Video shows ICE violently arresting Oregon farm workers and using facial recognition

Exclusive: Body-cam footage shared with the Guardian shows agents forced workers out of a van in what a judge has called ‘unlawful’ arrest…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/21/ice-immigration-oregon-facial-recognition 

 

ICE surveillance under review, inspector general says - POLITICO

Lawmakers have been raising concerns about ICE's use of facial recognition, license plate readers and databases on Americans...

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/06/dhs-inspector-general-investigates-ice-surveillance-00768778 

 

Videos show prominent Trump supporters in Capitol riot — but his Fox News fans blame “antifa" | Salon.com

...Many of these claims are based on a Washington Times report that cited facial recognition company XRVision, claiming it had "matched" two purported antifa members to "men inside the Senate." The company issued a statement calling the report a lie and clarifying that it had actually matched the photos to two members of a neo-Nazi organization and a QAnon supporter. The statement confirmed what was already obvious from countless photos, videos and live-streams posted by the rioters themselves while waving Trump flags and wearing MAGA gear.....

https://www.salon.com/2021/01/07/videos-show-prominent-trump-supporters-in-capitol-riot--but-his-fox-news-fans-blame-antifa/

Wrongfully accused by an algorithm | The Seattle Times

In what may be the first known case of its kind, a faulty facial recognition match led to a Michigan man’s arrest for a crime he did not commit.....
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/24/technology/facial-recognition-arrest.html

Facial Recognition: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

John Oliver takes a look at facial recognition technology, how it’s used by private companies and law enforcement, and why it can be dangerous.
https://youtu.be/jZjmlJPJgug

Law enforcement is using unknown facial-recognition technology - Business Insider

A facial-recognition startup is being used by hundreds of law enforcement agencies in the US to solve crimes, but little is known about the software, particularly among the law enforcement community, according to a Saturday report....
https://www.businessinsider.com/law-enforcement-using-unknown-facial-recognition-technology-facebook-photos-2020-1

A new Chinese police app allows peer-to-peer facial scans — Quartz

China’s obsession with facial-recognition has already seen the country use the technology for everything from catching jaywalkers to registering a mobile number. Now a new police app is inviting people to request face scans from their personal contacts—among the first applications of peer-to-peer use of the technology
https://qz.com/1759284/a-new-chinese-police-app-allows-peer-to-peer-facial-scans/

Facebook deceived users about the way it used phone numbers, facial recognition, FTC to allege in complaint - The Washington Post

The Federal Trade Commission plans to allege that Facebook misled users about its handling of their phone numbers as part of a wide-ranging complaint that accompanies a settlement ending the government’s privacy probe, according to two people familiar with the matter.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/07/23/facebook-deceived-users-about-way-it-used-phone-numbers-facial-recognition-ftc-allege-complaint/

The Ever photo app turned users’ private snaps into AI facial recognition fodder - The Verge

Photo app Ever pivoted its business without informing users....
https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/10/18564043/photo-storage-app-ever-facial-recognition-secretly-trained-ai

Apple shares fun 'Unlock' iPhone X ad showcasing the convenience of Face ID - 9to5Mac

Apple's Face ID unlocking feature on the iPhone X is a joy to use. It almost feels like there's no passcode to your phone as it's such a seamless experience. A new ad released by the company takes this to a literal extreme. ....
https://9to5mac.com/2018/03/16/fun-unlock-iphone-x-ad-face-id/

Chinese police are expanding facial recognition sunglasses program - The Verge

China's police have been testing sunglasses with built-in facial recognition since at least last month to catch suspects and those traveling under false identities. ....
https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/12/17110636/china-police-facial-recognition-sunglasses-surveillance

How white engineers built racist code – and why it's dangerous for black people | Technology | The Guardian

As facial recognition tools play a bigger role in fighting crime, inbuilt racial biases raise troubling questions about the systems that create them....
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/dec/04/racist-facial-recognition-white-coders-black-people-police?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+USA+-+Collections+2017&utm_term=255186&subid=22113254&CMP=GT_US_collection

Facial recognition database used by FBI is out of control, House committee hears

Database contains photos of half of US adults without consent, and algorithm is wrong nearly 15% of time and is more likely to misidentify black people ...
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/mar/27/us-facial-recognition-database-fbi-drivers-licenses-passports?CMP=oth_b-aplnews_d-1