Israeli officials have implemented an extensive facial recognition program in Gaza, aiming to catalog Palestinians without their knowledge, starting in 2023. This initiative, not previously disclosed, is part of an experimental effort to conduct mass surveillance in the region. According to reports, the program utilizes specialized software and even Google reverse image search for its accuracy. The technology, developed by Corsight, a private Israeli company, alongside Google Photos, allows for the identification of individuals from crowds and drone footage. Israeli military officials, including those from the cyber-intelligence division Unit 8200, state the program's purpose is to locate hostages and identify members of terrorist organizations. However, its deployment has raised significant concerns among human rights groups and critics, who argue it leads to mass surveillance and the collection of Palestinians' faces without consent. The use of facial recognition technology in law enforcement has surged globally, with government agencies in at least 78 countries adopting such systems.
Israeli security officials revealed to The New York Times facial recognition technology used in Gaza by IDF intelligence units, including the cyber-intelligence division Unit 8200, to locate hostages and members of terrorist organizations. https://t.co/GzbCJhWp4w
Israel is conducting an expansive, experimental mass surveillance effort in the Gaza Strip, cataloging faces of Palestinians without their knowledge or consent, according to Israeli intelligence officers, military officials and soldiers. | via @nytimes https://t.co/P2c5K0HIvt
New York Times @nytimes: Israel quietly rolled out a mass facial recognition program in the Gaza Strip - The Verge. #aistrategy #ArtificialIntelligence #industry40 https://t.co/RgDTwHuc4n
#FPTech: Israel used Google Photos, facial recognition to identify Gazans, mistook them for having ties to Hamas https://t.co/mnyEEcUEAN
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Israel quietly rolled out a mass facial recognition program in the Gaza Strip https://t.co/3K9eLx5Uzd
Mass demonstrations have historically offered protestors a degree of anonymity and protection, with the logic that “they can’t arrest us all.” The spread of facial recognition technology is changing that equation fast https://t.co/i2hnR9IXTR
“The facial recognition, .. is run by Israel’s military intel. unit.. it.. relies on technology from Corsight, a private Israeli company, ... It also uses Google Photos,.. the technologies enable Israel to pick faces out of crowds and .. drone footage.” https://t.co/kGILk2bqwv
Israel deployed facial recognition technology in Gaza late last year to conduct mass surveillance of Palestinians, Israeli military officials said. The program, which has not been disclosed, has grown as Israel has expanded its military offensive in Gaza. https://t.co/PFyLT4zqkt https://t.co/UyLgaID2JF
"The expansive and experimental effort is being used to conduct mass surveillance there, collecting and cataloging the faces of Palestinians without their knowledge or consent...." big @sheeraf story https://t.co/lN6Awxsr5Y https://t.co/WiPELE5H34
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"[W]hile authorities generally pitch #facialrecognition as a tool to capture terrorists or wanted murderers, the #technology has also emerged as a critical instrument in a very particular context: punishing protesters": https://t.co/ipF4RJdhvr #ethics #AI #gov h/t @jjvincent
“The expansive and experimental effort is being used to conduct mass surveillance in Gaza, collecting and cataloging the faces of Palestinians without their knowledge or consent.” https://t.co/haWpXjaSlR
facial recognition has made protesting a lot more dangerous https://t.co/nJibuiPDra
"experimental effort, which has not been disclosed, is being used to conduct mass surveillance of Palestinians in Gaza," Israel Deploys Expansive Facial Recognition Program in #Gaza https://t.co/XSSdBGiiDu
Facial recognition technology, combined with a global rise in authoritarianism, could mean an end to protest as we know it. Don't miss our new feature by @darrenloucaides https://t.co/i2hnR9IXTR
Report: IDF using facial recognition tools to identify, detain suspects in Gaza https://t.co/0ggLp5p3jQ
“Israel Deploys Expansive Facial Recognition Program in Gaza” The experimental effort, which has not been disclosed, is being used to conduct mass surveillance of Palestinians in Gaza, according to military officials and others. https://t.co/zGCpxgMr7A
Over the past decade, there has been a steep rise in law enforcement using facial recognition technology. Data suggests that government agencies in at least 78 countries now use such systems 🧵 https://t.co/sgyo09eTQi https://t.co/UQBCmP2Y6x
“Mr Abu Toha is one of hundreds of Palestinians who have been picked out by a previously undisclosed Israeli facial recognition program that was started in Gaza late last year. The expansive & experimental effort is being used to conduct mass surveillance” https://t.co/66iqAv6vUE
Israel uses facial recognition technology in Gaza. This allows them to pick out terrorists with precision and saves innocent civilians. You probably won't be surprised to know that human rights groups are unhappy. Obviously, since they just want Israel destroyed. https://t.co/iNFFVXBhsx
Despite its flaws and false positives, Israel is using facial-recognition programs to target Palestinians in Gaza. It has already used the technology in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. https://t.co/ZWpyHjJNuE
.@nytimes' @sheeraf: Israel has deployed experimental facial recognition technology at filtration points in Gaza: https://t.co/TVLok3lk9S
Israel Deploys Expansive Facial Recognition Program in Gaza https://t.co/T0CvLLfifs
“Israel Deploys Expansive Facial Recognition Program in Gaza” Sources reportedly told the Times that in addition to specialized software, Israeli forces were also using Google reverse image search because they found it to be the most accurate. https://t.co/WqCJDMmD99
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