# facial recognition (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover facial recognition. Page: Feed: --- ## [Firefox Announces Free VPN and 'Startpage' Search Engine Rolling Out to Android, iOS - Plus GeForce NOW Support](https://news.slashdot.org/story/26/08/22/0220219/firefox-announces-free-vpn-and-startpage-search-engine-rolling-out-to-android-ios---plus-geforce-now-support?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-22 · EditorDavid · Slashdot: Your Rights Online_ Firefox 154 "brings a number of usability improvements," writes PC World: The free built-in VPN, introduced with Firefox 149, continues to offer a selection of virtual locations - temporarily extended to 28 countries until the end of August... The free VPN is currently available to Firefox users in the US, Canada, the UK, France, and Germany. In addition, the free VPN can now also be used in… ## [Township Fights Nuclear Weapons Data Center By Passing a Moratorium on Electrical Infrastructure](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/26/08/21/2015213/township-fights-nuclear-weapons-data-center-by-passing-a-moratorium-on-electrical-infrastructure?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-21 · BeauHD · Slashdot: Your Rights Online_ Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, has imposed a six-month moratorium on "major electric utility infrastructure" in its latest attempt to delay a proposed $1.2 billion University of Michigan-Los Alamos data center that would support nuclear-weapons research. Township leaders, who have already paused water service for data centers, say the project has moved forward without adequate consultation and want… ## [Fairphone 6+ Is Repairable. Is It Private and Secure?](https://reclaimthenet.org/fairphone-6-is-repairable-is-it-private-and-secure) _2026-08-21 · Rick Findlay · Reclaim The Net_ Americans have been buying the Fairphone for a reason Fairphone never advertised. It's time to see whether the phone agrees. ## [Google Starts Asking for Developers' Papers on September 30](https://reclaimthenet.org/google-starts-asking-for-developers-papers-on-september-30) _2026-08-21 · Ken Macon · Reclaim The Net_ The thing that made Android worth choosing is now a setting you have to search for. ## [9 Million Images Exposed by People Finder ClarityCheck](https://reclaimthenet.org/9-million-images-exposed-by-people-finder-claritycheck) _2026-08-21 · Ken Macon · Reclaim The Net_ Exposures like this get more likely as data brokers collect more and governments demand ID to get online. ## [Warner Bros. DMCA Takedowns Hit Lanterns Spoiler Discussion](https://reclaimthenet.org/warner-bros-dmca-takedowns-hit-lanterns-spoiler-discussion) _2026-08-21 · Cindy Harper · Reclaim The Net_ Attn: Warner Bros. Discussing spoilers is not copyright infringement. ## [American Who Wiped His Phone With 'Duress' Password During Border Search Gets Felony Charges](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/08/21/202201/american-who-wiped-his-phone-with-duress-password-during-border-search-gets-felony-charges?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-21 · BeauHD · Slashdot: Your Rights Online_ Federal prosecutors have charged activist Samuel Tunick with obstruction after he gave Customs and Border Protection officers a duress passcode that wiped his GrapheneOS-powered Pixel during a border search. "His prosecution is one of the earliest known instances of the federal authorities charging a person with destroying evidence using a program designed to wipe a device clean after a specific… ## [Man Dressed As Darth Vader Defends Flock Cameras to San Diego City Council](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/08/21/1840254/man-dressed-as-darth-vader-defends-flock-cameras-to-san-diego-city-council?