Tag: Facial Recognition Software

Here’s What to Know With the NYPD Joining the Ring Neighbors App

The nation’s largest police force recently joined the Ring Neighbors app and can now enlist the help of the city’s residents in investigations. Critics say it could lead to racial profiling.

This Surveillance Artist Knows How You Got That Perfect Instagram Photo

A tech-savvy artist unearthed video footage of people working hard to capture the perfect shot for Instagram. It is a lesson in the artifice of social media and the ubiquity of surveillance.

Clearview AI, Used by Police to Find Criminals, Now in Public Defenders’ Hands

After a Florida man was accused of vehicular homicide, his lawyer used Clearview AI’s facial recognition software to prove his innocence. But other defense lawyers say Clearview’s offer rings hollow.

Your Doppelgänger Is Out There and You Probably Share DNA With Them

That person who looks just like you is not your twin, but if scientists compared your genomes, they might find a lot in common.