Wired

How does facial recognition work and is it safe? | WIRED Explains

In May 2019, San Francisco became the first US city to ban the use of facial recognition, but this is an isolated example of resistance to this controversial technology. In the UK, it's been used on ...
CNN

Joseph Atick: How the facial recognition security system works

Dr. Joseph Atick is a co-founder of Visionics Corporation, and currently serves as President and CEO. He and his colleagues have developed "FaceIt" face recognition, a biometric technology that can ...

Even modest makeup can thwart facial recognition

Researchers at cyber-defense contractor PeopleTec have found that facial-recognition algorithms' focus on specific areas of ...
KCUR 89.3 FM

The Royals now offer facial recognition tech to enter Kauffman Stadium. How does it work?

The Royals are the latest team to adopt the MLB's Go-Ahead Entry facial recognition system, addressing fan complaints about the slow-moving ticket scanning process at entry gates. The Kansas City ...
Gizmodo

How Much Do I Need to Change My Face to Avoid Facial Recognition?

Our biometric data is freely available to anybody with an AI model and a camera. Facial recognition software is such a pervasive technology that we submit our data whenever we go through airport ...
9NEWS

How did Arvada Police use a facial recognition tool to help a woman off a ledge?

ARVADA, Colo. — Arvada Police pulled a woman off the edge of a parking structure bridge several stories above the driveway below. The department posted body worn camera video on social media saying ...
Kansas City Star

How does the KC Royals’ new facial recognition entry system change games for fans?

A few thousand fans over the weekend got into Kauffman Stadium much quicker to see the Kansas City Royals sweep the Chicago White Sox, thanks to some new technology. The Royals introduced “facial ...
9NEWS

Aurora Police could be the latest department to embrace use of facial recognition software

AURORA, Colo. — The Aurora Police Department could soon begin using facial recognition technology in criminal investigations and other aspects of police work. The technology is simple: Use computer ...
NPR

She was denied entry to a Rockettes show — then the facial recognition debate ignited

One evening in late November, New Jersey attorney Kelly Conlon was chaperoning her daughter's Girl Scout troop to see a Rockettes show at Radio City Music Hall. Soon after arriving at the historic New ...
Biometric Update

IDnow reduces bias in facial recognition with EU-funded MAMMOth project

IDnow reports significant progress in reducing algorithmic bias in facial recognition systems, following its participation in the EU-funded MAMMOth project.
Governing

Does Facial Recognition and Other Tech Make Schools Safer?

The New York Department of Education has permanently banned the use of facial recognition technology in schools—the first state to do so. While it's too early to know if other states will follow New ...