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-21 · BeauHD · Slashdot: Your Rights Online_ A man dressed as Darth Vader used a Public Safety and Livable Neighborhoods Committee meeting in San Diego to mock the city's use of Flock surveillance cameras, sarcastically arguing that the technology would help the "emperor" track "rebel scum" and find Luke Skywalker. "This is what the emperor needs. This technology will help us find the rebel scum and the hidden base on Hoth," he said. The… ## [Brazil Prosecutors Probe Discord Encryption, Age Checks](https://reclaimthenet.org/brazil-prosecutors-probe-discord-encryption-age-checks) _2026-08-21 · Cindy Harper · Reclaim The Net_ The live video ban was just the opening move. ## [PhysicsWallah to launch personal AI tutoring services by next quarter](https://www.medianama.com/2026/08/223-physicswallah-personal-ai-tutoring-services/) _2026-08-21 · Amit Singh · MEDIANAMA_ The AI tutor to be launched in next quarter has less than 1% hallucination rate, and is designed for one-on-one teaching, nudging students towards new concepts, said PhysicsWallah in Q1FY27 earnings call. The post PhysicsWallah to launch personal AI tutoring services by next quarter appeared first on MEDIANAMA . ## [Watch chovy live code (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Y8eEIoveOZOm) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Join Mosh Coding streams with collaborative screen sharing and remote control, open source. ## [What does the industry want from TRAI on spam? #NAMA](https://www.medianama.com/2026/08/223-what-industry-want-trai-spam/) _2026-08-21 · Aakriti Bansal · MEDIANAMA_ Industry experts highlighted a range of things they want TRAI to fix regarding spam like implementation of the consent system, keep AI as signal not judge and more consumer choice. The post What does the industry want from TRAI on spam? #NAMA appeared first on MEDIANAMA . ## [Punjab-Haryana High Court orders crackdown on cybercrime, flags gaps in law](https://www.medianama.com/2026/08/223-punjab-haryana-hc-crackdown-cybercrime/) _2026-08-21 · Ann Mary Peter · MEDIANAMA_ Ordering the crackdown, the Punjab & Haryana HC observed that cybercrime in the region has reached "epidemic proportions", and the current legal framework is insufficient to address the scale of online fraud. The post Punjab-Haryana High Court orders crackdown on cybercrime, flags gaps in law appeared first on MEDIANAMA . ## [From Flipkart Ads to Vibe and pharmacy delivery: Key takeaways from Walmart Q2 FY27 earnings call](https://www.medianama.com/2026/08/223-walmart-earnings-call/) _2026-08-21 · Amit Singh · MEDIANAMA_ Flipkart Ads powered Walmart’s Q2 advertising growth, while its India business helped lift international revenue and operating income amid continued e-commerce expansion. The post From Flipkart Ads to Vibe and pharmacy delivery: Key takeaways from Walmart Q2 FY27 earnings call appeared first on MEDIANAMA . ## [Six strategic takeaways from MakeMyTrip’s Q1 FY27 earnings call](https://www.medianama.com/2026/08/223-makemytrip-ai-myra2-0-bookingq1-fy27-earnings-call/) _2026-08-21 · Aakriti Bansal · MEDIANAMA_ MakeMyTrip is moving AI from assisting with travel bookings to completing them, with Myra 2.0 now handling search, comparison, booking and agentic payments. The post Six strategic takeaways from MakeMyTrip’s Q1 FY27 earnings call appeared first on MEDIANAMA . ## [Swiggy shareholders approve foreign ownership cap, paving way for Instamart inventory model](https://www.medianama.com/2026/08/223-swiggy-instamart-inventory-model/) _2026-08-21 · Anjali Tripathi · MEDIANAMA_ Swiggy shareholders approved a 49.5% foreign ownership cap, clearing a key hurdle for IOCC status and potentially allowing Instamart to shift to a first-party inventory model. The post Swiggy shareholders approve foreign ownership cap, paving way for Instamart inventory model appeared first on MEDIANAMA . ## [Maharashtra is planning to add social media posts back into criminal law](https://www.medianama.com/2026/08/223-maharashtra-social-media-posts-criminal-law/) _2026-08-21 · Prabhanu Kumar Das · MEDIANAMA_ Maharashtra panel recommends amending the BNS to cover defamatory social-media posts, reviving free-speech concerns linked to the misuse of Section 66A. The post Maharashtra is planning to add social media posts back into criminal law appeared first on MEDIANAMA . ## [A children’s social media ban is the government’s call, says Delhi HC. Here’s what parents at our discussions flagged](https://www.medianama.com/2026/08/223-delhi-hc-social-media-ban-government/) _2026-08-21 · Aakriti Bansal · MEDIANAMA_ The Delhi High Court has left the question of banning children's social media access to the government, calling it a policy decision. The post A children’s social media ban is the government’s call, says Delhi HC. Here’s what parents at our discussions flagged appeared first on MEDIANAMA . ## [Australia passes law to make big tech pay for news](https://www.medianama.com/2026/08/223-australia-law-tech-pay-news/) _2026-08-21 · Rohit Singh · MEDIANAMA_ Australia passes a law requiring large digital platforms to strike commercial deals with news publishers or pay a 2.5% levy on local advertising revenue. The post Australia passes law to make big tech pay for news appeared first on MEDIANAMA . ## [Why Delhi HC is considering action against ISPs in Jaya Bachchan’s personality rights case](https://www.medianama.com/2026/08/223-delhi-hc-jaya-bachchan-isp-de-registration/) _2026-08-21 · Ann Mary Peter · MEDIANAMA_ The Delhi High Court has asked MeitY and DoT whether ISPs can be de-registered for failing to block pornographic content misusing Jaya Bachchan’s name. The post Why Delhi HC is considering action against ISPs in Jaya Bachchan’s personality rights case appeared first on MEDIANAMA . ## [Court: First Amendment Protects Recording Police in Public](https://reclaimthenet.org/second-circuit-first-amendment-right-record-police-public-qualified-immunity) _2026-08-20 · Dan Frieth · Reclaim The Net_ The federal appeals courts have nearly finished agreeing on something most people assumed was settled a long time ago. ## [Accept your Doppler invite (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/XdiqjYvrdR1J) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ Create your Doppler account using the invite code you received. ## [California's Takedown Bill Is One Step Closer, and Still Has No Journalist Exemption](https://reclaimthenet.org/california-stop-nick-shirley-act-content-takedowns-passes-senate) _2026-08-20 · Cindy Harper · Reclaim The Net_ It is a privacy statute until someone points out that the footage was true, published, and shot in public. ## [Voters Aren't Waiting For November to Try Ousting Officials Over Data Centers](https://politics.slashdot.org/story/26/08/20/1951246/voters-arent-waiting-for-november-to-try-ousting-officials-over-data-centers?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-20 · BeauHD · Slashdot: Your Rights Online_ A growing backlash against AI data centers is spilling into local politics, with residents in more than a dozen communities pushing recall elections against officials who approved projects. "People are standing up and saying, 'Sorry, we don't want these data centers in our communities for a number of reasons,'" Senator Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent, said in an interview. "'If you can't… ## [xAI Asks Judge to Block Minnesota AI Image Law](https://reclaimthenet.org/xai-asks-judge-to-block-minnesota-ai-image-law) _2026-08-20 · Cindy Harper · Reclaim The Net_ The First Amendment doesn't carve out an exception for images made easily. xAI is asking Judge Frank to say so before the law goes further. ## [Apple's Toll Booth Gets a New Coat of Paint](https://reclaimthenet.org/apples-toll-booth-gets-a-new-coat-of-paint) _2026-08-20 · Dan Frieth · Reclaim The Net_ Apple overhauls EU App Store fees under DMA pressure, but developers still pay a commission on external link-outs. ## [Reverse-Lookup Service Exposed Millions of Photos of People's Faces](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/08/20/173219/reverse-lookup-service-exposed-millions-of-photos-of-peoples-faces?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-20 · BeauHD · Slashdot: Your Rights Online_ Security researcher Jeremiah Fowler found that people-search service ClarityCheck left more than 9 million image files accessible in an unsecured Amazon S3 bucket, despite advertising its reverse-image search as "private and secure." A separate misconfiguration also exposed email addresses, phone numbers, and other personal information. Wired reports: Overall, according to findings from… ## [Japan to Require AI Firms to Disclose Training Data](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/08/19/2322222/japan-to-require-ai-firms-to-disclose-training-data?