Sheriff Denita Ball said she decided not to move forward with a facial recognition technology deal after community concerns were raised.
Residents and others are still raising concerns over the potential use of the controversial technology. The Milwaukee Police Department says it no longer plans to use the technology and also ...
The debate over whether police in Milwaukee should be allowed to use facial recognition or join Biometrica’s network has ...
Residents and others are still raising concerns over the potential use of the controversial technology. MPD says it no longer plans to use the technology, and also announced the suspension of an ...
Yves Jeanrenaud is a scholar and amateur software developer behind Nearby Glasses, an open-source smart glasses detection app ...
Why 2026 is set to be a pivotal year for facial recognition technology, as it shifts from novelty to necessity.
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Frictionless fascism

Flynn Coleman is a human rights attorney and the author of “A Human Algorithm: How Artificial Intelligence Is Redefining Who We Are.” ...
In an internal memo last year, Meta said the political tumult in the United States would distract critics from the feature’s release. By Kashmir Hill Kalley Huang and Mike Isaac Kashmir Hill reported ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Milwaukee's Fire and Police Commission (FPC) holds a public hearing on facial recognition technology used by the Milwaukee Police ...
Editor’s note: The above video is from a related story that KXAN reported in April 2025. AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department has released its latest report of instances in which it used ...
WHEN WE GET BACK ABOVE FREEZING AGAIN. COMING UP IN WEATHERWATCH 12. >> THANKS, MARK. TONIGHT AN ABOUT-FACE FOR THE MILWAUKEE POLICE DEPARTMENT MPD NOW PAUSING THE USE OF FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY ...
MINNEAPOLIS — Federal immigration agents flooding U.S. streets are using a new surveillance tool kit whose increasing use on observers and bystanders is alarming civil liberties advocates, lawmakers ...