Year in Review: Facial Recognition Was in the Spotlight in 2018, Warts and All
Facial recognition technology has had a big year, in good ways and bad. On the positive side, Apple signaled a more or less definitive switch to 3D facial…
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AI-Driven Facial Recognition Platform Scans Web for Missing Children
“A key component of the GMCNgine is Rekognition, Amazon’s controversial computer vision platform.” Facial recognition technology’s growing role in the fight…
Amazon Opens Up Alexa Mobile Accessory Kit SDK Allowing For Further Voice Command Proliferation
Amazon is seeking to get its Alexa virtual assistant into more third party devices with the announcement that it has now opened up the SDK for its Alexa Mobile…
Trueface CEO Outlines Ethical Guidelines for Facial Recognition
At a time of heightened controversy around government use of facial recognition technology, Trueface is laying out its own ethical guidelines for ‘responsibly…
It’s Been a Rollercoaster Year – Take Stock with Our Annual Biometrics Survey
It has been another remarkable year for the biometrics industry, with a lot of activity across a wide range of sectors. Apple, which spearheaded the mobile…
Amazon Exec Defends Sale of Facial Recognition to Police in Internal Meeting
“After an ACLU report revealed that Amazon had been selling facial recognition technology to police earlier this year, an assortment of privacy rights…
Credit Unions Trial Amazon’s Alexa as a Customer Service Rep
Two Canadian credit unions are now testing a system that lets customers do their banking through Alexa, Amazon’s voice-based virtual assistant. The technology…
Amazon Defends Rekognition Against Critics
“Amazon offers the example of Rekognition technology being used to crack a sex trafficking case by identifying 20 victims and helping to send the perpetrator…
ACLU Uses Amazon’s Rekognition to Match Members of Congress with Mugshots
“…in responding the ACLU’s latest volley, a spokesperson emphasized that Rekognition is used to aid human review, and not to definitively link one facial image…
Orlando Police to Proceed with Rekognition Testing
“In its memo, the OPD said that the next trial would operate similarly to the first, in which seven police officers volunteered to have their faces scanned by…