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An unsecured police dashboard exposed China's extensive tracking of foreigners, aggregating data from surveillance cameras, facial recognition tools, and more (New York Times)
A misconfigured, publicly accessible Chinese police dashboard inadvertently revealed the scale and integration of surveillance systems used to track foreigners across China.
Aug 3, 2026
Italy's Own Privacy Watchdog Says Its New Police Facial Recognition Decree Violates EU AI Act - Tech Times
Italy's national data protection authority (Garante) has formally declared that the Italian government's newly issued decree authorizing police use of facial recognition technology contravenes the EU AI Act’s prohibitions on real-time biometric surveillance in public spaces.
Jul 30, 2026
Delhi Police using AI facial recognition to track student protestors
Delhi Police reportedly deployed AI facial recognition technology to identify and track student protestors during education reform demonstrations in India.
Jul 26, 2026
Meta launches Facebook Verified, a free program it says will verify that users are real humans by analyzing a facial recognition selfie and assigning badges (Mat Smith/Engadget)
Meta launched Facebook Verified, a free program using facial recognition selfies to assign human-verification badges, aiming to distinguish real users from AI-generated profiles amid rising concerns about synthetic content.
Jul 24, 2026
Surprise! Facial recognition smart locks are actually good
Facial recognition smart locks are presented as a frictionless, next-generation home security solution that eliminates passcodes and physical interaction, positioning hands-free unlocking as the inevitable future of smart home access.
Jul 18, 2026
Gottheimer introduces bill requiring facial ID for prediction markets, online sportsbooks
A U.S. Representative introduced legislation mandating facial recognition for age verification on prediction markets and online sportsbooks to prevent underage participation.
Jul 16, 2026