US Tourists Face Fingerprinting, Facial Scans Starting Today

For U.S. travelers, one of the most noticeable changes is the elimination of passport stamping. Instead, border officers now ...
CNN

Police used AI facial recognition to arrest a Tennessee woman for crimes committed in a state she says she’s never visited

A Tennessee grandmother spent more than five months in jail after police used an AI facial recognition tool to link her to crimes committed in North Dakota – a state she says she’d never been to ...
inforum

Fargo police change facial recognition policy after use in naming Tennessee woman in bank fraud case

The case surrounding Angela Lipps remains active, Fargo Police Chief David Zibolski says, adding investigation has revealed a "pretty organized criminal enterprise" that spans the U.S. Fargo Police ...
TechSpot

Grandmother spent six months in jail after AI facial recognition misidentified her

WTF?! Facial recognition systems aren't always accurate, and the consequences of these mistakes can be severe. One of the worst instances of AI getting things wrong is the case of Angela Lipps, a ...
IEEE

An approach for Face Detection and Face Recognition using OpenCV and Face Recognition Libraries in Python

Abstract: With the extraordinary growth in images and video data sets, there is a mind-boggling want for programmed understanding and evaluation of data with the assistance of smart frameworks, since ...
Fast Company

Why using facial recognition on your phone could leave you vulnerable

Biometric authentication—the ability to unlock your devices by using just your face or fingerprint—is one of the few smartphone features that, even today, leave me feeling like we’re living in the ...
WESH

Central Florida man wrongly arrested after Orlando police used facial recognition

TONIGHT, BRAND NEW INFORMATION IN A WESH TWO INVESTIGATES EXCLUSIVE AND THE SEARCH FOR ANSWERS ON HOW A CENTRAL FLORIDA MAN WAS ARRESTED LAST YEAR FOR CRIMES HE DID NOT COMMIT. WE’VE NOW LEARNED ...
Lifehacker

Meta Is Planning to Bring Back Facial Recognition

Meta is considering adding facial recognition to its smart glasses. Internal documents from Meta suggest the company may time the launch to mitigate public scrutiny. The technology raises serious ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Void of County Board knowledge, Sheriff closer to facial recognition contract

The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office plans to sign a contract for facial recognition technology, surprising some county officials. Sheriff Denita Ball signed an intent to contract with Biometrica, a ...
CNET

Meta's Smart Glasses Could Get Facial Recognition Soon. That Worries Me

I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I explore wearable tech, VR/AR, tablets, gaming and future/emerging trends in our changing world. Other obsessions include magic, immersive theater, ...
TechCrunch

Meta plans to add facial recognition to its smart glasses, report claims

Meta plans to add facial recognition to its smart glasses as soon as this year, according to a new report from The New York Times. The feature, internally known as “Name Tag,” would allow smart ...