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-20 · BeauHD · Slashdot: Your Rights Online_ Japan is preparing a nonbinding "comply or explain" code that would urge generative AI companies, including foreign firms operating in Japan, to disclose what models they use, what training data they rely on, and how that data was collected. The proposal would also let rights holders ask whether specific webpages were included in training datasets. The Japan Times reports: The draft code comprises… ## [MeitY notified six new examiners of electronic evidence across five states](https://www.medianama.com/2026/08/223-meity-six-examiners-electronic-evidence/) _2026-08-20 · Azdhan · MEDIANAMA_ The notifications to designate six labs as authorised examiners of electronic evidence was issued under Section 79A of the IT Act, allowing them to provide opinions on digital proof to courts. The post MeitY notified six new examiners of electronic evidence across five states appeared first on MEDIANAMA . ## [Urban Company loses Rs 346 per InstaHelp order; Average order value declines amid high competition](https://www.medianama.com/2026/08/223-urban-company-instahelp-competition/) _2026-08-20 · Amit Singh · MEDIANAMA_ Urban Company lost Rs 346 per InstaHelp order in Q1 FY27 as lower prices pushed AOV down to Rs 138. The company says AOV must rise to about Rs 300 for the business to break even. The post Urban Company loses Rs 346 per InstaHelp order; Average order value declines amid high competition appeared first on MEDIANAMA . ## [Why hasn’t TRAI built the consent system its spam rules promised? #NAMA](https://www.medianama.com/2026/08/223-trai-consent-system-spam-rules/) _2026-08-20 · Aakriti Bansal · MEDIANAMA_ At the MediaNama roundtable, experts debated how without the consent system messages cannot be checked against what a person actually agreed to, in order to restrict spam. The post Why hasn’t TRAI built the consent system its spam rules promised? #NAMA appeared first on MEDIANAMA . ## [OpenAI tests Zero-Retention safety system for frontier models](https://www.medianama.com/2026/08/223-openai-zero-retention-frontier-models/) _2026-08-20 · Anjali Tripathi · MEDIANAMA_ OpenAI is testing Private Safety Processing, a system that detects misuse patterns across AI interactions without giving employees access to customer prompts and responses. The post OpenAI tests Zero-Retention safety system for frontier models appeared first on MEDIANAMA . ## [Ship everywhere from one CLI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/xs0SiAgTndF4) _2026-08-20 · **Sponsored**_ One codebase, hosted runners, encrypted credentials, and automated submissions across stores ## [Acharya Balkrishna’s personality rights case cites 2021 post criticising Baba Ramdev](https://www.medianama.com/2026/08/223-acharya-balkrishna-personality-rights-ramdev/) _2026-08-20 · Anjali Tripathi · MEDIANAMA_ A 2021 X post criticising Baba Ramdev's comments during the COVID-19 pandemic has found its way into Patanjali cofounder Acharya Balkrishna's personality rights case, raising questions. The post Acharya Balkrishna’s personality rights case cites 2021 post criticising Baba Ramdev appeared first on MEDIANAMA . ## [Why Starlink reapplied for its India satellite network, and why it’s still stuck](https://www.medianama.com/2026/08/223-starlink-india-satellite-network/) _2026-08-20 · Aakriti Bansal · MEDIANAMA_ Starlink has reapplied for Indian approval for nearly 30,000 Gen 2 satellites, including direct-to-device connectivity, after its earlier application was rejected over features and spectrum bands. The post Why Starlink reapplied for its India satellite network, and why it’s still stuck appeared first on MEDIANAMA . ## [Why US wants to mandate disclosure of personalised pricing](https://www.medianama.com/2026/08/223-us-personalised-pricing-disclosure/) _2026-08-20 · Amit Singh · MEDIANAMA_ The US FTC has proposed disclosure requirements for businesses that use personal data to personalise prices for individual consumers. The post Why US wants to mandate disclosure of personalised pricing appeared first on MEDIANAMA . ## [Bihar to pay social