Police around the US say they're justified to run DNA-generated 3D models of faces through facial recognition tools to help crack cold cases. Everyone but the cops thinks that’s a bad idea.

Police and federal agencies have found a controversial new way to skirt the growing patchwork of laws that curb how they use facial recognition: an AI model that can track people using attributes ...

Plans to use face recognition technology at public events raise issues about civil liberties.

A startup called PimEyes allows anyone to identify a stranger within seconds with just a photo of the person's face. The technology has alarmed privacy advocates worldwide.

While testing of facial recognition for accuracy and fairness across race, sex, and other characteristics is critical, the tests do not take full account of practical realities. There is no laboratory ...

The movement to limit face recognition tech might finally get a win A Massachusetts bill restricting police use could set the standard for how the technology is regulated in America.

In her new book about facial recognition, Kashmir Hill shows how our expectations of privacy have been rewritten over the past few years.

Too often, a facial-recognition search represents virtually the entirety of a police investigation.

New York has banned facial recognition technology in schools. Here’s what experts say schools need to consider before using it.