Amazon lets customers pay with their PALM using a recognition system that links a credit card to unique hand signatures Amazon has unveiled its palm recognition system at two of its physical stores The system is comprised of a scanner that creates a unique ‘palm signature’ This is then linked to a customer’s credit card, … Read more
President Donald Trump on Tuesday hailed the ‘dawn of a new Middle East’ when he presided over the signing of historic diplomatic deals between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain in a deal designed to boost his reputation as a statesman. ‘We’re here this afternoon to change the course of history. After decades of division and … Read more
Federal agencies in the US are worried face masks may be used to evade facial recognition technology Documents show the DHS is worried that face masks may hinder the use of facial recognition technology Officials worry that they could be used by ‘violent extremists’ There is no current evidence that masks are being used by threat … Read more
Edward Enninful has revealed how his ‘moments of recognition’ at the PPA awards have been ‘bittersweet’ after he became the first black person to win Editor of The Year in 40 years. The Editor-in-chief of British Vogue, 48, won both Editor of The Year and Diversity Initiative of the Year at the Professional Publishers Association … Read more
Boston becomes the second largest city in the US to ban facial recognition software, citing concerns that the technology is ‘racially discriminatory’ and threatens basic rights The Boston City Council voted unanimously to ban facial recognition software City officials will be barred from using facial recognition and they will be blocked working with third parties … Read more
Russia to roll out facial recognition system named ‘Orwell’ that will monitor children in 43,000 different schools across the country ‘Orwell’ will begin rolling out to schools across the country The system can to detect and classify people and situations Spokesman for its creators say it will be used to monitor safety in schools Partners … Read more
Facial recognition company collected data on 30,000 fans at the Rose Bowl game using video monitors to draw their attention and give the cameras an unobstructed view of their face A facial recognition company ran a test at the Rose Bowl game, capturing data on more than 30,000 fans who passed through the ‘Fan Fest’ … Read more
IBM announces it is ending its work on facial recognition technology amid concern over mass surveillance and racial profiling and joins calls for police reform Arvind Krishna, the new CEO of IBM, said the firm will end facial recognition IBM tested its facial recognition software with the New York Police Department Krishna made the announcement … Read more
Researchers are harvesting people’s protective mask selfies from Instagram without consent to try and use them to improve facial recognition software By James Pero For Dailymail.com Published: 20:17 BST, 19 May 2020 | Updated: 22:45 BST, 19 May 2020 Researchers have been harvesting selfies of people wearing protective masks from social platforms like Instagram in … Read more
Researchers are harvesting people’s protective mask selfies from Instagram without consent to try and use them to improve facial recognition software By James Pero For Dailymail.com Published: 20:17 BST, 19 May 2020 | Updated: 20:17 BST, 19 May 2020 Researchers have been harvesting selfies of people wearing protective masks from social platforms like Instagram in … Read more