facial recognition

Alibaba, JD.com To Offer Consumer Shopping Data To Retailers
Alibaba, JD.com To Offer Consumer Shopping Data To Retailers
June 20, 2019  |  Retail

Through an Alibaba Group Holding Ltd program that offers years of shopping history for consumers, Bestore Co Ltd intends to connect technology for facial recognition...

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Facial Recognition Critics Roil Over Border Control’s Database Hack
Facial Recognition Critics Roil Over Border Control’s Database Hack
June 11, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has revealed that photos of travelers coming into and out of the country were stolen in a cyberattack...

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Smart Glasses Firm Vuzix Launches AI-Powered Facial Recognition
Smart Glasses Firm Vuzix Launches AI-Powered Facial Recognition
June 10, 2019  |  Biometrics

Smart glasses company Vuzix has developed eyewear with artificial intelligence (AI)-powered technology that can recognize faces in a crowd, according to a report by TechCrunch....

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Microsoft Removes Facial Recognition Database From Internet
Microsoft Removes Facial Recognition Database From Internet
June 06, 2019  |  Biometrics

Microsoft has reportedly removed from the internet a database of 10 million faces which it had been using to train facial recognition systems. Get the...

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Agency Says FBI’s Facial Recognition Tech Falls Short
Agency Says FBI’s Facial Recognition Tech Falls Short
June 04, 2019  |  Biometrics

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) and members of congress say the FBI’s use of facial recognition technology isn’t private or accurate enough, according to a...

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Why An Incremental Approach May Be Key To IoT Security
Why An Incremental Approach May Be Key To IoT Security
May 27, 2019  |  Intelligence of Things

California’s recent IoT security law, mandating minimum security requirements for connected devices, attempts to thwart fraudsters and other bad actors. But while some security experts...

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Congress Supports Facial Recognition Regulation
Congress Supports Facial Recognition Regulation
May 22, 2019  |  Legal

Members of Congress supported a plan to draft legislation aimed at the use of facial recognition software by law enforcement on Wednesday (May 22), according...

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Amazon Shareholders Defend Facial Recognition Tech
Amazon Shareholders Defend Facial Recognition Tech
May 22, 2019  |  Biometrics

At a meeting on Wednesday (May 22), Amazon Shareholders shot down two proposals to monitor and curb the eCommerce giant’s facial recognition service, according to...

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