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Facial Recognition Technology Current Capabilities, Future Prospects, and Governance

National Academies: “Advances in Facial Recognition Technology Have Outpaced Laws, Regulations; New Report Recommends Federal Government Take Action on Privacy, Equity, and Civil Liberties Concerns. Some uses of facial recognition technology raise significant concerns that merit a swift government response, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The report …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Government Documents, Internet, Legal Research, Privacy

Same Energy

“What is Same Energy? Same Energy is a visual search engine. You can use it to find beautiful art, photography, decoration ideas, or anything else. We believe that image search should be visual, using only a minimum of words. And we believe it should integrate a rich visual understanding, capturing the artistic style and overall …

Subjects: Search Engines

Well-Known

“Well-Known is a free, open index of well-known resources. It scans millions of domains at regular intervals, compiling a searchable database of structured well-known resource data. The search engine supports specific search filters for each resource type, enabling detailed queries to answer a wide variety of questions. 10 resources are currently supported. Well-known resources are …

Subjects: Search Engines

How Many of Your State’s Lawmakers Are Women?

ProPublica – If You Live in the Southeast, It Could Be Just 1 in 5. A record number of women were elected to statehouses last year. But in the Southeast, where some legislatures are more than 80% male, representation is lagging as lawmakers pass bills that most impact women, like near-total abortion bans… Seven states, …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Government Documents, Health Care, Legal Research, Privacy

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, January 20, 2024

Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, January 20, 2024 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss, highlights articles and information that focus on the increasingly …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Records, Internet, Privacy, Social Media