media creators up to Rs 1 lakh per video promoting government schemes](https://www.medianama.com/2026/08/223-bihar-social-media-creators-rs1-lakh-per-video/) _2026-08-20 · Ann Mary Peter · MEDIANAMA_ Bihar has amended its social media rules to allow empanelled creators to earn up to Rs 1 lakh per video promoting government schemes. The post Bihar to pay social media creators up to Rs 1 lakh per video promoting government schemes appeared first on MEDIANAMA . ## [Report: Experts claim AI was used to draft questions in NET exams](https://www.medianama.com/2026/08/223-ai-questions-net-exams/) _2026-08-20 · Prabhanu Kumar Das · MEDIANAMA_ Experts allege generative AI was used to set and translate three UGC-NET papers later cancelled over repeated questions, factual errors and poor translations. NTA denies AI authored the papers. The post Report: Experts claim AI was used to draft questions in NET exams appeared first on MEDIANAMA . ## [Lowdown: DoT brings facial checks to SIM issuance, orders daily photo downloads](https://www.medianama.com/2026/08/223-dot-nine-sim-limit-subscriber-photos/) _2026-08-20 · Aakriti Bansal · MEDIANAMA_ DoT has directed telecom operators to use subscriber photographs to stop applicants from obtaining more than nine mobile connections. The post Lowdown: DoT brings facial checks to SIM issuance, orders daily photo downloads appeared first on MEDIANAMA . ## [Whistleblower Arturo Bejar Leads Testimony In Landmark Trial Against Meta](https://tech.slashdot.org/story/26/08/19/2329222/whistleblower-arturo-bejar-leads-testimony-in-landmark-trial-against-meta?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-20 · BeauHD · Slashdot: Your Rights Online_ An anonymous reader quotes a report from NPR: Meta was infused with a culture in which employees obsessed over user numbers and consistently pushed safety to the side, according to Arturo Bejar, a former employee turned whistleblower, who testified today in the landmark child safety trial against the social media company. Only one man had the ability to change that, Bejar said: CEO Mark… ## [Music Publisher Round Hill Files $1 Billion Copyright Infringement Suits Against Suno, Anthropic](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/08/19/1931220/music-publisher-round-hill-files-1-billion-copyright-infringement-suits-against-suno-anthropic?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-19 · BeauHD · Slashdot: Your Rights Online_ Independent music publisher Round Hill is suing Suno and Anthropic for allegedly using hundreds of copyrighted songs without permission to train their AI systems. The company says potential damages could exceed $1 billion, arguing there is "nothing fair" about building multibillion-dollar AI businesses on copyrighted material while rights holders receive nothing. From The Hollywood Reporter: Round… ## [Meta Trial Opens as States Demand Age Verification](https://reclaimthenet.org/meta-trial-opens-as-states-demand-age-verification) _2026-08-19 · Dan Frieth · Reclaim The Net_ A trial doesn't need a verdict to be useful. It needs testimony, exhibits, and a paper trail that legislators can cite to advance a digital ID agenda. ## [Google Wins Spirit Airlines Data Auction for $10 Million](https://reclaimthenet.org/google-wins-spirit-airlines-data-auction) _2026-08-19 · Ken Macon · Reclaim The Net_ The airline stopped flying in May. Its records are still going places. ## [Brazil Regulator Bans Discord Live Video Features](https://reclaimthenet.org/brazil-regulator-bans-discord-live-video-features) _2026-08-19 · Cindy Harper · Reclaim The Net_ An agency created to police how companies handle personal data now decides what people can see. ## [Retired Police Officer Fined £1,000 Over Bacon Meme in UK](https://reclaimthenet.org/retired-police-officer-fined-over-bacon-meme-in-uk) _2026-08-19 · Cam Wakefield · Reclaim The Net_ There is no blasphemy offence in England and Wales. There is Section 127, and it turns out to be roomy. ## [Brave 1.93 Adds WebGL and WebGPU Fingerprinting Protections](https://reclaimthenet.org/brave-1-93-adds-webgl-and-webgpu-fingerprinting-protections) _2026-08-19 · Rick Findlay · Reclaim The Net_ A GPU has turned out to be somewhat of a name tag. Brave has decided to smear the ink. ## [Disney, ABC Sue FCC Over Threats to Broadcast Licenses](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/08/18/2039239/disney-abc-sue-fcc-over-threats-to-broadcast-licenses?