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Facebook is shutting down its controversial facial recognition system
News The move will see more than a billion facial templates removed from Facebook's records amid a push for more private applications of the technology
IT Pro News in Review: MacBook refresh, Facebook creating jobs and facial recognition in schools
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Scottish schools serve up facial recognition for school dinners
News COVID, quicker payments and better security are all cited as reasons for ditching cards and fingerprints in favour of the new system
£100 contactless payment limit could place shoppers at risk, warn industry experts
News The tech industry reacts to the new threshold introduced by the FCA
7-Eleven biometric data collection found in breach of Australian privacy laws
News The US convenience store chain has been ordered to scrap its facial scanning tool and delete any stored data
UK's surveillance guidance shows tech is "impossible to regulate"
News Privacy group Liberty says the updated code of practice fails to account for the dangers created by this "dystopian surveillance tool"
Senators quiz Amazon on palm scanning tech
News Lawmakers fret about the privacy implications of Amazon One
Judge forces Capitol rioter to unlock laptop using facial recognition
News Prosecutors argued that the Microsoft device could contain footage of the 6 January insurrection
