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Australian regulators gave up on legal action against facial recognition startup Clearview AI as the rest of the world takes the controversial tech startup to task

- August 23, 2024 4 MIN READ

The office of the Australian Information Commissioner announced this week it would be taking no further action against facial recognition company Clearview AI. This marked a significant victory for one of the most controversial technology companies in the world. In 2021, Australia’s privacy regulator ruled Clearview AI broke privacy laws for scraping millions of photographs… Read more »

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Why Mastercard’s new ‘smile to pay’ face recognition payment system could cause some big problems

- May 27, 2022 4 MIN READ

Mastercard’s “smile to pay” system, announced last week, is supposed to save time for customers at checkouts. It is being trialled in Brazil, with future pilots planned for the Middle East and Asia. The company argues touch-less technology will help speed up transaction times, shorten lines in shops, heighten security and improve hygiene in businesses.… Read more »