facial recognition technology

Facial Recognition Researcher Left a Trans Database Exposed for Years After Using Images Without Permission

Posted on December 12, 2022 by Matthew Gault

Researchers at the University of North Carolina Wilmington scraped videos of trans people from YouTube without permission to create a dataset aimed at stopping hypothetical terrorists. Continue reading Facial Recognition Researcher Left a Trans Database Exposed for Years After Using Images Without Permission→

Podcast Episode 10 – Face off: Debating Facial Recognition with Thom Langford & Paul Edon

Posted on October 13, 2020 by Ray Lapena

Recovering CISO and Director of (TL)2 Security Thom Langford joins the show to debate Tripwire’s Paul Edon on facial recognition vs. security. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5wXKv9DiQjfsZNf6heXg67 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/t… Continue reading Podcast Episode 10 – Face off: Debating Facial Recognition with Thom Langford & Paul Edon→

Poll: Are You Creeped Out by Facial Recognition?

Posted on April 24, 2019 by Lindsey O'Donnell

How concerned are you about the privacy implications of facial recognition? Weigh in with our poll. Continue reading Poll: Are You Creeped Out by Facial Recognition?→

Microsoft Calls For Facial Recognition Tech Regulation

Posted on December 7, 2018 by Lindsey O'Donnell

Microsoft and the AI Now Institute are both calling for regulation as facial recognition software picks up popularity. Continue reading Microsoft Calls For Facial Recognition Tech Regulation→

Samsung Galaxy S8’s Facial Unlocking Feature Can Be Fooled With A Photo

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Swati Khandelwal

Samsung launched its new flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus, at its Unpacked 2017 event on Wednesday in New York, with both IRIS and Facial Recognition features, making it easier for users to unlock their smartphone and signing into… Continue reading Samsung Galaxy S8’s Facial Unlocking Feature Can Be Fooled With A Photo→

Police Scan 117 Million Driving Licence Photos for Face Recognition Database

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Swati Khandelwal

Your driver’s license photo could be scarier than it actually looks — Well, here’s why:

With the help of state driver’s license data, U.S. law enforcement agencies have created a huge a face-recognition database of more than 117 Million American adults that are regularly scanned in the course of police investigations.

What’s even worse? Most of those people who are scanned by police without

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