Incidents gathered from public reporting around the world. Each one links to the articles it came from. None of it is a finding that anyone broke the law.
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44 incidents closest to “BriefCam Ltd. (now integrated into Milestone Systems A/S, Canon Group)” · matched on meaning · public reporting
The system identified Lindsey Isaacs' vehicle as being near a fatal crash, leading to her wrongful arrest and 13-day imprisonment.
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Allegedly extracted biometric identifiers from photographs without consent to train facial recognition and generative AI systems
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Collected and shared license plate and vehicle images of drivers in Boston with outside law enforcement agencies
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Scored job candidates based on facial analysis and other biometric data, affecting their hiring prospects.
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The Flock cameras were used to track the location of a woman and her children without their knowledge.
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The system incorrectly identified a vehicle as stolen, leading to a traffic stop and detention of the driver at gunpoint.
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A court in São Paulo ordered the suspension of a facial recognition system in the city's metro stations following a lawsuit by civil society groups. The system, SecurOS by ISS and operated by ViaQuatro, was capturing biometric data of millions of daily users without adequate transparency or risk assessment. The court also barred the metro operator, METRO, from installing new biometric equipment and imposed daily fines for non-compliance. METRO stated it would appeal the ruling and prove compliance with data protection regulations.
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Israel's military has installed facial recognition technology, reportedly supplied by AnyVision, at West Bank checkpoints to verify the identities of Palestinians crossing into Israel. The system matches travellers' faces against a biometric database, reducing wait times but drawing criticism from human rights groups who argue it entrenches military occupation and raises privacy concerns. Critics also allege the technology may be used in a separate, more confidential programme to track potential assailants, which officials did not confirm.
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The RCMP in British Columbia secretly subscribed to IntelCenter's facial recognition service, which matched faces against a database of 700,000 faces tied to terrorism. Internal emails revealed the force broke its own procurement rules and hid the purchase. The RCMP claimed it was only for testing, but documents showed active use. The contracts ended in 2019.
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Israel is using Corsight facial recognition technology in Gaza to identify terror suspects, according to intelligence officials. The system has also misidentified civilians. A Palestinian poet alleges he was detained after being flagged by the AI. The IDF declined to comment on operational capabilities.
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The city of Suresnes has allowed startup XXII to use its public CCTV cameras for 18 months to develop algorithms for detecting suspicious behavior. The algorithms are experimental and may have high error rates. Residents were not informed or consulted. The startup will own the data and can use the city's surveillance center as a showroom for clients.
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Truck drivers Adam Dean and Christian Erickson filed a class action lawsuit against Motive Technologies Inc., alleging that the company's AI-powered dash cams with automatic license plate readers collected license plate data and tracked drivers' movements without consent. The lawsuit, filed in California federal court, claims violations of California's ALPR Law and seeks damages of $2,500 per class member. The drivers allege privacy invasion and emotional distress from the surreptitious surveillance.
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Ukraine's defence ministry has started using Clearview AI's facial recognition technology to identify Russian assailants and the dead, according to reports. Clearview provided free access to its system, which holds over 10 billion images including from Russian social media. Critics warn that the technology could misidentify people at checkpoints and in battle, potentially harming civilians. Clearview says it should not be used as the sole source of identification.
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Hikvision, a Chinese surveillance company, sold a facial recognition system powered by NVIDIA to authorities in the People's Republic of China. The system is designed to identify Uyghur individuals, enabling ethnic profiling and surveillance. The article reports that the system was marketed as a tool for public security and was deployed without transparency or accountability. No specific incident of harm is described, but the potential for widespread discrimination and human rights abuses is highlighted.
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Speedcam Anywhere, an app that uses AI to estimate the speed of passing vehicles, was launched in March 2022. Its developers have received abusive emails from drivers and are now hiding their identities. Google and Apple have not approved the app for distribution, and the Home Office has not vetted it for speeding prosecutions.
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Microsoft invested in AnyVision, an Israeli facial recognition company whose technology powers a secret military surveillance project in the West Bank. The system, called Better Tomorrow, identifies and tracks Palestinians in live camera feeds. Microsoft said it would audit AnyVision for compliance with its ethical principles.
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The developer of the King's Cross site in London admitted it had used facial recognition software in two cameras on a busy pedestrian street between May 2016 and March 2018 without public consent. Following a backlash and questions from the Information Commissioner's Office, the developer announced it would not deploy the technology in the future and had abandoned plans for wider use. The system was used to help police detect crime, but critics highlighted the lack of transparency and privacy concerns.
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A black man, Desi, posted a YouTube video showing that HP's webcam facial tracking software failed to follow his face while it tracked a white woman's face. HP acknowledged the issue and said it was working with partners to investigate. The company attributed the problem to insufficient lighting affecting contrast detection.
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Nvidia has released a beta version of Eye Contact, an AI-powered feature for its Broadcast app that replaces a user's eyes in video streams with simulated eyeballs that always face the camera. The feature is intended to maintain eye contact even when the user looks away, but social media response has been largely negative. A former TV news anchor said that unbroken eye contact can be regarded as creepy or uncomfortable.
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Clearview AI, the facial recognition company that scraped billions of photos from social media, developed a surveillance camera system under the name Insight Camera. The system was tested by the United Federation of Teachers and Rudin Management in New York City. The UFT used it to identify individuals who had made threats and prevent them from entering its offices. Clearview did not respond to requests for comment.
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IPVM reported that Huawei, Megvii, SenseTime, and other Chinese tech companies filed patents in China for AI systems that can detect Uyghur ethnicity. The patents included Uyghur as a detectable attribute for facial recognition and image retrieval. The companies responded by saying they would amend or withdraw the patents, claiming the references were misunderstood or regrettable, while the technology is used by police for surveillance and targeting of Uyghurs.
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Teleperformance, a global call centre company, told some staff it would install AI-powered webcams to monitor home-working infractions such as eating, phone use, or leaving desks. The system would randomly scan for breaches and send alerts to managers. After the Guardian inquired, the company said the remote scans would not be used in the UK, but the plan raised concerns from unions and MPs about invasive surveillance.
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AnyVision, an Israeli private surveillance company, filed a US patent for drone technology that uses facial recognition to identify people on the ground. The patent describes adaptive positioning of drones to find optimal angles for accurate facial recognition. The technology is not yet in production, but the company's CEO stated it will become a reality soon. Potential privacy concerns have been raised.
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During the 2021 CCTV 3·15 Gala, it was revealed that Kohler, BMW, and MaxMara stores had installed facial recognition cameras from vendors such as Wandianzhang and Youluoke. These cameras captured customers' facial data without their knowledge or consent, and the data was used to track customer visits and inform sales strategies. The systems were deployed in thousands of stores across China, collecting over 100 million facial records. The companies did not inform customers or obtain consent, violating Chinese privacy laws.
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