Evan from Fight for the Future writes, "Today Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello and I published an op-ed in Buzzfeed about how grassroots activism combined with backlash from artists and fans to kill the terrible idea of using facial recognition technology at US music festivals. We wanted to tell this story because everyone needs to know that the corporate-government surveillance dystopia of our nightmares is NOT inevitable, but it's coming fast unless we organize to stop it."
We killed facial recognition at music festivals: next, we kill it everywhere
Sweaters that fool facial recognition
Protect your facial biometric data with knit wear? As absurd as that sounds, designer Rachele Didero, of the Italian startup Cap_able, has patented textiles that do just that. The patterns… READ THE REST
Madison Square Garden bans Girl Scout troop mom using facial recognition – Time for a CV Dazzle badge for Girl Scouts?
Adafruit has an interesting (and alarming) piece about an incident of invasive and bizarre facial recognition law enforcement: When Kelly Conlon joined her daughter's Girl Scout troop for a fun… READ THE REST
Scientists create facial recognition network to mass surveil seals
From AP News: A research team at Colgate University has developed SealNet, a database of seal faces created by taking pictures of dozens of harbor seals in Maine's Casco Bay.… READ THE REST
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