Is Facial Recognition the New Fingerprinting—or Something Much Worse?
State DMVs are building a vast national digital identification database for federal law enforcement.
Facial Recognition
Can the Fourth Amendment Save Us from the Coming Era of Pervasive Biometric Surveillance?
New technologies mean new crimesolving techniques—and new threats to privacy and liberty.
Customs and Border Protection Photo and License Plate Database Hacked
The agency is mum on how many people are impacted
California Considering a Ban on Realtime Police Body Camera Facial Recognition
We can still say no to mass surveillance.
Don't Trust the FBI to Properly Use Its Massive Facial Recognition Database
You might consider buying a hat to cover your face—and hoping you’ll be allowed to wear it.
Do You Feel Safer Knowing the FBI Has Access To 640 Million (!) Headshots?
Don't worry, a spokesman tells Congress, the agency has "strict policies" for using facial recognition technology.
Are We Seeing Early Signs of a Facial Recognition Technopanic?
Or are Americans simply wising up to the dangers posed by cops having their "face prints" on file?
San Francisco Bans Police Use of Facial Recognition
Preventing a slow march toward automated authoritarianism?
San Francisco a Step Closer to Banning Police Use of Facial Recognition Surveillance
Other state and cities should consider doing the same thing
The New York Times Built a Functioning Private Facial Recognition System
Should you be worried?
Preventing Government Facial Recognition Oppression
Pervasive real-time police surveillance is not just theoretical anymore.
San Francisco Facial Recognition Ban Proposed
It's a good idea that libertarians should applaud.