Facial Recognition
Facial Recognition System to Be Launched by NADRA for Senior Citizens in Pakistan
The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has revealed plans to introduce a facial recognition verification service through the Pak-ID mobile app at its centers…
Smart Gun With Facial Recognition Technology Goes on Sale in US
Containing a facial recognition technology, the smart gun can only be fired by verified users We have all seen superhero movies with weapons only to…
Researchers come up with a new facial recognition system that requires a person to smile or wink
Face unlocking can still work sometimes when a user is asleep or even via photographs. But, an engineering professor at Brigham Young University (BYU), D.J.…
This EU-funded AI judges your face and tells you how “normal” you are
Getting judged by society is bad enough, so you can imagine what it feels like to have an AI system expertly analyze your face and…
Zoom and Twitter hit by allegations of racial bias in their visual algorithms
The last thing you want to hear as a technology company with a massive user base is that your proprietary technology is inherently racist. But…
Amazon bans police use of its facial recognition tech following racial bias concerns
Tech giant Amazon has decided to put its foot down as far as the American police’s controversial use of technology is concerned. As a result…
Facebook and Twitter among companies that want Clearview AI to stop scraping their images for facial recognition tech
Facebook has become one of the number of companies to demand facial recognition startup Clearview AI stop scraping photos off its platforms, according to CBSNews.…
Data of around 100,000 passengers compromised through cyber-attack on border patrol database
A hacker named “Boris Bullet-Dodger” stole the information of around 100,000 passengers through a cyber-attack on the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP). A US…
Police cars might soon have facial recognition technology
It is possible in the future that police cars might be able to track your face from the crowd. Ekin Technologies is working on a…
Amazon’s facial recognition AI misidenitifes politicians as criminals
A report published by American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) indicates that Amazon’s facial recognition system, Rekognition, has misidentified 28 members of Congress as criminals. Making…
This school scans classrooms every 30 seconds through facial recognition technology
A high school in China has made a facial recognition technology system that scans the student’s behavior in the classroom. The facial recognition technology introduced…
iPhone 8 to ship with highly advanced facial recognition tool, a leak claims
iPhone 8 is expected to be launched next month, and with that leaks regarding the specifications of the phone on social media platforms have also…
Japan to provide USD 4.4 million grant to install Facial Recognition System at Pakistani Airports
The Japanese Government has agreed to provide a grant of ¥500 million for improving security by installing “Facial Recognition System” at major airports of Pakistan.…