6c2a9e22a7b3a222e703

#KansasCity #FRT #PublicTransit #surveillance

#EFF Joins 60+ Groups Urging the #UK to Halt Face Estimation at the Border

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/joins-60-groups-urging-uk-halt-face-estimation-border

#immigration #politics #privacy #FRT #FacialRecognition #biometrics #AgeVerification

The #UK Will Scan #Asylum-Seekers’ Faces for Age Checks—Despite Knowing the Tech Is Flawed

https://www.wired.com/story/facial-age-estimate-uk-asylum-seekers/

#FRT #FacialRecognition #privacy #biometrics #politics #immigration #AgeVerification

#Meta Tapped a #Pentagon Supplier to Prototype Face Recognition for Its Glasses

https://www.wired.com/story/meta-rank-one-computing-face-recognition-smart-glasses/

#FRT #FacialRecognition #SmartGlasses #RayBan #Oakley #privacy #surveillance

Wrongful Arrest Exposes Failures in One of the Oldest #Police Face-Recognition Tools in the US

https://www.wired.com/story/wrongful-arrest-tests-one-of-the-oldest-police-face-recognition-tools-in-the-us/

#FRT #FacialRecognition #Florida #privacy #surveillance

#Meta Deletes Face-Recognition System From Its #SmartGlasses App After WIRED Report

https://www.wired.com/story/meta-removes-face-recognition-code-meta-ai-app-smart-glasses/

#privacy #FRT #FacialRecognition #Oakley #RayBan

VICTORY: #Meta Strips #FacialRecognition Code From #SmartGlasses App After Public Outcry

Just days after a damning WIRED report exposed that Meta had quietly embedded facial recognition technology (#FRT ) code into millions of phones, the tech giant has quietly acquiesced in demands to reverse course.

Last week, researchers identified code in #MetaAI , a companion app for its line of smart glasses, that could convert images of faces into unique #biometric signatures to #identify strangers in public. EFF’s Threat Lab verified these findings through static analysis, and reminded consumers to think twice before buying or using Meta’s #surveillance glasses.
#privacy

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/victory-meta-strips-facial-recognition-code-smart-glasses-app-after-public-outcry

#ICE’s Plan to Let #Cops Around the Country Scan Faces to Verify #Immigration Status

https://www.404media.co/ices-plan-to-let-cops-around-the-country-scan-faces-to-verify-immigration-status/

#police #politics #privacy #FRT #FacialRecognition #biometrics #surveillance

#Meta Silently Added Face-Recognition Code for Its #SmartGlasses to Millions of Phones

https://www.wired.com/story/meta-smart-glasses-face-recognition-nametag-connections/

#FRT #FacialRecognition #RayBan #Oakley #NameTag #AI

Someone mentioned to me that facial recognition technology is getting "better" and doesn't that make a difference in its use?

But do we *want* more accurate surveillance technology? Do we want to see more people of color wrapped up in systems of punishment? Do we need yet another avenue for invading privacy or tracking every move a person makes?

We don't need a better puppy grinder, we need to remove the idea that grinding up puppies is a worthy pursuit. #FRT #facialRecognition #surveillance

The app has been used more than 100,000 times since its launch in June 2025, and the department retains photos and fingerprint scans for 15 years to track and identify immigrants, American citizens and protesters. #surveillance #FacialRecognition #biometrics #FRT

https://archive.is/3VXuN#selection-1636.0-1636.2
(archive.is link to avoid paywall)

#Axon Tests #FaceRecognition on Body-Worn #Cameras

Axon Enterprise Inc. is working with a Canadian #police department to test the addition of face recognition technology ( #FRT ) to its body-worn cameras (BWCs). This is an alarming development in government #surveillance that should put communities everywhere on alert.
#privacy #facialrecognition #biometrics #Canada

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/axon-tests-face-recognition-body-worn-cameras

Elizabeth Joh compared the deployment of facial recognition technology to public experimentation because they’re being put in use before their efficacy has been proven. For darker skinned people it dramatically increases the risk of wrongful arrest.
#facialrecognition #frt #police #surveillance https://social.openrightsgroup.org/@openrightsgroup/115661360568035902

#Rights Organizations Demand Halt to #MobileFortify , ICE's Handheld #FaceRecognition Program

As if this dangerous use of nonconsensual face recognition isn't bad enough, Mobile Fortify also queries a wide variety of government databases. Already there have been reports that federal officers may be using this #FRT to target protesters engaging in #FirstAmendment -protected activities.
#ice #immigration @eff #privacy #security

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/11/rights-organizations-demand-halt-mobile-fortify-ices-handheld-face-recognition