The attorney general’s office in the southern US state claims that Facebook violated users’ privacy rights A lawsuit was filed against Facebook, which changed its company name to Meta last year, on Monday by the Texas attorney general’s office, alleging the social media corporation violated state privacy rights with facial recognition technology. Texas Attorney General […]
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US tax authority makes U-turn on facial recognition tech
The US Internal Revenue Service says it will scrap taxpayer’s identification via face recognition software amid privacy and hacking concerns The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced that it will not require taxpayers to prove their identity through facial recognition software, reversing course on a move that was set to take effect next summer […]
Tax collectors to demand facial recognition ID
The IRS is demanding Americans show their face to a private company to access their tax returns A new kind of digital identification, requiring the user to submit their personal data to a private company in Virginia – including a live video of their face from their cell phone or computer webcam – will be […]
Facebook SHUTTING DOWN controversial face recognition program, vows to delete over a BILLION templates
Citing “growing concerns” about privacy and ethics, Facebook has announced it will stop using face recognition technology and delete more than a billion individual templates harvested so far from users who opted into the program. The decision comes as part of “a company-wide move to limit the use of facial recognition in our products,” Jerome […]
Taliban recognition still off the table for Berlin, Merkel says as EU pledges $1.2 billion in aid to Afghanistan
Berlin is still not ready to recognize the Taliban as ruler of Afghanistan as it has not formed an “inclusive” government, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said while pledging major financial aid to Afghanistan, along with the EU. The Taliban militants did not form the inclusive government required by the international community, the chancellor said on […]
WATCH: Medics march in France to demand higher wages and better recognition from govt
Nurses and operating room staff have taken to the streets across France to demand more pay and greater recognition for their work, with some hospitals forced to only undertake emergency operations as personnel strike. On Thursday, state-certified nurses and operating room nurses went on strike across the country, taking their cause to the streets and […]
French president unveils ‘recognition and reparation’ bill for Harkis in bid to fix colonial past in Algeria
President Emmanuel Macron announced on Monday a ‘recognition and reparation’ bill for hundreds of thousands of Algerians who fought for France in Algeria’s war of independence, as Paris seeks to rectify its colonial past. The legislation, announced during a speech by the French leader on Monday, will seek to ensure that the country engages in […]