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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.

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Alleged: 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
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GMF, MIT

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Machine-Classified
Taxonomy Details

Risk Subdomain

A further 23 subdomains create an accessible and understandable classification of hazards and harms associated with AI
 

2.1. Compromise of privacy by obtaining, leaking or correctly inferring sensitive information

Risk Domain

The Domain Taxonomy of AI Risks classifies risks into seven AI risk domains: (1) Discrimination & toxicity, (2) Privacy & security, (3) Misinformation, (4) Malicious actors & misuse, (5) Human-computer interaction, (6) Socioeconomic & environmental harms, and (7) AI system safety, failures & limitations.
 
  1. Privacy & Security

Entity

Which, if any, entity is presented as the main cause of the risk
 

Human

Timing

The stage in the AI lifecycle at which the risk is presented as occurring
 

Post-deployment

Intent

Whether the risk is presented as occurring as an expected or unexpected outcome from pursuing a goal
 

Intentional

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Incident Occurrence+2
Israel deploys extensive facial recognition in Gaza to locate terrorists
Israel deploys extensive facial recognition in Gaza to locate terrorists

Israel deploys extensive facial recognition in Gaza to locate terrorists

ynetnews.com

Israel quietly rolled out a mass facial recognition program in the Gaza Strip

Israel quietly rolled out a mass facial recognition program in the Gaza Strip

theverge.com

Israel Deploys Expansive Facial Recognition Program in Gaza

Israel Deploys Expansive Facial Recognition Program in Gaza

nytimes.com

Israel deploys extensive facial recognition in Gaza to locate terrorists
ynetnews.com · 2024

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.

According to the repor…

Israel quietly rolled out a mass facial recognition program in the Gaza Strip
theverge.com · 2024

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 …

Israel Deploys Expansive Facial Recognition Program in Gaza
nytimes.com · 2024

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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