Disney wants to scan your face at the gate: Here's why

Disney's facial recognition system captures your face at the gate and converts it to numerical values. Here's what guests ...
Consequence

Actress Q’orianka Kilcher Sues James Cameron for Using Her Face to Create Avatar Character

In a new lawsuit filed in California, actress Q’orianka Kilche alleges that James Cameron's Avatar film makes use of her ...
Forbes

The FBI Is Using Facial Recognition To Identify ICE Protestors In Social Media Videos

The FBI has charged multiple people with crimes like vandalism after determining their identities using the controversial technology, according to court records. ICE protesters are being monitored by ...
The Washington Post

‘That wasn’t me’: How facial recognition led to a woman being jailed for 6 months

HERMITAGE, Pa. — To investigators, the case against Kimberlee Williams appeared straightforward. “It’s very obvious it’s you,” an officer in Montgomery County, Maryland, said to Williams, who was ...
Mashable

ACLU and other organizations warn Meta against adding facial recognition to smart glasses

Meta is reportedly planning to integrate facial recognition tech into its smart glasses, but not everyone is content to idly sit by and let it happen. These groups agree that Meta cannot be trusted to ...
MediaPost

OKCupid Gave User Photos To Facial Recognition Company, FTC Charges

Dating company OKCupid allegedly provided photos of nearly 3 million users -- along with demographic and location information -- to the facial recognition company Clarifai, the Federal Trade ...
Mashable

AI facial recognition led to a grandma being wrongly jailed

Police imprisoned an innocent woman for more than 5 months after Clearview AI wrongly flagged her a match to a bank fraud suspect. Credit: Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Angela Lipps, a ...
turnto10

Facial recognition pilot rolls out at Rhode Island courthouse entrances

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — The Rhode Island Judiciary is one of the first court systems in the country to pilot facial recognition technology for security. A spokesperson for the Rhode Island judiciary ...
Geeky Gadgets

Meta Considers Adding Facial Recognition To Its Smart Glasses

Meta’s exploration of facial recognition technology for its smart glasses, internally referred to as “Name Tag,” represents a significant step in blending artificial intelligence with wearable devices ...
Fast Company

Why using facial recognition on your phone could leave you vulnerable

Biometric authentication—the ability to unlock your devices by using just your face or fingerprint—is one of the few smartphone features that, even today, leave me feeling like we’re living in the ...
Lifehacker

Meta Is Planning to Bring Back Facial Recognition

Meta is considering adding facial recognition to its smart glasses. Internal documents from Meta suggest the company may time the launch to mitigate public scrutiny. The technology raises serious ...