Biometrics

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Biometrics

Pushback against facial-recognition tech is spilling into shareholder meetings

An ACLU-led group's proposal for Microsoft to ban facial-recognition was rejected by shareholders yesterday.

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Biometrics

Facebook shut down its facial-recognition tech, but left Meta’s door open

The announcement follows years of fighting tooth-and-nail, in and out of court, for its use of facial recognition.

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