Spahn öffnet Industrie Hintertür zu Versichertendaten

TP-Exklusiv. Seit langem fordert die Industrie einen direkten Zugang zu Versichertendaten. Einen indirekten hat sie jetzt bekommen. Der fleißige Herr Spahn: Mit Vollgas gegen den Datenschutz -Teil 7

TP-Exklusiv. Seit langem fordert die Industrie einen direkten Zugang zu Versichertendaten. Einen indirekten hat sie jetzt bekommen. Der fleißige Herr Spahn: Mit Vollgas gegen den Datenschutz -Teil 7

Corona-Strategie in den USA: Gezielt planlos?

Laut einem Enthüllungsbericht wurden detaillierte Pläne für eine amerikanische Teststrategie entworfen. Doch die Pläne wurden nie umgesetzt

Laut einem Enthüllungsbericht wurden detaillierte Pläne für eine amerikanische Teststrategie entworfen. Doch die Pläne wurden nie umgesetzt

WHO. Wer finanziert den Kampf gegen die Corona-Pandemie?

Die USA beschuldigen die WHO, den Interessen Chinas zu dienen, Coronamaßnahmen-Kritiker sehen die WHO im Dienste der Gates-Stiftung und von Pharma- und Finanzkonzernen

Die USA beschuldigen die WHO, den Interessen Chinas zu dienen, Coronamaßnahmen-Kritiker sehen die WHO im Dienste der Gates-Stiftung und von Pharma- und Finanzkonzernen

Lilbits: Surface Duo, Pixel 5, and a bigger color eReader

Google’s Pixel 5 is expected to launch in October alongside the Google Pixel 4a (5G), and both are expected to have the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G processor. So how will the pricier Pixel 5 stand out? One way could be with more RAM: leaked be…

Google’s Pixel 5 is expected to launch in October alongside the Google Pixel 4a (5G), and both are expected to have the same Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G processor. So how will the pricier Pixel 5 stand out? One way could be with more RAM: leaked benchmarks suggest the phone will have 8GB of memory, which is […]

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Police use of facial recognition violates human rights, UK court rules

Use of the tech needs to be narrower to conform to human rights law, court held.

Vaguely menacing camera atop an outdoor metal post.

Enlarge / A close-up of a police facial recognition camera in use at the Cardiff City Stadium on January 12, 2020 in Cardiff, Wales. Police used the technology to identify individuals who were issued with football banning orders in an attempt to prevent disorder. Critics argued that the use of such technology is invasive and discriminatory. (credit: Matthew Horwood | Getty Images)

Privacy advocates in the UK are claiming victory as an appeals court ruled today that police use of facial recognition technology in that country has "fundamental deficiencies" and violates several laws.

South Wales Police began using automated facial recognition technology on a trial basis in 2017, deploying a system called AFR Locate overtly at several dozen major events such as soccer matches. Police matched the scans against watchlists of known individuals to identify persons who were wanted by the police, had open warrants against them, or were in some other way persons of interest.

In 2019, Cardiff resident Ed Bridges filed suit against the police, alleging that having his face scanned in 2017 and 2018 was a violation of his legal rights. Although he was backed by UK civil rights organization Liberty, Bridges lost his suit in 2019, but the Court of Appeal today overturned that ruling, finding that the South Wales Police facial recognition program was unlawful.

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