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Framing Smartphone Memories Via Mobile Apps
Retail // January 28, 2020

To help consumers remember their favorite moments, eCommerce innovators are making it possible for them to order framed prints from pictures they have taken on their phones. Most consumers have a large number of pictures on their phones and may find it challenging to bring...

AI Firm Breaches Facial Recognition At Airports, Stores
Security & Fraud // December 16, 2019

Photos of faces and 3D masks have fooled facial recognition checkpoints at airports, as well as payment systems, but they can’t fool Apple’s Face ID systems, according to reports. Kneron, an artificial intelligence (AI) company, did an experiment at different stores and airports that used...

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

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 in May. “In violation of CBP policies and without CBP’s authorization or knowledge, [a subcontractor] transferred copies of license plate...

How Picfair Plans To Shake Up Shutterstock (And Photo Marketplaces)
Matchmakers // October 03, 2018

Before Benji Lanyado founded photography marketplace Picfair, he was a journalist covering the travel beat for a “publication whose name you would know” facing an ongoing problem. The images he had to choose from for supporting his stories weren’t very good. Not in a technical sense — they...

Interviews & Exclusives
How Picfair Plans To Shake Up Shutterstock (And Photo Marketplaces)

October 03, 2018
Before Benji Lanyado founded photography marketplace Picfair, he was a journalist covering the travel beat for a “publication whose name you would know” facing an ongoing problem. The images he had to choose from for supporting his stories weren’t very good. Not in a technical sense — they were well-composed, well-shot images. However, in Lanyado’s view, they lacked […]

Quick Reads
Facial Recognition Firm Clearview AI Client List Is Hacked

February 26, 2020
Facial recognition outfit Clearview AI — which collects billions of photos off the internet, and uses them for facial recognition technology — has been hacked, and its entire client list was exposed to malicious actors, according to CNN. The company said it fixed the problem that caused the data breach, and that safety was its top priority.  […]

AI Firm Breaches Facial Recognition At Airports, Stores

December 16, 2019
Photos of faces and 3D masks have fooled facial recognition checkpoints at airports, as well as payment systems, but they can’t fool Apple’s Face ID systems, according to reports. Kneron,...

Facial Recognition Critics Roil Over Border Control’s Database Hack

June 11, 2019
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 in May. “In violation of...

Judge Says Facial Recognition Suit Against Facebook Can Proceed

April 17, 2018
A U.S. federal judge has ruled that a class action lawsuit against Facebook focused on facial recognition can proceed. The suit is based on a unique Illinois law — the...