Researchers create ‘master key’ fingerprints that can fool biometric databases
Researchers from New York University have created a set of master fingerprint keys that can be used to spoof biometric […]
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Alarm over talks to implant UK employees with microchips
Britain’s biggest employer organisation and main trade union body have sounded the alarm over the prospect of British companies implanting […]
Facial image matching system risks ‘chilling effect’ on freedoms
Civil rights groups have warned a vast, powerful system allowing the near real-time matching of citizens’ facial images risks a […]
Controlling our health data before it controls us
As smart devices in health care evolve, the line between human and machine is blurring — and creating new concerns […]
Will Your Face Be Enough to Get You on a Plane?
Facial recognition may soon be coming to an airport security line near you. Recently US Transportation Security Administration released a […]
Soon, your face will be your boarding card
Soon, you will not need ID proof and boarding cards to board a domestic flight in India. Indian government has […]
Feds Force Suspect To Unlock An Apple iPhone X With Their Face
It’s the first time since the iPhone X launched that any cop has used Face ID to force an iOS […]
Digital IDs Are More Dangerous Than You Think
Governments seek to digitize their citizens in an effort to universalize government services, while the banking, travel, and insurance industries […]
Facial Recognition Tech Is Ready for Its Post-Phone Future
Apple’s Face ID turned facial recognition into the iPhone’s hottest feature. It isn’t just cool; it is convenient. A year later, the […]
Facial recognition tech could shorten airport security lines, but is it accurate?
There is growing concern over new technology that could be the future of airport security. The TSA has a new […]
How should we regulate facial recognition?
Facial recognition is everywhere — airports, police stations, and built into the largest cloud platforms in the world — but […]
FPF Releases Understanding Facial Detection, Characterization, and Recognition Technologies and Privacy Principles for Facial Recognition Technology in Commercial Applications
FPF has published the infographic Understanding Facial Detection, Characterization, and Recognition Technologies along with Privacy Principles for Facial Recognition Technology […]