Facial recognition - Blog

22 Apr 2025

2 min

Facial Recognition at Protests: Why We All Need to Pay Attention

What really worries me isn’t just the technology—it’s the effect it has. If people start thinking twice about going to a protest because they’re scared of being identified and punished later, we’ve got a serious problem. [...]

19 Apr 2023

2 min

Biometric surveillance

The vision of total surveillance in public space is taking shape with the rapid development of biometric systems. Horror scenarios would be conceivable in which cameras are linked together in public spaces and track a person fully automatically [...]

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22 Feb 2023

2 min

SBB uses cameras for facial recognition

Quickly buying a coffee to go and a sandwich before the next train leaves - a normal action performed by tens of thousands of travelers in Switzerland every day. Anonymously. Until now. [...]

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12 Jan 2023

2 min

Is facial recognition dangerous?

it is used to monitor certain public places, recognize people in social media, or optimize security measures at train stations or airports. But problems can quickly arise if the people concerned are not informed and do not give their consent. [...]

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09 Jan 2023

1 min

Monitoring with Clearview

Clearview facial recognition is able to identify people very accurately. However, all prevailing rules and laws should always be observed. Otherwise, people’s privacy can quickly be restricted, which should be considered urgently [...]

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21 Dec 2022

2 min

What is the social credit system?

This applies, for example, to political attitudes or socially acceptable behavior. Thus, the social credit system has a kind of educational function. [...]

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04 Jul 2022

2 min

Australian schools begin spying trials using facial recognition technology

Australian schools are being asked to trial technology that will allow them to spy on students. A new company called LoopLearn is hopeful its facial recognition technology and “small, unobtrusive devices,” which scan the school grounds looking for students [...]

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25 Mar 2022

1 min

Instagram secretly evaluates photos biometrically

The US state of Texas has filed a lawsuit against secret facial recognition on Facebook and Instagram. The accusations leveled against the social media giants are enormous. [...]

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10 Mar 2022

3 min

How dangerous is PimEyes?

How dangerous is PimEyes? A Polish company is currently abolishing anonymity, which is what the so-called PimEyes search engine stands for. The potential for abuse concerns more than 900 million faces. Anyone whose [...]

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24 Feb 2022

1 min

Facial recognition reaches a questionable next level

DNA facial models are said to be derived from the company Corsight AI. However, this is a very dubious procedure. Critical voices are raised when it comes to the direction in which facial recognition will develop. [...]

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08 Nov 2021

2 min

Surveillance via facial recognition - the end of privacy?

An enormously large facial database has been developed in America, and the numerous images come mainly from social networks. This database is already being used by U.S. authorities. However, facial recognition is [...]

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