Security News

Amazon Comes Under Fire for Facial Recognition Platform
2018-05-24 12:46

Privacy advocates say facial recognition can be an agent of authoritarian surveillance; others say it's an invaluable tool to combat kidnapping, locate lost children and track down criminals on the run.

London's Met Police: We won't use facial recognition at Notting Hill Carnival
2018-05-24 09:08

But cops' trial of controversial tech will continue London cops will not use controversial and inaccurate facial recognition technology at this year's Notting Hill Carnival – in a departure from...

Activists Urge Amazon to Drop Facial Recognition for Police
2018-05-22 17:13

More than 30 activist groups led by the American Civil Liberties Union urged Amazon Tuesday to stop providing facial recognition technology to law enforcement, warning that it could give...

Facebook can’t wiggle out of facial recognition lawsuit, judge says
2018-05-16 10:56

There are too many factual disagreements for a quick judgment, the judge said, including over what a faceprint actually is.

Welsh police facial recognition has 92% fail rate, showing dangers of early AI
2018-05-08 19:50

Data released by the UK police force confirmed claims from watchdog groups that the software is inaccurate.

The Impending Facial Recognition Singularity
2018-05-07 10:17

The radical changes taking place in privacy and security, both for better and for worse, are driven by the rapid adoption of facial recognition technologies and the exploding use of social media...

Facial recognition cameras on lamp posts to be tested in Singapore
2018-04-16 09:53

The Singapore government wants to put one on top of all 110,000 lamp posts throughout the country, to help identity all who pass by.

Facial Recognition Is Coming to Retail
2018-01-12 12:29

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The future of payments: sensor fingerprinting, facial recognition, retinal scanning and voice control (Help Net Security)
2017-07-12 16:45

Viewpost surveyed a cross-section of 1,000 U.S.-based consumers, finding that overall, 80 percent of Americans are in support of payments technologies and currencies, including tools like sensor...