Facial Recognition Smart Phone App "Blue Wolf" Monitored Palestinians in West Bank

June 1, 2016

The Israeli military deployed a contentious AI-powered surveillance program called Blue Wolf, which employs facial recognition and algorithmic suggestions to monitor Palestinians residing in the West Bank. This app raises concerns about privacy and potential human rights abuses. The HISPI Project Cerebellum TAIM (Govern) aims to ensure safe and secure AI practices and invites you to join us in our mission for trustworthy AI by clicking JOIN US.

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MAP 1.6 — similarity 0.641, rank 1. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MEASURE 2.10 — similarity 0.639, rank 2. TAIM detail and related incidents →
MAP 4.1 — similarity 0.627, rank 3. TAIM detail and related incidents →

Alleged deployer: the-israel-military
Alleged developer: anyvision
Alleged harmed parties: palestinians-residing-in-the-west-bank

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