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-18 · BeauHD · Slashdot: Your Rights Online_ Disney and ABC are suing the FCC to block an early review of eight station licenses, arguing the Trump administration is using the agency's regulatory power to punish the network over programming and editorial decisions it dislikes. Reuters reports: In a lawsuit (PDF) filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, Disney said the FCC was seeking to coerce and retaliate against "a network that refuses… ## [Sainsbury's Store Pauses Facial Recognition After False Shoplifting Claim](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/08/18/0742229/sainsburys-store-pauses-facial-recognition-after-false-shoplifting-claim?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-18 · BeauHD · Slashdot: Your Rights Online_ Bruce66423 shares a report from The Guardian: Sainsbury's has paused the use of AI face scanning in one of its stores after a customer was wrongly identified as a shoplifter and ejected from the shop. "I was embarrassed, mortified even, and felt quite humiliated and powerless," Matt Arnold, 46, said of his ordeal. The comedy promoter was buying supplies in the store in East Dulwich, in south-east… ## [Supreme Court Rejects Verizon Bid For $47 Million Refund of FCC Fine](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/08/17/223241/supreme-court-rejects-verizon-bid-for-47-million-refund-of-fcc-fine?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-17 · BeauHD · Slashdot: Your Rights Online_ An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The Supreme Court today rejected Verizon's attempt to get a $47 million refund from the Federal Communications Commission. In a list of orders (PDF) issued by the court, Verizon's petition was denied without explanation. The denial apparently ends any possibility of Verizon asking a lower court to review the fine and order the FCC to issue a… ## [Judge Sets Framework For Nine PBS to Retrieve 70 Years of Archival TV Data](https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/26/08/17/1919201/judge-sets-framework-for-nine-pbs-to-retrieve-70-years-of-archival-tv-data?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-17 · BeauHD · Slashdot: Your Rights Online_ District Court Judge Eric Elliff has ordered Iron Mountain to cooperate with Nine PBS in recovering roughly 50TB of archival material stored through now-defunct vendor OSS. "He found that the station is the rightful owner of the materials and entitled to recover them from OSS' storage systems," reports Current.org. Nine PBS must identify a third party to help retrieve the files, pay outstanding… ## [Meta Faces $1.4 Trillion Reckoning In Latest Trial Over Social Media Addiction](https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/08/17/1912238/meta-faces-14-trillion-reckoning-in-latest-trial-over-social-media-addiction?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed) _2026-08-17 · BeauHD · Slashdot: Your Rights Online_ Meta is heading to trial in a case brought by dozens of states accusing it of deliberately designing addictive features, misleading users about safety, and illegally collecting data from children under 13. Meta says the states are seeking penalties as high as $1.4 trillion, though the judge has already called that figure "unreasonable." The case could, however, influence thousands of similar… ## [X Wins Australian Case Over Private Message Scanning Rule](https://reclaimthenet.org/x-wins-australian-case-over-private-message-scanning-rule) _2026-08-17 · Cindy Harper · Reclaim The Net_ "eSafety" Commissioner Julie Inman Grant loses bid to control X under two frameworks. ## [New Jersey Kids Code Act Draws First Amendment Warning](https://reclaimthenet.org/new-jersey-kids-code-act-draws-first-amendment-warning) _2026-08-17 · Cindy Harper · Reclaim The Net_ The statute never says age verification. It just makes not knowing expensive enough that everyone will find out.