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The century-old technology firm called for responsible national standards regarding how facial recognition systems should be used by police agencies. In this photo

IBM opposes use of facial recognition for racial profiling, tips hat...

CEO Arvind Krishna says IBM no longer offers general purpose facial recognition software, won't condone use of any tech...

9 Jun 2020 7:13 PM IST

Before masks became ubiquitous as the coronavirus spread, Hong Kong had banned the use of masks among protestors, and privacy activists in London stepped out camouflaging their faces with makeup in geometric patterns to confuse facial recognition technology. (Photo | AFP)

Pandemic masks have an unintended effect on intrusive facial...

Masked protestors at Black Lives Matter protests are tripping face recognition tech used by police, as error rates are...

28 July 2020 6:53 PM IST

In a statement praising the two-year ban, New York City-based Surveillance Technology Oversight Project said facial recognition is more error-prone for students of colour, compounding the human bias they face every day.

Facial recognition can't be allowed in schools, New York legislators...

Civil rights advocates had challenged an upstate district's adoption of the technology as part of its security plans.

24 July 2020 7:36 PM IST

U.S. senators questioned Clearview, which offers facial recognition services to police, this year over privacy concerns and the possible sale of its services to authoritarian regimes while Facebook, YouTube and Twitter demanded it stop collecting their users images. (Photo | US Customs and Border Protection)

Facial recognition firm Clearview pulled up for harvesting Facebook,...

Information Commissioners of UK and Australia are scrutinising the US startup on violations of user privacy.

9 July 2020 9:21 PM IST

Xiaozhu has already added the technology from Alibaba to door locks in 40 cities.(Photo: Pixabay)

This Chinese Airbnb competitor requires face recognition to unlock...

Xiaozhu is planning to add facial recognition-enabled door locks to 80 percent of its listings in the city of Chengdu.

30 Dec 2018 1:01 PM IST

The setup seems to sport an infrared camera sensor and an infrared illuminator, much like Apples FaceID system on the iPhone X. (Image: Weibo)

Xiaomi Mi 7 could feature hardware-based Face Unlock system

Leaked photos on the Internet have suggested an iPhone X-like facial recognition setup on the upcoming Xiaomi...

17 May 2018 3:39 PM IST

Facial recognition software used by the UKs Metropolitan Police returned incorrect matched in 98 per cent of the cases, Cnet reports. (Photo: ANI)

Facial recognition inaccurate in 98 per cent cases: Report

From smartphones to laptops, and even home security systems, facial recognition is now an unsaid prerequisite.

16 May 2018 8:06 PM IST

The RBI on Saturday said linking of Aadhaar with bank accounts is mandated under the Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records) Second Amendment Rules, 2017.

UIDAI delays face recognition rollout for Aadhaar till August 1

The UIDAI has delayed introduction of face recognition facility for Aadhaar by one month to get enough time to prepare...

13 Jun 2018 6:28 PM IST

Vivo says that their system can detect faces securely from up to a distance of 3 metres.

Vivo's 3D facial recognition technology will be 10 times faster than...

Vivo's version of FaceID uses 10 times more infrared dots to study faces situated up to 3 metres.

27 Jun 2018 8:29 PM IST

NEC says its biometric identification technology is used at airports and elsewhere in 70 countries, including Japan. (Photo: AP)

Facial recognition system to be used in Olympic security

The NeoFace technology developed by NEC Corp. will be customized to monitor every accredited person.

8 Aug 2018 9:50 AM IST

MediaTek says the whole system is cheaper to manufacture than Apples FaceID. (Representative Image: Xiaomi)

MediaTek figures out a cheaper FaceID-rivalling secure face unlock...

MediaTek can combine its depth sensing algorithms with a set of infrared projector and lenses to offer high security...

7 Sept 2018 9:34 AM IST

In this February 12, 2018 photo, a US Customs and Border Protection officer assists a passenger with ticket scanning and taking biometric facial recognition photos prior to boarding a flight at Houston International Airport. (Photo | Flickr - Donna Burton)

Use of Facial recognition technology not a concern for a large number...

Over three-fourths of 1,000 people surveyed by cybersecurity firm Nortonlifelock supported the use of facial recognition...

7 April 2020 6:43 PM IST