Security News

Second-gen facial recognition tech aims to improve biometric security
2019-01-03 16:56

Facial recognition technology is getting a second look from solutions vendors, though legal frameworks for how biometrics are used are out of date.

Microsoft calls for laws on facial recognition, issues principles
2018-12-10 11:07

Profits are nice, but "We don’t believe that the world will be best served by a commercial race to the bottom," says President Brad Smith.

Microsoft Calls For Facial Recognition Tech Regulation
2018-12-07 14:57

Microsoft and the AI Now Institute are both calling for regulation as facial recognition software picks up popularity.

White House Facial Recognition Pilot Raises Privacy Alarms
2018-12-05 19:34

The facial recognition pilot will identify “subjects of interest" around the White House.

Facial recognition traffic camera mistakes bus for famous woman
2018-11-29 10:58

China's air conditioning business queen Dong Mingzhu was recently outed as a jaywalker - thanks to an ad on the side of a bus.

New Boom in Facial Recognition Tech Prompts Privacy Alarms
2018-11-12 15:52

Tech advances are accelerating the use of facial recognition as a reliable and ubiquitous mass surveillance tool, privacy advocates warn.

How AI-powered malware uses facial recognition technology
2018-08-15 18:42

IBM security researchers demonstrate how new artificial intelligence-powered facial recognition technology can trigger malware lurking within common applications.

Why ubiquitous facial recognition tech is a game changer
2018-08-14 12:56

Facial recognition and artificial intelligence could remove all of the privacy we have come to expect, says Intrepid Corporation's chief scientist Lance Cottrell.

Free Facial Recognition Tool Can Track People Across Social Media Sites
2018-08-09 13:18

Security researchers at Trustwave have released a new open-source tool that uses facial recognition technology to locate targets across numerous social media networks on a large scale. Dubbed...

Facial recognition tech to be used on Olympians and staff at Tokyo 2020
2018-08-07 14:58

NEC to provide NeoFace kit to 40-plus venues for the games Automated facial recognition systems from Japanese biz NEC will be used on staffers and athletes at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.…