Incident 659: Mass Surveillance Facial Recognition Program Reportedly Targets Palestinians in Gaza
Description: In Gaza, a previously undisclosed facial recognition program by Israeli forces is reportedly conducting mass surveillance on Palestinians in the wake of the October 7th Hamas attacks. The program, utilizing Corsight and Google Photos technologies, identifies individuals from crowds and drone footage. Allegedly, the technology often incorrectly flags civilians as militants, with one pronounced case being the poet Mosab Abu Toha on November 19, 2023.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Google Photos and Corsight developed an AI system deployed by Unit 8200 , Israeli military intelligence and Israeli government, which harmed Palestinians , Mosab Abu Toha and Gazans.
Incident Stats
Incident ID
659
Report Count
3
Incident Date
2023-10-07
Editors
Daniel Atherton
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nytimes.com · 2024
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Within minutes of walking through an Israeli military checkpoint along Gaza's central highway on Nov. 19, the Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha was asked to step out of the crowd. He put down his 3-year-old son, whom he was carrying, and sat …
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theverge.com · 2024
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Israel has deployed a mass facial recognition program in the Gaza Strip, creating a database of Palestinians without their knowledge or consent, The New York Times reports. The program, which was created after the October 7th attacks, uses …
ynetnews.com · 2024
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Israel is deploying advanced facial recognition technology in Gaza to locate terror suspects, three Israeli intelligence officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, confirmed to The New York Times on Wednesday.
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