Oosto / Anyvision Criticizes Clearview, Calls For Empty DB Facial Recognition

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Oosto's *********** ** **** ********** ****** ** ******** **** ***** *********, adequate safeguards for data and privacy need to be built into the technology, and improved operational due diligence needs to be adhered to. Oosto has employed safeguards including databases created from scratch by the customer organization to meet their specific security needs, and use of secure cryptography of any captured biometric data. Oosto points out that it also includes a “GDPR-mode,” which blurs the faces of people not appearing on the watchlist.

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