(ANTIMEDIA) — While Facebook has quietly been developing its facial recognition software for Aloha, a controversial video chat device set to debut in May 2018, the company is reportedly testing “a facial recognition feature to help secure your account,” according to TheNextWeb’s Matt Navarro, who posted a screenshot of the new feature on Twitter.
(ANTIMEDIA) — U.K. police recently made their first arrest using facial recognition software following a series of trials at large-scale public events.
Police van equipped with CCTV. (Source: Wikicommons)
The FBI’s facial recognition system stores criminal mugshots and citizen ID photos in the same database.
If Congress doesn’t take legislative action, the FBI’s vast and growing facial recognition database could someday soon allow the government to track Americans’ “every move” in a breathtaking, nationwide violation of the Fourth Amendment.
That was the takeaway of a scathing hearing in the Congressional Oversight Committee on the FBI’s use of facial recognition technology last week.
This week on the New World Next Week: Researchers warn of fingerprint theft from peace sign photos; more human workers made redundant by AI; and madness swirls around the inauguration spectacle in Washington DC.
This week on the New World Next Week: Researchers warn of fingerprint theft from peace sign photos; more human workers made redundant by AI; and madness swirls around the inauguration spectacle in Washington DC.
A new study by Swiss researchers shows that drinking beer makes you happier, friendlier, less inhibited, and possibly even sexier. [1]
I’m betting that not many people are shocked to read this, but at least you can back up what you’ve always known with science.
Thanks to a new dating app, stalking people on social media just got a lot easier.
Facebook is facing a fourth lawsuit over its controversial facial recognition technology which can recognize people who don't even use the site.
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Big Brother is watching, every minute of every day and every step along the way. The war on terror and cybersecurity are excuses that have spurred huge investments into the surveillance industry, which has become a “war on liberty and privacy.” The Obama administration has moved…Read more →
