Facebook said it will shut down its face-recognition system and delete the faceprints of more than 1 billion people amid growing concerns about the technology and its misuse by governments, police and others. “This change will represent one of the largest shifts in facial recognition usage in the technology’s history,” Jerome Pesenti, vice president of […]
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Privacy campaign groups filed legal complaints Thursday with European regulators against Clearview AI, alleging the facial recognition technology it provides to law enforcement agencies and businesses breaches stringent European Union privacy rules. Four groups complained to data protection authorities in France, Austria, Greece, Italy and the U.K. about Clearview’s practices. They say the company stockpiled […]
A Black man who was wrongfully arrested when facial recognition technology mistakenly identified him as a suspected shoplifter wants Detroit police to apologize — and to end their use of the controversial technology. The complaint by Robert Williams is a rare challenge from someone who not only experienced an erroneous face recognition hit, but was […]
By JOSEPH PISANI and MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon banned police use of its face recognition technology for a year, making it the latest tech giant to step back from law-enforcement use of systems that have faced criticism for incorrectly identifying people with darker skin. The Seattle-based company did not say […]
CaliExpress by Flippy, made headlines not only for its robotic burger makers but for novel payment method: facial recognition technology.
Students at Canada’s Waterloo University were shocked by the presence of facial recognition in their M&M-themed smart vending machines.
Due to Artificial Intelligence recruitment tools that implement facial recognition technology, a make-up artist lost her job.
Mastercard biometric aims to revolutionize digital shopping by 2030, removing the need for physical card numbers and traditional passwords.
China unveiled a three-year plan to set national AI action plan standards, push computing power, and fortify its global tech influence
Mastercard, alongside fintech startup PayEye and retailer Empik launched a pilot program in Poland that allows customers to biometric payment.