Category: facial recognition

Australia wants to verify porn users by scanning their faces

Post author By Randall
Post date October 30, 2019
Categories In age verification, Australia, av, Entertainment, facial recognition, identity, Internet, porn, pornography, Tech

[ad_1] “Home Affairs is developing a Face Verification Service which matches a person’s photo against images used on one of their evidence of identity documents to help verify their identity,” the Home Affairs agency wrote in a submission. “This could assist in age verification, for example by preventing a minor from using their parent’s driver […]

After Math: Hoping against hope

Post author By Randall
Post date October 27, 2019
Categories In 5g, aftermath, Bethesda, column, facial recognition, fallout76, Internet, Netflix, tcl, Tech, tomorrow, Verizon

[ad_1] A full 30 minutes per episode? Who’s got time for that? Lucky for us, Netflix is taking a page out of the podcasting playbook and testing a new feature that will let users play video back at 1.5x, saving ten minutes per episode and two full hours per season. Though the Samsung Galaxy Fold […]

Facebook AI can ‘hide’ people from facial recognition

Post author By Randall
Post date October 26, 2019
Categories In Ai, Artificial Intelligence, deepfake, Facebook, facial recognition, gear, Internet, Privacy, Social Media, social network, social networking, Tech

[ad_1] The AI doesn’t need to be retrained for different people or videos, and produces only a “little” time distortion. Don’t expect this to reach Facebook in the near future. A spokesperson told VentureBeat that there were no plans to implement the research in its products. With that said, some of the practical applications are […]

40 music festivals pledge not to use facial recognition

Post author By Randall
Post date October 24, 2019
Categories In bonnaroo, business, Campaign, coachella, Entertainment, facial recognition, fight for the future, music festivals, petition, rage against the machine, Security, sxsw, Tech, tom morello

[ad_1] Last month, musicians like Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine, Nahko of Nahko and Medicine for the People, Speedy Ortiz and Thievery Corporation began speaking out against the use of facial recognition at concerts. In a campaign organized by Fight for the Future, artists, fans and activists criticized the use of the technology […]

California’s new police body cam law blocks the use of facial recognition

Post author By Randall
Post date October 8, 2019
Categories In aclu, body cam, california, facial recognition, gavin newsom, gear, phil ting, Politics, Tech

[ad_1] In August, backers of California’s Body Camera Accountability Act pointed out a test of facial recognition software that identified 26 state lawmakers as criminals. They argued it showed the flaws of such technology, and now Governor Gavin Newsom has signed AB1215 into law, preventing law enforcement in the state from “installing, activating, or using […]

Facebook stops scanning faces by default

Post author By Randall
Post date September 3, 2019
Categories In face recognition, Facebook, facial recognition, gear, Internet, Privacy, social network, social networking, Tech

[ad_1] There may be reasons to turn facial recognition on. Facebook warned that Photo Review, which alerts you when someone uploads a photo of you even if you aren’t tagged, also switches off if you decline or disable the Face Recognition setting. It’s potentially useful if someone uploads a photo of you without consent. The […]

Appeals court allows Facebook facial recognition lawsuit to proceed

Post author By Randall
Post date August 8, 2019
Categories In biometric information privacy act, biometricinformationprivacyact, business, class action, class action lawsuit, classactionlawsuit, Facebook, facial recognition, facialrecognition, gear, lawsuit, Privacy, tag suggestions, tagsuggestions, Tech

[ad_1] The court “concluded that the development of a face template using facial-recognition technology without consent (as alleged in this case) invades an individual’s private affairs and concrete interests.” Judge Sandra Ikuta wrote in an opinion that “the facial-recognition technology at issue here can obtain information that is ‘detailed, encyclopedic, and effortlessly compiled,’ which would […]

‘AI Bar’ system makes sure patrons are served in the right order

Post author By Randall
Post date August 1, 2019
Categories In Ai, bar, business, Cameras, drinks, facial recognition, food and drink, food-and-drink, foodanddrink, gear, line, order, pub, queue jumper, Security, services, Tech, tomorrow

[ad_1] British data science company DataSparQ has developed a bit of kit that uses facial recognition technology to put customers in an “intelligently virtual” queue, letting bar staff know who really was next, and who’s just being rude. The technology has been on trial at 5cc Harrild & Sons bar in London, where bartender Luka […]

Google paid passers-by for face scans to improve the Pixel 4

Post author By Randall
Post date July 29, 2019
Categories In Android, face recognition, face unlock, facial recognition, gear, Google, Mobile, pixel 4, Smartphone, Tech

[ad_1] The scans were obtained after people filled out consent forms, and included color, depth and infrared data as well as related info like the way a person grabbed a phone from a table. The Soli radar in the Pixel needs the motion data to tell it when to activate face unlock. Google also acknowledged […]

United Airlines offers easier biometric clearance for frequent flyers

Post author By Randall
Post date July 29, 2019
Categories In air travel, airline, biometric, biometrics, clear, facial recognition, fingerprint, gear, Security, Tech, Transportation, travel, united, united airlines

[ad_1] MileagePlus members can get Clear for $119 per year — not trivial, but a significant deal over the usual $179. Most United credit card holders, as well as Premium Silver, Gold and Platinum members, will pay $109. Jetsetters with a Global Services or Premier 1K membership, meanwhile, will have access for free. The arrangement […]