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UK data regulator takes enforcement action to rein in data brokers’ use of people’s personal data - 29 octobre 2020
In a landmark decision that shines a light on widespread data protecton failings by the entire data broker industry, the ICO has today taken enforcement action against Experian, based in part on a complaint PI made in 2018.
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October 2020 update : Following our complaints to regulators in 2018 (...)
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British police to trial facial recognition system that detects your mood - 22 août 2020
The system can also spot people wearing hats or glasses
A British police force is set to trial a facial recognition system that infers people’s moods by analyzing CCTV footage.
Lincolnshire Police will be able to use the system to search the film for certain moods and facial expressions, the London Times reports. (...)
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There will be more than a BILLION CCTV cameras globally by the end of next year, researchers claim - 29 juillet 2020
18 of the top 20 most surveilled cities in the league table are found in China
London came third with the capital having one camera for every 15 people
Technology website Comparitech say there could be a billion globally next year
The world will be watched by an astonishing one billion CCTV cameras by the end (...)
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EU makes move to ban use of facial recognition systems - 30 mai 2020
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 (...)
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(Sort of) Trust but Verify : Palantir Responds to Questions about its work with NHS - 11 mai 2020
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, (...)
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Press release : 10 questions to Palantir from privacy organisations | Privacy International - 1er mai 2020
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.
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Privacy International, Big Brother Watch, medConfidential, Foxglove, and Open Rights Group have sent (...)
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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 - 14 avril 2020
"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 (...)
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Two years ? Too long. Tell your MP now that two years is too long ! — Big Brother Watch - 23 mars 2020
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 (...)
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UK minister met surveillance firm accused of enabling Uighur abuses | World news | The Guardian - 12 février 2020
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 (...)
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Schools put police-style body cameras on TEACHERS | Daily Mail Online - 11 février 2020
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 (...)
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Met police to begin using live facial recognition cameras | Technology | The Guardian - 26 janvier 2020
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 (...)
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EU eyes temporary ban on facial recognition in public places | Technology | The Guardian - 18 janvier 2020
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 (...)
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420.000 caméras à Londres : au Royaume-Uni, la reconnaissance faciale est reine - 1er janvier 2020
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 (...)
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’We are hurtling towards a surveillance state’ : the rise of facial recognition technology - 1er novembre 2019
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 (...)
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En catimini, le Royaume-Uni s’impose en champion de la reconnaissance faciale - 3 septembre 2019
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 (...)
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Apple halts practice of contractors listening in to users on Siri - 2 août 2019
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 (...)
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London Police Facial Recognition "˜Fails 80% Of The Time And Must Stop Now’ - 25 juillet 2019
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 (...)
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À Londres, la reconnaissance faciale comme outil de surveillance essuie un échec cuisant - 25 juillet 2019
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 (...)
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Reconnaissance faciale : une étude montre que les algorithmes discriminent plus les femmes noires - 25 juillet 2019
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. (...)
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Le vrai visage de la reconnaissance faciale - 21 juin 2019
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 (...)
