NYC Swears Its Face-Scanning Tech Is Fake and Only Meant to Scare People Out of Doing Crimes
It’s a tale of two cities.
Amazon May Be Forcing Its Sellers to Contribute to Its Facial Recognition Program
Amazon has consistently faced ongoing outcry over its contentious Rekognition software, but that apparently isn’t…
Facial Recognition Flags Woman on Bus Ad for 'Jaywalking' in China
China’s surveillance system is becoming increasingly omnipresent, with an estimated 200 million cameras and counting.…
Axon CEO Says Face Recognition Isn't Accurate Enough for Body Cams Yet
Face recognition is coming to schools, stadiums, and airports, but surprisingly not to body cameras—yet. On an earnings…
U.S. Lawmakers Call for Investigation Into Use and Abuse of Face Recognition Tech
Less than a week after a damaging report exposed substantial flaws in facial recognition technology marketed to law…
Canadian Malls Secretly Tracked Shoppers' Age, Gender Using Facial Recognition Technology
Shoppers at the Chinook Centre, a mall in Calgary, Canada, have been unwittingly scanned by face recognition software.
Amazon's Face Recognition Misidentifies 28 Members of Congress as Suspected Criminals
Amazon’s controversial face recognition software, called Rekognition, misidentified more than two dozen members of…
These Samsung Galaxy S10 Rumors Actually Sound Pretty Great
According to some under-the-radar news outlets, there’s a lot to look forward to when it comes to Samsung’s upcoming…
Amazon's Plan to Scan Your Face Even Has Police Worried It's Too Creepy, New Emails Show
Across the country, law enforcement agencies are teaming up with data firms to bring facial recognition to public…
North Korea May Be Secretly Selling Face Recognition Tech Abroad Through Front Companies
Security researchers have unearthed an elaborate scheme of North Korean front companies secretly suppling advanced…
UK Official Says It's Too Expensive to Delete All the Mugshots of Innocent People in Police Databases
In 2012, a ruling by Britain’s High Court found that keeping the mugshots of innocent people in police databases was…
Judge Clears Way for Major Class Action Suit Against Facebook Over Face Recognition
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a class action lawsuit against Facebook over the company’s face recognition…
Chinese Police Say Face Recognition Identified Suspect Out of Crowd of 50,000
Chinese police say they used facial recognition to identify, then arrest a man attending a crowded concert in Nanchang,…
Snapchat’s Long-Awaited iPhone X Lenses Won’t Make Me Forget Rihanna’s Decree
iPhone X owners who still use Snapchat are in for a pleasant surprise today. The camera company, famously annihilated…
Madison Square Garden Has Been Secretly Using Face Recognition Tech: Report
Madison Square Garden security has been secretly using facial recognition software to scan spectators’ faces, the New…
Georgetown Lawyers Sue NYPD to Reveal Its Secret Face Recognition Programs
Researchers at the Georgetown Center of Privacy and Technology have filed suit against the NYPD for more details on the…
Facebook's New Face Recognition Features: What We Do (and Don't) Know [Updated]
Editor’s Note: After this post was published, Facebook provided more specific details about how their face recognition…
Even When Spotting Gender, Current Face Recognition Tech Works Better for White Dudes
A new review of face recognition software found that, when identifying gender, the software is most accurate for men…
China's Dystopian Police State Arms Cops With Smart Glasses to Scan Everyone's Faces [Updated]
Chinese police have begun using glasses equipped with facial recognition-enabled cameras to spot fugitives traveling…
Finally, Facial Recognition for Cows Is Here
Face recognition has spread from airports to soccer games to elementary schools and now, farms and stables. Global food…