We often hear about government misuse of face recognition technology (FRT) and how it can derail a person’s life through wrongful arrests and other harms. Despite mounting evidence, government ...

COURBEVOIE, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IDEMIA’s facial recognition 1:N algorithm achieved best for accuracy in the latest Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT) from the National Institute of Standards and ...

Facial recognition is a common feature for unlocking smartphones and gaming systems, among other uses. But the technology currently relies upon bulky projectors and lenses, hindering its broader ...

TOKYO >> East Japan Railway Co., known as JR East, announced in April that it plans to test a system that will use facial recognition technology to allow passengers to move freely through ticket gates ...

Retailers and consumers are hotly debating facial recognition tech: theft deterrent, privacy overstepping, or both?

A VeriScan facial recognition tablet tells a passenger to proceed to the gate after taking a photo in the next phase of CBP's use of biometrics at Dulles International Airport in Northern Virginia on ...

Meta, a social network company with nearly 4 billion users, is testing how it can use facial recognition technology to combat fake celebrity scam ads plaguing its platforms. Meta said early testing ...

TSA is rolling out facial recognition technology at airport security checkpoints nationwide. The technology aims to streamline identity verification and improve ...

Last week, in a humanities class at a highly selective university in the Northeast, a student played The New York Times’ Spelling Bee game on a phone, according to another student who sat within view.

BKC Affiliate Marissa Gerchick and Matt Cagle argue that facial recognition test scores mislead communities about the technology's harms. "The problems of facial recognition run deep and beyond the ...