Ryan Mac
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More Than A Dozen Organizations From The Met Police To J.K. Rowling’s Foundation Have Tried Clearview AI’s Facial Recognition Tech
Exclusive: The UK National Crime Agency and a number of police forces across England, as well as several private investment firms, have registered users with facial recognition software company Clearview AI.
Clearview’s Facial Recognition App Has Been Used By The Justice Department, ICE, Macy’s, Walmart, And The NBA
A BuzzFeed News review of Clearview AI documents has revealed the company is working with more than 2,200 law enforcement agencies, companies, and individuals around the world.
Jeff Bezos, The World’s Richest Man, Pledges $10 Billion To Fight Climate Change
“I’m committing $10 billion to start and will begin issuing grants this summer. Earth is the one thing we all have in common — let’s protect it, together.”
After Months Of Scandal And Scrutiny On Its Founder, Andy Rubin’s Essential Is Shutting Down
The company's shutdown leaves 114 people, including Andy Rubin, out of jobs.
The ACLU Slammed A Facial Recognition Company That Scrapes Photos From Instagram And Facebook
”The report is absurd on many levels and further demonstrates that Clearview simply does not understand the harms of its technology in law enforcement hands.”
Clearview AI Wants To Sell Its Facial Recognition Software To Authoritarian Regimes Around The World
Facebook confirmed to BuzzFeed News that it has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Clearview AI, asking the company to stop using information from Facebook and Instagram.
As Trump Expands His Travel Ban, Amazon, Apple And Google Are Silent
In January 2017, when the Trump administration first unveiled a travel ban targeting seven majority Muslim countries, the tech industry took up arms. This time around there's mainly been silence.
I Went To Elon Musk's "Pedo Guy" Trial, But I Wasn't Ready To Become A Part Of It
Tesla’s billionaire CEO fought a lawsuit over his own bad behavior and won. For the reality-bending entrepreneur, there was no other possible outcome.
Clearview AI Once Told Cops To “Run Wild” With Its Facial Recognition Tool. It's Now Facing Legal Challenges.
One of Clearview AI's investors defended the company, “We do not have to be hidden to be free.”
Clearview AI Says Its Facial Recognition Software Identified A Terrorism Suspect. The Cops Say That's Not True.
Clearview AI has built a database of billions of photos that it says can reveal just about anyone's true identity. But there are troubling questions about its past.
A Facebook Executive Said The Platform Is Responsible For Trump’s Election
"So was Facebook responsible for Donald Trump getting elected? I think the answer is yes.”
Trump Retweeted The Name Of The Alleged Whistleblower
Twitter says the president's retweet is not a violation of its rules.
Facebook Tells US Attorney General It’s Not Prepared To Get Rid Of Encryption On WhatsApp And Messenger
“People’s private messages would be less secure and the real winners would be anyone seeking to take advantage of that weakened security,” the company wrote to leaders in the US, UK, and Australia.
Elon Musk Beat The "Pedo Guy" Defamation Suit In A Dramatic Victory
“The people that read Musk's tweet wouldn’t have known who he was talking about," one juror told BuzzFeed News.
Four Engineers Allege Google Fired Them For Speaking Up. Now They Want The NLRB To Investigate.
A group of former Google employees who were terminated last month are hoping their complaints about unfair labor practices will trigger a federal investigation into the search giant.
21 Things BuzzFeed News Tried And Loved In 2019
Some of these things may change your life. Or not.
Russia Wants To Be Seen As The Owner Of Crimea. Apple Just Recognized Them.
“IPhones are great products. Seriously, though, @Apple, please, please, stick to high-tech and entertainment. Global politics is not your strong side,” Ukraine’s foreign minister tweeted.
Help, I Can’t Stop Watching This Video Of Elon Musk Breaking His Cybertruck Windows
"Oh my fucking god."
House Caucus Leaders Wrote A Letter To Google Asking About Its Hire Of A Former DHS Staffer Who Worked On Family Separation
“We find it alarming when companies choose to reward and hire individuals that have played active roles in implementing cruel policies that target and hurt the communities we represent and Google is no exception.”
Donald Trump And Joe Biden Will No Longer Be Able To Run Ads On Twitter
“We’re absolutely going to make mistakes here. But we firmly believe that it’s better for us to start getting it right and giving people ways to tell us how it’s wrong.”