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Mass testing sa gov't offices ipinanawagan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 01 08:02 PM

Nanawagan ng mass testing ang grupo ng mga government employee ngayong nagbabalikan na ang mga manggagawa sa pamahalaan. Read more »

China's coronavirus campaign offers glimpse into surveillance system

Cate Cadell, Reuters
Updated as of May 26 02:24 PM

BEIJING - The coronavirus outbreak in China has given unprecedented glimpses into how an extensive system of surveillance cameras works, as monitoring stations are rebranded epidemic "war rooms" helping to check people's movements and stifle the disease. Read more »

Watchdog sues for data on airport facial recognition in US

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 13 05:37 AM

A civil liberties watchdog sued the US government Thursday seeking the disclosure of records on the use of facial recognition technology being deployed at American airports. Read more »

From Japan to the UAE, airports test face scanners to move lines faster

Julie Weed, The New York Times
Posted at Feb 26 10:05 AM

While airports are expanding their physical facilities where they can, governments and the travel industry are leaning more heavily on technology, especially artificial intelligence, to process more air travelers more quickly. Read more »

Bumblebees remember objects they see and recognize them by touch

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 21 07:26 AM

WASHINGTON - Think about a time you've looked for an item on a high shelf or in a cluttered bag: You can identify it by touch alone based on your mental recollection of what it looks like. Read more »

Alphabet CEO backs temporary ban on facial-recognition, Microsoft disagrees

Foo Yun Chee and John Chalmers, Reuters
Posted at Jan 21 08:33 AM

While Pichai cited the possibility that the technology could be used for nefarious purposes as a reason for a moratorium, Smith said a ban was akin to using a meat cleaver instead of a scalpel to solve potential problems. Read more »

EU mulls 5-year ban on facial recognition tech in public areas

Foo Yun Chee, Reuters
Posted at Jan 17 08:40 AM

The plan by the EU's executive - set out in an 18-page white paper - comes amid a global debate about the systems driven by artificial intelligence and widely used by law enforcement agencies. Read more »

Gov't workers to receive addt'l bonus after Duterte authorizes grant

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 08:00 PM

The payment of the SRI to all qualified government employees shall not be earlier than Dec. 20, 2019. Read more »

US homeland security proposes face scans for citizens, travelers

Reuters
Posted at Dec 03 09:42 PM

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration intends to propose a regulation next year that would require all travelers - including US citizens - to be photographed when entering or leaving the United States, according to the administration’s regulatory agenda. Read more »

IBM: Face recognition tech should be regulated, not banned

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 05 11:59 PM

IBM weighed in Tuesday on the policy debate over facial recognition technology, arguing against an outright ban but calling for "precision regulation" to protect privacy and civil liberties. Read more »

Beijing eyes facial recognition tech for metro security

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 31 08:57 AM

Beijing will use facial recognition tools to speed up security checks in the city's overcrowded metro, using a 'credit system' to sort passengers into different channels, state-run media reported on Wednesday. Read more »

Australia proposes face scans for watching online pornography

Jamie Tarabay, The New York Times
Posted at Oct 30 07:48 AM

The Australian government has proposed using a facial recognition system it is developing to verify that people who seek to watch pornography online are of legal age. Read more »

Asian cities risk stumbling 'zombie-like' towards digital dystopia

Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Oct 17 06:04 PM

As Asian cities turn to technologies such as facial recognition and artificial intelligence to deliver social welfare and public services, urban experts on Thursday urged authorities to address privacy concerns and protect the vulnerable. Read more »

Lauded for ‘creating positive changes,’ Isko to receive Gusi Peace Prize

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 29 05:14 AM

The Gusi Peace Prize International group recognized Moreno's "untiring effort working for people's amelioration, and finding peaceful solutions for people's welfare." Read more »

'A complete family portrait': How Randy David brought the love of his life to Fukuoka

Jeff Canoy, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 12 01:00 PM

FUKUOKA, Japan—All they wanted was to get one photo with the entire family together. Read more »

US senator asks FBI, FTC to probe Russia's FaceApp over security concerns

Elizabeth Culliford and Kanishka Singh, Reuters
Updated as of Jul 18 12:09 PM

U.S. Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer called on the FBI and the Federal Trade Commission to conduct a national security and privacy investigation into FaceApp, a face-editing photo app developed in Russia, in a letter sent on Wednesday. Read more »

Japan airports to introduce facial recognition for foreign visitors

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 02 11:28 AM

TOKYO - Automatic gates using facial recognition systems will be implemented at a number of airports in Japan for short-term overseas visitors departing the country, immigration authorities said Tuesday. Read more »

'For facial recognition': Thailand orders phone users in Muslim-majority south to submit photos

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 26 04:30 PM

BANGKOK - An order for mobile phone users in Thailand's restive south to submit a photo of themselves for facial recognition purposes is causing uproar from opponents who see it as further curtailing the rights of the Muslim-majority population. Read more »

Grupo ng gov't workers humiling ng P16,000 minimum wage

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 13 08:19 PM

Hiniling ng mga guro at kawani ng gobyerno na itaas ang kanilang buwanang sahod at wakasan ang kontraktuwalisasyon.  Read more »

San Francisco votes to ban city use of facial recognition technology

Jeffrey Dastin, Reuters
Posted at May 15 09:00 AM

SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco officials on Tuesday voted 8 to 1 to ban the purchase and use of facial recognition technology by city personnel, in a move to regulate tools that local Silicon Valley companies helped develop.   Read more »