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Mass Facial Recognition Program in Gaza Reportedly Used by Israeli Forces to Identify Palestinians

October 7, 2023

Report reveals an unacknowledged facial recognition program, codenamed 'Corsight', allegedly used by Israeli military intelligence across Gaza post-October 7, 2023 attacks. The system, employing Corsight technology in conjunction with Google Photos, scans individuals from checkpoints, crowds, and drone footage. Controversy surrounds the misidentifications, such as the detention of Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha on November 19, 2023. This case underscores the urgency for safe and secure AI practices. For those interested in shaping the future of responsible AI governance, consider joining HISPI Project Cerebellum’s efforts to map, measure, manage, and govern such incidents via our TAIM framework.

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Alleged deployer
unit-8200, israeli-military-intelligence, israeli-government, israel-defense-forces
Alleged developer
google-photos, corsight, unknown-israeli-military-integrators
Alleged harmed parties
palestinians, mosab-abu-toha, gazans, palestinians-traveling-through-gaza-checkpoints, privacy-and-data-rights-of-gaza-residents, epistemic-integrity, national-security-and-intelligence-stakeholders

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