Security News

Number of users of software-based facial recognition for payments to surge
2021-04-20 03:00

The number of users of software-based facial recognition to secure payments will exceed 1.4 billion globally by 2025, from just 671 million in 2020, a Juniper Research study reveals. This rapid growth of 120% demonstrates how widespread facial recognition has become; fuelled by its low barriers to entry, a front-facing camera and appropriate software.

IDEMIA and INTERPOL renew existing contract to deliver fingerprint and facial recognition system
2021-04-14 23:45

Following the renewal of an existing contract, IDEMIA will deliver INTERPOL's new identification system that will usher in enhanced capabilities such as higher matching accuracy and more user-friendly interfaces. This latest alliance further strengthens IDEMIA's 20-year relationship with INTERPOL. Collaboration began in 2000 when IDEMIA delivered the first Automated Fingerprint Identification System.

Pair accused of turning photos into vids to crack tax dept facial recognition system in China
2021-03-31 05:05

A duo in China has been accused of tricking a government-run identity verification system to create fake invoices. According to state-controlled outlet Xinhua, the suspects tricked the State Taxation Administration platform's identity verification system by manipulating high-def photos with a widely available app that turns photos into videos.

Facial Recognition Company Sued by California Activists
2021-03-11 14:45

Civil liberties activists are suing a company that provides facial recognition services to law enforcement agencies and private companies around the world, contending that Clearview AI illegally stockpiled data on 3 billion people without their knowledge or permission. The lawsuit says the company has built "The most dangerous" facial recognition database in the nation, has fielded requests from more than 2,000 law enforcement agencies and private companies, and has amassed a database nearly seven times larger than the FBI's.

CyberLink integrates its facial recognition SDK FaceMe into Vypin eScreener kiosks
2021-03-01 00:30

CyberLink announced a partnership integrating its facial recognition software development kit FaceMe into Vypin eScreener kiosks. Vypin launched the Vypin eScreener kiosk with the latest in automated screening technology to promote health and safety without sacrificing the employee or customer experience.

Clearview Facial-Recognition Technology Ruled Illegal in Canada
2021-02-04 12:52

Canadian authorities have found that the collection of facial-recognition data by Clearview AI is illegal because it violates federal and provincial privacy laws, representing a win for individuals' privacy and potentially setting a precedent for other legal challenges to the controversial technology. A joint investigation of privacy authorities led by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada came to this conclusion Wednesday, claiming that the New York-based company's scraping of billions of images of people from across the Internet represented mass surveillance and infringes on the privacy rights of Canadians, according to a release the Office posted online.

Lawsuit Claims Flawed Facial Recognition Led to Man’s Wrongful Arrest
2020-12-29 21:27

Black man sues police, saying he was falsely ID'd by facial recognition, joining other Black Americans falling victim to the technology's racial bias. Racial bias against non-white skin in facial recognition landed Nijeer Parks ten days in jail in 2019 after the technology falsely identified him as a shoplifting suspect, a new lawsuit says.

LAPD Bans Facial Recognition, Citing Privacy Concerns
2020-11-18 19:56

At issue is the fact that Clearview uses photos from social media and other publicly available sources, without consent, in violation of what some say are basic privacy rights. ACLU has taken Clearview AI to court over privacy issues.

Facing gender bias in facial recognition technology
2020-08-27 05:00

Despite all of the advancements we've seen, many organizations still rely on the same algorithm used by Bledsoe's database - known as "k-nearest neighbors" or k-NN. Since each face has multiple coordinates, a comparison of these distances over millions of facial images requires significant data processing. Facial recognition also involves finding the location of a feature on a face before evaluating it.

Senate Bill Would Expand Facial-Recognition Restrictions Nationwide
2020-08-20 14:03

A bill making its way through the U.S. Senate aims to extend nationwide some of the restrictions on the collection of facial-recognition information already imposed by an Illinois state law, as well as expand private citizens' legal powers to sue companies that violate them. The proposed national law would also require that a company acquires written consent before recording anyone's biometric data, and provides both private citizens and state attorneys general to sue companies that violate these terms.