Electronics Software This 'A.I. Bar' uses facial recognition to ensure customers get served in the right order Helping reduce the number of bar fights By Rob Thubron, August 1, 2019, 9:39 AM
Tech Culture Google Google might scan your face and give you a $5 gift card for it Would you take this offer at face value? By Humza Aamir, July 23, 2019, 10:42 AM 7 comments
Industry Air France plans to experiment with using facial recognition in place of boarding passes The test will start with two US airports By Cohen Coberly, July 11, 2019, 4:51 PM
Industry FBI and ICE are using DMV photos for facial recognition searches Without consent or approval By Rob Thubron, July 8, 2019, 5:20 AM
Security Microsoft Microsoft deletes massive facial recognition data set The 'MS Celeb' data set had over 10 million images By James Miller, June 8, 2019, 1:46 PM
Security Amazon shareholders reject proposal to limit sales of AWS face recognition software 'Rekognition' ban voted down by 98% of shareholders By James Miller, May 25, 2019, 9:52 AM 7 comments
Tech Culture California's State Assembly may ban the use of facial recognition tech in police body cameras It could be a major win for privacy proponents By Cohen Coberly, May 21, 2019, 4:41 PM 7 comments
Industry San Francisco becomes first US city to ban facial recognition technology The city's Board of Supervisors voted 8-to-1 in favor of the bill, with 2 absentees By Humza Aamir, May 15, 2019, 9:07 AM 17 comments
Tech Culture Apple Teen says Apple's facial recognition led to false arrest, sues company for $1 billion He was falsely linked to a series of Apple Store thefts By Rob Thubron, April 23, 2019, 6:28 AM 19 comments
Software Security Amazon shareholders to vote on banning sales of facial recognition tech to governments Amazon must prove facial recognition doesn't violate civil liberties By James Miller, April 14, 2019, 12:36 PM 11 comments
Security Tech Culture US Customs to speed up facial recognition adoption at airports despite privacy concerns US Government maintains the technology is critical to national security By David Matthews, March 12, 2019, 8:19 AM
Industry Software Amazon VP calls for regulation of facial recognition tech Well, not so much the software as those who use it By Cal Jeffrey, February 8, 2019, 4:04 PM
Industry Illinois Supreme Court rules biometric privacy a civil right Users don't need to prove an injury like identity fraud or physical harm By Cal Jeffrey, January 28, 2019, 5:47 PM
The Web Software The "10 Year Challenge" may be an elaborate data collection plan to train facial recognition algorithms It may just be a fun, user-generated meme, but it is certainly very helpful to facial recognition systems By William Gayde, January 21, 2019, 7:05 AM
Industry Amazon shareholders ask the company to suspend sales of controversial facial recognition tech Until an independent civil rights investigation occurs By Cohen Coberly, January 17, 2019, 2:47 PM
Mobile Security Photos unlock 40% of Android phones with face recognition Including some big names By Isaiah Mayersen, January 6, 2019, 10:48 AM
Google Court dismisses lawsuit over Google Photos' facial recognition Court ruled no 'concrete harm' was suffered By Cal Jeffrey, December 31, 2018, 5:05 PM 11 comments
Mobile 3D-printed head fools Android facial recognition But not the iPhone X or Windows Hello By Rob Thubron, December 17, 2018, 10:07 AM 8 comments
Industry Facial recognition at a Taylor Swift concert raises privacy concerns She was trying to ID stalkers, but venues would like to use it to speed up lines By Cal Jeffrey, December 13, 2018, 2:52 PM
Industry Lawmakers still seeking details on Amazon's facial recognition software Congress wants answers in two weeks By Cal Jeffrey, November 30, 2018, 2:42 PM 8 comments
Electronics Chinese facial recognition system confuses bus ad for jaywalker The famous businesswoman was named and shamed By Rob Thubron, November 23, 2018, 7:22 AM
Software Tech Culture Gait recognition tech can identify people even with their backs turned Up to 94 percent accuracy without seeing faces By Greg Synek, November 7, 2018, 10:18 AM
Industry Anonymous Amazon employee condemns company's facial recognition software Letter from employees 'demand' it stop selling Rekognition to law enforcement By Cal Jeffrey, October 19, 2018, 3:43 PM 11 comments
Gaming Tech Culture Tencent is testing out facial recognition to limit time spent gaming by youth Crack down on gaming continues By Greg Synek, October 1, 2018, 9:01 AM
Security IBM secretly used NYPD CCTV footage to train its facial recognition systems It could search for people based on skin tone and gender By Rob Thubron, September 7, 2018, 8:13 AM