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US senators ask UK to reconsider use of Huawei gear

A bipartisan group of US senators is urging UK lawmakers to reconsider their government’s decision to allow equipment from China’s Huawei to be used on its 5G network. In a letter sent to the House of Commons on Tuesday, 20 Republican and Democratic senators voiced the latest US opposition to the plan. “Given the significant security, privacy, and economic threats …

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Clearview AI probed over facial recognition sales to foreign governments

Sen. Edward J. Markey wants answers from controversial facial recognition app Clearview AI, noting that the app is being marketed to foreign countries with authoritarian regimes and could also be collecting and processing images of children taken from social media platforms. “Reporting suggests that Clearview has already provided its software to organizations in countries like Saudi Arabia and the United …

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