Facial recognition

‘They Know Who You Are’: Harvard Students Use Meta’s Ray-Ban Glasses To Pull Up Your Identity In Real-time

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‘They Know Who You Are’: Harvard Students Use Meta’s Ray-Ban Glasses To Pull Up Your Identity In Real-time

Two Harvard students recently showcased an unsettling demonstration of how easily personal data can be accessed using everyday technology. By combining Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses with facial recognition software and publicly available databases, the duo illustrated just how swiftly anyone’s identity, contact details, and even family connections could be revealed—instantly turning strangers into recognisable profiles. … Read more

Meta to use facial recognition to tackle celebrity scam ads

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Meta to use facial recognition to tackle celebrity scam ads

Meta has said it’s going to utilize facial recognition technology in a bid to crack down on celebrity scam ads that plague its Facebook and Instagram platforms. The move comes three years after Meta removed facial recognition smarts from Facebook following a backlash against the technology. Meta will be hoping that this implementation of the … Read more

Clearview AI faces $45.6M fine in the Netherlands for ‘illegal database’ of faces

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Clearview AI faces .6M fine in the Netherlands for ‘illegal database’ of faces

The Dutch data protection watchdog on Tuesday issued facial recognition startup Clearview AI with a fine of 30.5 million euros ($45.6 million Cdn) over its creation of what the agency called an “illegal database” of billions of photos of faces. The Netherlands’ Data Protection Agency, or DPA, also warned Dutch companies that using Clearview’s services … Read more

World’s first airport to require biometric boarding to arrive in 2025

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World’s first airport to require biometric boarding to arrive in 2025

A woman tests Vueling’s new biometric recognition system at El Prat airport, January 19, 2023, in El Prat de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.  David Zorrakino | Europa Press | Getty Images As end-of-summer travel lines back up at TSA airport checkpoints in the U.S., one overseas airport is going all-in on a biometric passenger experience. … Read more

Tony Blair’s AI mania sweeps Britain’s new government – POLITICO

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Tony Blair’s AI mania sweeps Britain’s new government – POLITICO

It’s important civil servants “know what ‘good’ looks like,” said Robyn Scott, founder of Apolitical, a learning platform for public officials. “Because there are a lot of great companies out there … and there are a lot of snake oil salesmen.” Greasing the wheels of government Right now, AI isn’t widely used across government.  The … Read more

DigiYatra Expands To 12 More Airports, All Set For Seamless Facial Recognition Travel

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DigiYatra Expands To 12 More Airports, All Set For Seamless Facial Recognition Travel

Published By: Samreen Pall Last Updated: August 01, 2024, 16:50 IST DigiYatra’s phased rollout promises a seamless, contactless journey through India’s airports. With over 43 lakh downloads, the DigiYatra app is progressively expanding its reach across India’s airports. Twelve more airports are ready to implement DigiYatra facility that will provide passengers seamless and contactless movement … Read more

Will the AI chatbot wave come for the federal government?

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Will the AI chatbot wave come for the federal government?

Delayed air passengers, disgruntled phone customers and even hungry people craving a slice of pizza increasingly find their pleas to private companies being answered by artificial intelligence. Soon Canadians who need to reach out to the federal government could also find themselves talking to an employee who’s been helped by non-human assistants. Ottawa is working … Read more

Facial Recognition Fail: Detroit Forced To Pay $300K To Man AI Falsely Recognised As Thief

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Facial Recognition Fail: Detroit Forced To Pay 0K To Man AI Falsely Recognised As Thief

The City of Detroit has agreed to pay a man $300,000 in a settlement after the city police’s facial recognition software wrongly identified him and accused him of shoplifting. The city will also revise its policies on how law enforcement uses facial recognition technology to solve crimes. The lawsuit settlement involving citizen Robert Williams came … Read more

Amid NEET, UGC-NET exam mess, UPSC moots AI-based CCTV surveillance to prevent cheating | Education

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Amid NEET, UGC-NET exam mess, UPSC moots AI-based CCTV surveillance to prevent cheating | Education

Amid the raging controversies involving alleged irregularities in NEET, and NET exams, the country’s premier recruitment body UPSC has decided to use facial recognition and Artificial Intelligence-based CCTV surveillance systems to prevent cheating and impersonation in its various tests. The UPSC is mulling to install AI-based CCTV surveillance to prevent cheating. (Representative image/HT file image) … Read more

UK Woman Mistaken As Shoplifter By Facewatch, Now She’s Banned From All Stores With Facial Recognition Tech

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UK Woman Mistaken As Shoplifter By Facewatch, Now She’s Banned From All Stores With Facial Recognition Tech

A big biometric security company in the UK, Facewatch, is in hot water after their facial recognition system caused a major snafu – the system wrongly identified a 19-year-old girl as a shoplifter. This embarrassing incident led to public shaming and resulted in the girl being banned from all stores using Facewatch’s technology. She’s fighting … Read more