Facial Recognition

DigiYatra facial recognition system launches at airports: How this will change security

DigiYatra, the brainchild of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, allows airline passengers to be automatically processed based on a facial recognition system at several checkpoints including entry, security check and boarding aircraft. It is expected to reduce wait times and enhance security

Samsung patents a new facial recognition system for smartphones with a new dual under-display camera setup

Samsung is working on a new facial recognition system that uses two under-the-display cameras and will be much harder to bypass or fool using masks or photographs.

Lok Sabha clears Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill: It’s a need of the hour, but we should proceed with caution

Apart from aiding in the investigation and trial process, experts believe that the Bill will also end police atrocity and bring transparency

Israeli firm develops body cameras with facial recognition to detect suspects in real time

The technology allows clients to build databases, whether of company employees allowed into a building, ticket holders permitted into a stadium, or suspects wanted by the police

Amazon implements a one-year moratorium on police use of its facial recognition software

Amazon says it has pushed for regulations to ensure the software was used ethically.

Microsoft declines to sell facial recognition tech to police until there is a law to regulate it

Microsoft said it has worked on enacting principles and legislation for the software’s use.

IBM will stop offering facial recognition software, will oppose tech's use for mass surveillance, social profiling

IBM's decision to get out of the facial recognition business comes amid US protests over the death of George Floyd.

Washington State signs facial recognition curbs into law; critics demand ban

Facial recognition software can identify individuals in photos and videos based on a database of known subjects.

Amid Coronavirus outbreak, Chinese company develops tech that can identify people even with their masks on

Coronavirus has resulted in almost everyone wearing a surgical mask outdoors posing a particular problem for surveillance.

Facebook's facial recognition lawsuit settlement stirs conversation about 'biometric privacy'

Facebook agreed to pay $550 million to settle a case alleging it illegally collected biometric information for 'face tagging'.