facial recognition

Facebook Facing $35B Fine Over Facial Recognition Lawsuit
Facebook Facing $35B Fine Over Facial Recognition Lawsuit
October 18, 2019  |  Facebook

A class action lawsuit against Facebook, alleging that people in Illinois didn’t consent to have their photos used with the company’s facial recognition technology, will...

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SnapPay Merchants Can Now Accept Facial Recognition Payments
SnapPay Merchants Can Now Accept Facial Recognition Payments
October 16, 2019  |  Biometrics

Global payments solution SnapPay announced the rollout of facial recognition payment technology for North American merchants. SnapPay said the technology gives users greater convenience and...

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Amazon Prioritizes Equal Pay, Fraud Prevention And Data Privacy
Amazon Prioritizes Equal Pay, Fraud Prevention And Data Privacy
October 13, 2019  |  Amazon

Online retail giant Amazon says it will launch into new markets amid an uncertain sea of controversies and regulations, CNBC reported on Friday (Oct. 13)....

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World Economic Forum: Facial Recognition Poses Privacy Risk
World Economic Forum: Facial Recognition Poses Privacy Risk
October 04, 2019  |  Biometrics

As more nations mull tapping into facial recognition technology to bolster security, an expert at the World Economic Forum said governments should consider the privacy...

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Facebook Expands Facial Recognition To All Users
Facebook Expands Facial Recognition To All Users
September 03, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook has announced it’s going to stop using its controversial Tag Suggestions feature, and facial recognition technology is going to be available to all of...

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Megvii AI Startup Files For Hong Kong IPO
Megvii AI Startup Files For Hong Kong IPO
August 27, 2019  |  IPO

AI startup Megvii Technology has filed for a public listing on the Hong Kong stock exchange. The Beijing-based company, known for its facial recognition brand...

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Can Digitally-Read Emotions Play a Role in Payments and Retail?
Can Digitally-Read Emotions Play a Role in Payments and Retail?
August 21, 2019  |  Retail

Emotions play a significant role in all human endeavors, and that certainly goes for payments and commerce. And even as those two activities become ever...

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UK Investigating Facial Recognition Use In London
UK Investigating Facial Recognition Use In London
August 16, 2019  |  Regulation

The data protection regulator for the U.K. has opened an investigation into the use of facial recognition technology at property developer Argent’s 67-acre estate in...

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Deep Dive: Securing Digital Identities Without Relying On Passwords
Deep Dive: Securing Digital Identities Without Relying On Passwords
August 08, 2019  |  Authentication

Digital identification continues to make immense strides in implementation and uptake in the world’s economy, but it is not without vulnerabilities. More than 4.5 billion...

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