A (Brief) Primer on Facial Recognition Facial recognition technologies use statistical measurements of a person’s face to identify them against a digital database of faces. These AI-powered systems ...

First of all, my definition of “avoid facial recognition” means that a Facial Recognition System (FRS) fails to recognize a subject’s face when the subject is captured by a camera.

Although recognition now works very reliably, the camera or sensor must communicate with the operating system so that Windows can authorize services protected by biometrics, for example.

Computer scientist Joy Buolamwini warns that facial recognition technology is riddled with the biases of its creators. She is the author of Unmasking AI and founder of the Algorithmic Justice League.

Never mind that recent project by two Harvard students showing how face-recognition glasses are a huge invasion of privacy. The glasses aren’t where danger lies!

Guru Purnima 2025 pays tribute to the timeless role of teachers across cultures and faiths. Rooted in the legacy of Veda ...

Mandatory face-recognition tools have repeatedly failed to identify people with darker skin tones. One Dutch student is fighting to end their use.

Vending machine error reveals secret face image database of college students Facial-recognition data is typically used to prompt more vending machine sales.

Photograph documents an actual mask used to block AI-based facial recognition “from all angles." Rating: Mixture (About this rating?) What's True: A product designer created the mask to make ...

Real Mask Designed To Block AI Facial Recognition 'from All Angles'? It joins a growing number of design concepts meant to distort human faces to advanced programming.

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

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