BRIEF: Society Begins to Grapple with Ethics of Biometrics
Like pretty much any other groundbreaking technology, biometrics has long carried the promise of great social benefit and the risk of potential abuse. It has…
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RealNetworks Offers Free Facial Recognition to North American K-12 Schools
Seattle-based RealNetworks is now offering AI-driven facial recognition technology to K-12 schools in the US and Canada, gratis. Dubbed “SAFR for K-12”, the…
Facial Recognition, AI, Robotics Showcased at INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation
“The event also saw live demos of technologies including facial recognition, which is increasingly used by police around the world as a surveillance tool. “…
Microsoft President Delves Into Facial Recognition Ethics
As controversy over the public use of facial recognition continues, Microsoft is following Google’s lead in laying out its approach to the ethics of the…
Marriott Hotels in China to Trial Face-Scanning Check-In System
Marriott is working with Alibaba to trial a biometric check-in system for guests at two of its hotels in China, reports Reuters. The system will be based on…
New Cognitec Algorithm Offers Facial Recognition Performance Boost Across All Applications
“The company emphasized its technology’s applications in scanning facial images from passports, national IDs, and mugshots, and in scanning faces that are…
Illinois Supreme Court Weighs Whether to ‘Defang’ Biometrics Law
“Essentially, the court will decide whether the law should concern the unauthorized collection of biometric data alone, or whether alleged victims of…
Juggalo Makeup Disrupts Facial Recognition Tech
“…it’s funny that Juggalos, who tend toward anti-establishment and conspiratorial philosophies – one Insane Clown Posse song rejected scientific explanations…
Police Use Controversial Biometric Tech to Identify Capital Gazette Shooter
Police authorities used facial recognition to identify the suspect in last week’s shooting at the Capital Gazette offices in Annapolis, Maryland, in which five…
Microsoft Reduces Biometric Bias (But Won’t Say How Much)
Microsoft’s face scanning technology is now better able to determine the genders of subjects with darker skin tones, the company has announced. In a post on…