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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 539

AnyVision

The ‘Digital Violence: How the NSO Group Enables State Terror’ platform that details the operations of Israeli company NSO Group, as part of an investigation in July 2021 by Amnesty International and Citizen Lab. (Courtesy)
July 22, 2021, 5:38 pm
Israel democracy watchdog calls for ‘smart regulation’ for NSO spyware sales
Sales of software like Pegasus called ‘challenge’ for democracies; think tank says better oversight needed to ensure multinational tech firms continue to invest in Israel
By Shoshanna Solomon
AnyVision has developed face recognition technology (YouTube screenshot)
July 7, 2021, 3:09 pm
Facial recognition firm AnyVision raises $235 million
Investors include SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and Eldridge; company says personal data will be protected by new data privacy measures
By Shoshanna Solomon
Israeli startup AnyVision uses artificial intelligence to recognize faces, bodies and objects for security and other purposes. (YouTube screenshot)
April 21, 2021, 4:27 pm
US firms said using Israeli tech for controversial facial recognition
AnyVision system touted as improving security and preventing crime, but social rights activists say practice infringes on privacy, could hurt marginalized groups
By ToI Staff
AnyVision technology uses behavioral economics to pressure the public to wear masks and wear them correctly (YouTube screenshot)
September 2, 2020, 1:12 pm
Face recognition tech ‘nudges’ visitors to wear masks at Sheba hospital
Israel’s AnyVision software identifies those without masks and returns feedback on screens, using behavioral economics to create awareness and social pressure
By Shoshanna Solomon
Israeli startup AnyVision uses artificial intelligence to recognize faces, bodies and objects for security and other purposes. (YouTube screenshot)
July 2, 2020, 4:37 pm
Bias claims spur debate on need for curbs, oversight of facial recognition tech
Official at Israeli startup AnyVision says he hopes for regulation of the industry because his firm’s software could never be abused, unlike open-source platforms
By Shoshanna Solomon
Illustrative: Staff and Ichilov hospital in Tel Aviv move a patient to a new ward, March 22, 2020. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
From the WebApril 7, 2020, 4:47 pm
Face recognition startup AnyVision to deploy heat cameras at Tel Aviv hospital
Calcalist: Thermal cameras can measure body temperature from afar and say if a high reading is caused by disease or physical activity, for example
Israeli startup AnyVision uses artificial intelligence to recognize faces, bodies and objects for security and other purposes. (YouTube screenshot)
March 28, 2020, 3:21 am
Microsoft divests from Israeli facial-recognition startup
Tech giant says it is pulling investments from AnyVision, which is used at West Bank checkpoints, though its own investigation into firm found no evidence of wrongdoing
By Matt O'Brien
Illustrative image of the end of the year and the past decade (DaLiu iStock by Getty Images)
December 31, 2019, 12:38 pm
587 exits worth $70b: Startup Nation had booming decade, has still bigger dreams
Deals have gotten bigger as founders seek to grow firms, develop world-changing technologies, do good. Tech has ‘strengthened in pretty much every metric,’ says author Saul Singer
By Shoshanna Solomon
A Palestinian man uses a biometric gate as he crosses into Israel at the Qalandiya crossing in Jerusalem, July 11, 2019. (Sebastian Scheiner/AP)
November 18, 2019, 5:01 pm
As AnyVision probed, Israeli watchdog urges curbs on sales of surveillance tech
Israel Democracy Institute warns tech used to violate human rights brings ‘disgrace’ to Startup Nation, but ex-security official says new technologies are essential to fight terror
By Shoshanna Solomon
A Palestinian man uses a biometric gate as he crosses into Israel at the Qalandiya crossing in Jerusalem, July 11, 2019. (Sebastian Scheiner/AP)
November 17, 2019, 1:25 am
Microsoft hires ex-AG Holder to audit Israeli face-scanning firm
Software giant has come under scrutiny over its investment in AnyVision, whose surveillance technology is used to track Palestinians
By AP and ToI Staff
Qualcomm headquarters in San Diego. (Courtesy CoolCaesar)
November 29, 2018, 3:58 pm
US chipmaker Qualcomm sets up $100m venture fund to invest in AI
Fund makes first investment in Israel’s AnyVision, a startup that uses artificial intelligence to recognize faces, bodies, and objects for security and other purposes
By Shoshanna Solomon
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