#facialrecognition
News | News
Texas Lawsuit Claims Facebook's Facial Recognition Violated User Privacy and Broke the Law
The suit claims the company violated state laws by gathering and using facial recognition data on millions of users without their consent.
Politics | Politics
New York City Council votes to prohibit businesses from using facial recognition without public notice | VentureBeat
New York City Countil passed a bill prohibiting commercial businesses from collecting biometric data without public notice.
Science & Technology | Tech
Facebook trained AI to fool facial recognition systems, and it works on live video
According to VentureBeat, Facebook AI Research (FAIR) has developed a state-of-the-art "de-identification" system that works on video, including even live video. It works by altering key facial features of a video subject in real time using machine learni
Science & Technology | Tech
With facial recognition, shoplifting may get you banned in places you've never been - CNET
There are hundreds of stores using facial recognition -- none that have any rules or standards to prevent abuse.
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
You Look Familiar. Now Scientists Know Why.
Researchers reported on Thursday that they had figured out how the brain stores and retrieves information about faces.
Miscellaneous | Interesting & Helpful Information
You are surprisingly likely to have a living #doppelganger
What are the chances of finding your exact lookalike? BBC Future investigates.
