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
Security Tech Culture New facial recognition security system used in US airports identifies first imposter Three days after it was launched at Washington Dulles International By Rob Thubron, August 24, 2018, 6:12 AM 8 comments
Electronics Tech Culture This AI-powered facial recognition robot zaps the fun from 'Where's Waldo?' Can't find Waldo? Let this robot help By Shawn Knight, August 13, 2018, 11:04 AM 7 comments
Industry Amazon's controversial 'Rekognition' facial recognition tech identifies 28 lawmakers as criminals during ACLU tests Rekognition clearly has a ways to go By Cohen Coberly, July 26, 2018, 12:31 PM 14 comments
Security Orlando's Police Department won't renew its facial recognition tech partnership with Amazon A victory for privacy advocates By Cohen Coberly, June 27, 2018, 8:23 AM
Industry Security Amazon is working with law enforcement officials to deploy facial recognition technology Is your privacy at stake? By Cohen Coberly, May 22, 2018, 3:10 PM
Tech Culture Chinese school using facial recognition to analyze students' emotions The system also monitors teachers By Rob Thubron, May 21, 2018, 7:26 AM
Apple Security Apple memo indicates iPhone X is having some issues with Face ID The problem is somehow inexplicably related to the rear-facing duel-lens camera By Cal Jeffrey, May 7, 2018, 2:17 PM
Security UK police force's facial recognition tech keeps misidentifying people as potential criminals At one point it had a 92 percent false positive rate By Rob Thubron, May 7, 2018, 7:59 AM 10 comments
Industry Judge says class action suit against Facebook over facial recognition tech can go ahead More privacy-related problems for Facebook By Rob Thubron, April 17, 2018, 6:46 AM 7 comments
Security Chinese police use facial recognition tech to identify suspect from crowd of 50,000 There's no hiding from this AI By Rob Thubron, April 13, 2018, 11:09 AM 8 comments
Electronics Chinese police are using glasses with facial recognition tech to scan people's faces The devices have raised privacy and surveillance concerns By Rob Thubron, February 8, 2018, 7:33 AM 22 comments
Security China is reportedly testing a facial recognition system in Muslim-dominated Xinjiang Authorities will be alerted if certain individuals leave a 300-meter "safe area" By Cohen Coberly, January 18, 2018, 1:10 PM
Mobile Google Google app that matches selfies to famous paintings tops the app stores Results may vary By Rob Thubron, January 17, 2018, 9:51 AM
Mobile Security OnePlus 5 owners can access Face Unlock with the latest OxygenOS Open Beta update It's not as secure as Face ID but it's just as convenient By Cohen Coberly, January 2, 2018, 8:47 AM
Microsoft Security Windows 10 facial recognition unlock fooled by a photo You may want to setup Windows Hello again By Rob Thubron, December 21, 2017, 11:46 AM
The Web Facebook expands its use of facial recognition technology The tech will be governed by a simple on / off switch By Shawn Knight, December 19, 2017, 3:02 PM
Apple Security iPhone developers will have the ability to copy consumer face scan data to their private servers Developers can copy data about your face scan to their private servers By William Gayde, November 2, 2017, 6:31 PM
Apple Mobile Apple to abandon Touch ID on iPhone 8, will instead use passcode or facial recognition A worst-case scenario By Shawn Knight, September 8, 2017, 8:00 AM 7 comments
Tech Culture Smile to Pay: KFC China store lets customers pay for food using just their smile Would you like extra cheese? By Rob Thubron, September 4, 2017, 12:15 PM 10 comments
Security Tech Culture Passengers leaving the US will have to pass facial recognition scanners at all international airports in the future Facial recognition program to roll out at all US international airports later this year By William Gayde, April 19, 2017, 10:15 AM 12 comments
Mobile Report: Samsung Galaxy S8 to use facial recognition tech for mobile payment systems Look at your phone to pay for shopping By Rob Thubron, March 16, 2017, 9:30 AM
Mobile Software Facezam, an app that lets users find your Facebook profile from a photo, will soon arrive in the US [Updated] The end of anonymous societies? By Rob Thubron, March 14, 2017, 10:30 AM 12 comments
Tech Culture KFC trials machine that guesses your order using facial recognition tech How can this possibly go wrong By Rob Thubron, January 11, 2017, 12:30 PM
Security Mobile Synaptics' new biometric solution combines fingerprint authentication with facial recognition By Shawn Knight, January 3, 2017, 3:30 PM