facial recognition

Alibaba, JD.com To Offer Consumer Shopping Data To Retailers

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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