Use of facial-imaging software for anti-fraud measures is legal, Minister says
The use of facial imaging software by the Irish Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection to detect potential identity […]
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Facebook’s Push for Facial Recognition Prompts Privacy Alarms
Facebook is working to spread its face-matching tools even as it faces heightened scrutiny from regulators and legislators in Europe […]
Facial recognition software is not ready for use by law enforcement
Facial recognition technologies, used in the identification of suspects, negatively affects people of color. To deny this fact would be […]
London cops’ facial recognition doesn’t work
London cops’ facial recognition kit has only correctly identified two people to date – neither of whom were criminals – […]
Researchers develop AI that can defeat facial recognition systems
Researchers at the University of Toronto have developed an adversarial neural network that can defeat facial recognition systems. Researchers claim that […]
Facial matching system risks racial bias
Facial matching technology proposed by the government risks racial bias and would have a chilling effect on the right to […]
Amazon Is Under Fire for Selling Controversial Facial Recognition Tech to Police
The American Civil Liberties Union and other privacy activists are asking Amazon to stop marketing a powerful facial recognition tool […]
Facial recognition system had 7 percent hit rate at 2017 Champions League Final
NEC system trialled at UEFA Champions League Final by South Wales Police produced almost 2,300 false positives. South Wales Police […]
Facial Recognition Tech Is Creepy When It Works—And Creepier When It Doesn’t
It’s a powerful tool, but recent incidents have shown that there’s no winning with facial recognition. For an extreme example […]
Facial recognition helps teams and advertisers learn about fans
Sports teams and stadiums are turning to high-tech start-ups to learn more about their fans, with implications for your privacy. […]
Chinese jaywalkers receive their fine immediately through SMS
Facial recognition technology is really starting to become a big deal in China. It wasn’t that long ago when Chinese […]
Singapore to Test Facial Recognition on Lampposts, Stoking Privacy Fears
In the not too distant future, surveillance cameras sitting atop over 100,000 lampposts in Singapore could help authorities pick out […]