Security News

Massive Errors Found in Facial Recognition Tech: US Study
2019-12-20 12:56

Facial recognition systems can produce wildly inaccurate results, especially for non-whites, according to a US government study released Thursday that is likely to raise fresh doubts on deployment...

DHS Rolls Back Facial-Recognition Expansion Plan
2019-12-10 14:04

Biometric facial scanning won’t be a requirement for all U.S. citizens traveling internationally after all, the department decided.

DHS Plans to Expand Facial Recognition Border Checks
2019-12-03 22:48

Now all travelers to and from the U.S. - even if they are U.S. citizens - will be subject to facial recognition-based checks, a new filing revealed.

Amazon Plans Ring Facial Recognition-Based ‘Watch List:’ Report
2019-11-29 14:00

Amazon's facial recognition would alert Ring users if "suspicious" individuals are near their house.

Air Force hires Trueface for facial recognition on bases
2019-11-19 18:18

Trueface will provide Air Force bases with systems that can identify faces, license plates and guns.

ICO: UK Police Should Go Slow on Facial Recognition
2019-11-04 17:03

Commissioner Elizabeth Denham Also Calls for Creating a 'Code of Practice'Elizabeth Denham, the U.K.'s chief privacy watchdog, is urging police to go slow when it comes to using live facial...

Watchdog Sues FBI Over Facial Recognition Secrecy
2019-11-01 05:21

A civil liberties watchdog Thursday sued the FBI and other federal agencies claiming the government is improperly withholding information on how it uses a facial recognition database of millions...

Australia Proposes Facial Recognition to Watch Porn
2019-10-29 20:33

The proposal would require biometrics systems to verify age before allowing visits to adult sites.

New Facebook AI fools facial recognition
2019-10-29 11:37

The technology - which Facebook won't use in its own apps - subtly distorts face images so they're still recognizable, but not to machines.

Public Voice Launches Petition for an International Moratorium on Using Facial Recognition for Mass Surveillance
2019-10-22 15:12

Coming out of the Privacy Commissioners' Conference in Albania, Public Voice is launching a petition for an international moratorium on using facial recognition software for mass surveillance. You...