[ad_1] ICE and Clearview signed the deal just as the company is set to defend itself in court. Lawsuits filed in a number of states accuse Clearview of violating privacy and safety laws. It can identify a person by matching their photo against billions of images it has scraped from social media and other internet […]
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San Diego police ban Clearview AI’s facial recognition tool
[ad_1] Clearview AI’s platform has raised a number of ethical concerns. Police can theoretically use photos and videos from security cameras to discover your online presence, including details you might not have realized were public. There’s also evidence to suggest some (if not many) facial recognition algorithms have gender and race biases. And that’s assuming […]
After Math: Steven Seagal-like longevity
[ad_1] The R300 GPS from Timex provides essential health tracking solutions for fitness enthusiasts with a runtime that rivals a lunar cycle. Of course that’s only if you use the onboard GPS for 20 hours or less over those few weeks. What’s the German word for “That thing that people had repeatedly warned you was […]
Apple blocks Clearview AI’s iPhone app
[ad_1] Won’t someone just let Clearview AI invade our privacy in peace? After having its full client list stolen and leaked on the internet, the controversial facial recognition startup is now in hot water with Apple. The iPhone maker has blocked Clearview’s iPhone app over violating the rules of its enterprise software program, TechCrunch reports. […]
Engadget Podcast: Reviewing Samsung’s Galaxy S20 Ultra
[ad_1] This week, it’s all about Samsung’s chonky boi, the Galaxy S20 Ultra. Cherlynn gives us a preview of her review for the new flagship phone — including its 5G performance in NYC and its “100X” camera — while Devindra wonders what’s the point of an incredibly heavy $1,400 brick. Also, we chat about how […]
Clearview AI leak names businesses using its facial recognition database
[ad_1] Thousands of public law enforcement agencies and private companies are named in the client logs including Best Buy and Macy’s, the Department of Justice including ICE, the CBP, Interpol, and the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, as well as a number of foreign states like the UAE. Facial recognition […]
Facial recognition startup Clearview AI says its full client list was stolen
[ad_1] That same intruder also knows how many accounts those organizations set up, as well as how many searches they’ve conducted in the past. The company claims its servers weren’t breached, and that it was able to shore up the vulnerability. Thankfully, it doesn’t appear the intruder was able to access Clearview’s database of three […]
Recommended Reading: The CIA-owned company that helped it spy on the world
[ad_1] The intelligence coup of the centuryGreg Miller,The Washington Post This in-depth report tells the story of Crypto AG, a Switzerland-based company that achieved success for its code-making machines during World War II. The company eventually became a popular manufacturer of encryption machines for countries around the world in the decades that followed. Governments trusted […]
Why Clearview AI is a threat to us all
[ad_1] Clearview AI was founded in 2017 by Richard Schwartz and now-CEO Hoan Ton-That. The company counts Peter Thiel and AngelList founder Naval Ravikant among its investors. Clearview’s technology is actually quite simple: Its facial recognition algorithm compares the image of a person’s face from security camera footage to an existing database of potential matches. […]
ACLU rejects Clearview AI’s facial recognition accuracy claims
[ad_1] For one, Clearview was searching nearly 3 billion public photos that included the politicians whose faces were part of the test, not arrest photos like the ACLU used. It didn’t account for what would happen if someone wasn’t in the database. Would it generate false positives, and would there be any bias in those […]