This post first appeared on Buzzfeed News. Hong Kong’s High Court ruled Monday that a government ban on protesters wearing face masks was unconstitutional. The mask ban has become a flashpoint in the ...

"The First Amendment protects your right to assemble and express your views through protest," the American Civil Liberties ...

Pandemic-era mask mandates are returning in some health care facilities in California. As cold and flu season gets underway, four Golden State counties have enforced mandatory mask wearing in health ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's NEC Corp has launched a facial recognition system that identifies people even when they are wearing masks, adapting to a new normal where face coverings have become a key ...

Confident in unproven facial recognition technology, sometimes investigators skip steps; at least eight Americans have been wrongfully arrested. PAGEDALE, Missouri — After two men brutally assaulted a ...

If signed into law by California Gov. Gavin Newsom, it would apply to most local and federal law enforcement officers.

Face mask mandates have made a return in several California counties, which will remain in place until the spring. The mandates have been introduced to help slow the spread of seasonal illnesses such ...