Category: facial recognition

How Dangerous Is AI, and Will It Really Take Your Job?

Commentary Artificial intelligence (AI), we’re told, will probably destroy humanity. Then again, those in the know tell us that it probably won’t. One thing AI will definitely do, though, is take our jobs, leaving a mass of unemployed, utterly useless individuals in its wake. Right? The truth, though, is far more nuanced than some reports…


Voluntary ArriveCAN Usage Low Despite Speedier Border Processing: CBSA

The number of travellers who use ArriveCAN to submit their advance customs declaration when entering Canada has dropped 50 percent since the system stopped being mandatory for COVID-19 purposes last fall, says the border agency. September was the last month ArriveCAN was mandatory to track the vaccination status and quarantine plans of travellers, with 31…


Woolworths Expands Rollout of Checkout AI Technology

Supermarket giant Woolworths is expanding its use of artificial intelligence technology that captures customers scanning items at self-checkouts in 250 stores across New South Wales, Victoria, and Queensland. The cameras, placed above the head, will “help reduce misscans,” a Woolworths spokesperson told The Epoch Times. “[The technology] is one of a number of initiatives we’ve…


Capitol Report: J6 Committee Asks DOJ to Prosecute Trump; TSA Facial Recognition Expansion

The Final hearing of the January 6th panel—how does former President Trump react as the committee formally asks the Justice Department to prosecute him? We sit down with Trump Junior to hear his take on The Twitter Files—Elon Musk’s exposure of how the platform intentionally muzzled conservative voices. To look at how certain fractures within…


China Has Become a Big Prison, Residents Under Surveillance by Property Managers

A homeowner in China’s Chengdu City found himself under constant surveillance by his property management company, which made him extremely uncomfortable. More and more people have realized that privacy is a luxury in communist China, where citizens have almost no civil rights. Jimu, a news outlet in Hubei Province, recently exposed two incidents that occurred…


The Two Biggest Threats to Canada’s Democracy

Commentary The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is gnawing at the roots of democracy worldwide. Recently, its influence operations targeted the U.S. midterm elections. Now, it seems, the CCP has its eyes firmly set on the United States’ neighbor, Canada. In early November, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau claimed that China attempted to undermine Canada’s democratic institutions. “Unfortunately,…


More Than Half of World’s Surveillance Cameras Located in China

Chinese cities are under the heaviest CCTV surveillance in the world, according to a report by British cybersecurity firm Comparitech. Comparitech came to their findings after analyzing CCTV use in 150 of the world’s most densely populated cities. The report—published mid-July—cited a previous forecast by British information service provider IHS Markit. In 2019, IHS Markit…


Consumer Group Reveals Where to Shop to Avoid Facial Recognition Technology

Major Australian supermarkets and department stores, including David Jones, Target, The Good Guys, and Rebel, have vowed to steer clear of facial recognition technology with no plans to introduce it. “Woolworths, Coles, Aldi, Target and Big W, among others, have all told us that they aren’t using this highly controversial technology in their stores and…


Major Australian Retail Chains Found Using Facial Recognition on Customers

Three major Australian retailers, Kmart, Bunnings, and The Good Guys, have been found using facial recognition technology on their customers. Consumer group Choice asked 25 leading retailers in Australia whether they were capturing the biometric information of their customers and found the three national brands—who run hundreds of stores across the country—were doing so. Edward…


Major British Cinemas Announce Child Digital ID Push for Age Verification

Ninety percent of UK cinema operators are to moving to accept digital IDs for kids aged from 13 as proof of age to prevent them from seeing films that are too old for them. The UK Cinema Association representing over 90 percent of UK cinema operators including Cineworld, Odeon, Showcase Cinemas, and Vue has announced…