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Facial recognition tech is widespread now, but still might not recognize you
Facial recognition technology has become common, from Walmart Spark to the airport. But it still mi…
Alex Bitter
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Facial recognition tech is probably coming to a lot more vending machines
Chris Russell of the Oxford Internet Institute says facial recognition technology is cheap, easy to…
Beatrice Nolan
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A college is removing its vending machines after a student discovered they were using facial-recognition technology
A photo shared on Reddit showed one of the vending machines with an error code suggesting it used f…
Lauren Edmonds
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You could get partial ownership of an AI company that may have scraped photos of your face online
Clearview AI used people's photos to train its facial recognition software. Now, it's agreed to a s…
Alex Bitter
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Facial recognition tool Pimeyes — which has been used to unmask pornstars and stalk people — is sued by 5 Illinois residents for 'irreparable injury'
A group of Illinois residents is suing facial recognition company Pimeyes alleging that the company…
Caroline Haskins
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The list of airports where you can skip the TSA PreCheck line and use a facial recognition scan instead of your ID is growing
United Airlines is joining Delta and American Airlines in making use of TSA facial recognition tech…
Pete Syme
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In every reported case where police mistakenly arrested someone using facial recognition, that person has been Black
Facial recognition software has always had trouble telling Black people apart, yet police departmen…
Katie Hawkinson
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A 61-year-old man sues Macy's, saying he was jailed and assaulted after being falsely identified as a store robber by facial recognition
A Texas man is suing Macy's and EssilorLuxottica over the use of facial recognition tech that misto…
Tom Carter
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Rite Aid is banned from using facial recognition in its stores after the FTC said it falsely flagged thousands of shoppers as potential criminals
The software generated thousands of false matches, the FTC said, including an 11-year-old girl who …
Grace Dean
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Google just got hit with a hefty fine, in part over how it trained its AI
Regulators in France fined Google roughly $270 million for breaking a pledge over how it deals with…
Paul Squire
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Don't expect ChatGPT to take the bias out of job recruiting just yet
A test of OpenAI's ChatGPT found that the AI tool favored Asian women and picked fewer Black candid…
Alex Bitter
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Uttar Pradesh to start marking school attendance using facial recognition
Vijay Kiran Anand, director general, school education, said, "The face recognition technology …
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James Dolan defends use of facial recognition technology to ban entry into Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall
The New York Knicks owner also threatened to stop serving alcohol at Rangers games in response to t…
Aaron McDade
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As facial recognition software usage grows, NITI Aayog seeks clarity on Digi Yatra privacy
Amid growing concerns about use of facial recognition technology (FRT) across sectors, the NITI Aay…
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A $400 sweater tricks facial-recognition cameras into thinking you're a zebra or a giraffe to protect your privacy, its maker says
Facial-recognition technology is everywhere. It's used by police, airports, supermarkets, stadiums,…
Stephanie Stacey
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These 16 US airports are reportedly testing facial recognition technology on passengers that could roll out nationwide next year
The TSA reportedly plans on expanding its facial recognition pilot program across airports in the U…
Aaron Mok
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Democrat senators call ID.me's handling of user data 'careless, irresponsible, and improper' after Insider report
An Insider investigation found ID.me, which handles identity verification for several government ag…
Caroline Haskins
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Inside ID.me's torrid pandemic growth spurt, which led to frantic hiring, ill-equipped staff, and data-security lapses as the company closed lucrative deals with unemployment agencies and the IRS
Identity verification service ID.me won dozens of government contracts during the pandemic. Staff d…
Caroline Haskins
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Walmart's facial ID tool to combat fraudulent Spark delivery drivers is kicking legitimate workers off the app
Walmart's facial recognition tool, intended to verify Spark drivers' identities, is actually kickin…
Alex Bitter
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Joy Buolamwini's 'Unmasking AI' unearths the bias in AI technologies and aims to hold Big Tech to account
'Unmasking AI' by Joy Buolamwini gives a human perspective on artificial intelligence and shares th…