After the riots on the Capitol, controversy over facial recognition technology

United States: After the Riots on the Capitol, Controversy over Facial Recognition Technology

AI-TECH: To identify some rioters, the FBI requested assistance from the United States Police Department, some of which use a tool criticized by individual rights activists. The use of the facial recognition tool developed by Clearview AI grew by 26% on Thursday 7th January, the day after the Capitol was invaded by supporters of Donald Trump. This peak in use revealed […]

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Trump supporters stormed the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, January 6, 2021

United States: Violence on the Capitol Hill, Person Wounded by Gunshot

PROTEST: A woman was seriously injured by gunshot after pro-Trump protesters burst into Capitol Hill on Wednesday. A person was shot and wounded inside the Capitol were supporters of Donald Trump burst on Wednesday, according to several US media. The victim is a woman who was shot in the shoulder, according to an agent quoted by […]

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Donald Trump called on his supporters to "go home" after several hundred of them invaded the seat of Congress.

United States: Violence on Capitol Hill, Trump Calls on Supporters to “Go Home”, Biden Denounces “Insurgency”

PROTESTS: Hundreds of demonstrators favourable to President Donald Trump invaded the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday in an insurrectionary climate, interrupting the session of Congress which was to confirm the victory of Joe Biden In a serious speech on Wednesday, the next Democratic President Joe Biden denounced an “unprecedented” attack on American democracy. He called on Donald Trump to […]

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