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An army spokesman on Wednesday defended the move, saying the facial identification scheme is needed to root out insurgents deploying mobile phone-detonated home-made bombs. (Photo: Representational)

Thailand orders phone users in Muslim-majority south to submit photos

The tit-for-tat violence has claimed around 7,000 lives, mostly civilians of both faiths.

26 Jun 2019 4:37 PM

The database was reportedly used to train facial recognition systems around the world. (Photo: AP)

Microsoft removes facial recognition database with over 10 million images

Microsoft gathered the images from search engines and published them in 2016 to MS Celeb.

08 Jun 2019 11:04 AM

In total, 99 images were subject to machine learning--an algorithm that can analyse specific images based on input data, in a process that resembles the way a human brain learns new information.

Use of facial recognition tech can help continuously monitor patient safety in ICU

Around 300 hours of data were analysed to find daytime images of patients facing the camera in a good body position.

04 Jun 2019 1:39 PM

. The project is expected to be broadly operational by September 2019. (Photo: ANI)

Schools to start using facial recognition to protect against sex offenders

The Aegis system will track sex offenders, students, and staff who have been suspended from school.

31 May 2019 9:16 AM

Amazon’s sale of the technology to law enforcement in Oregon and Florida has put the company at the centre of a growing US debate over facial recognition. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Amazon facial recognition ban won just 2 per cent of shareholder vote

Amazon’s marketing of facial recognition has resulted in intense scrutiny.

25 May 2019 4:31 PM

The country has budgeted at least USD 1.6 billion to build the Giant Panda National Park. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

China builds facial recognition tech for pandas

Researchers have built a database with over 120,000 images and 10,000 video clips of giant pandas for precise data on their population.

21 May 2019 2:54 PM

The system was already operational at 15 US airports as of the end of 2018.

Airports to use facial recognition to scan departing passengers

The technology is used to keep track of those who have overstayed their visas.

19 Apr 2019 10:54 AM

The biased artificial intelligence (AI) of the technology that had been primarily trained on white men, resulting in more instances of mistaken identity. (Photo: AP)

Microsoft denies face-recognition tech sales over privacy concerns

Microsoft believes it would have likely resulted in innocent women and minorities being held for questioning more often.

18 Apr 2019 10:19 AM

Microsoft had also declined a deal to install facial recognition on cameras blanketing the capital city of an unnamed country that the nonprofit Freedom House had deemed not free.

Microsoft turned down facial-recognition sales

AI has more cases of mistaken identity with women and minorities.

17 Apr 2019 10:34 AM

One proposal would require Amazon to cease offering facial recognition to governments unless the company’s board determined sales did not violate civil liberties. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

US blocks Amazon efforts to stop shareholder votes on facial recognition

Decisions including one by officials at the SEC followed an unusual appeal by Amazon to block the non-binding proposals from being voted.

05 Apr 2019 12:53 PM

In Android Q, with the native hardware support for facial recognition, OEMs will not be required to customise the feature. (Photo: XDA)

Google may inject Apple Face ID competitor in Android Q

Early testers at XDA Developers have discovered a hidden code in the next-gen Android Q.

29 Jan 2019 12:40 PM

Xiaozhu has already added the technology from Alibaba to door locks in 40 cities.(Photo: Pixabay)

This Chinese Airbnb competitor requires face recognition to unlock doors

Xiaozhu is planning to add facial recognition-enabled door locks to 80 percent of its listings in the city of Chengdu.

30 Dec 2018 1:01 PM

Travellers will soon be able to enter airports in the country with facial recognition biometric under the government's Digi Yatra initiative.

Soon, travellers can use facial recognition biometric to enter airports

Suresh Prabhu said the initiative would be "forward-looking and futuristic" and would be launched soon.

04 Oct 2018 1:19 PM

Facial recognition technology is being used to increase security at one Seattle school, but the technology is fueling debate about privacy concerns. (Representational image)

Facial recognition tech at schools fuels privacy debate

The benefits of facial recognition are largely unknown, and the damage to privacy could be “exceedingly high,” Adam Schwartz said.

01 Oct 2018 8:11 AM

MediaTek says the whole system is cheaper to manufacture than Apple’s FaceID. (Representative Image: Xiaomi)

MediaTek figures out a cheaper FaceID-rivalling secure face unlock system

MediaTek can combine its depth sensing algorithms with a set of infrared projector and lenses to offer high security verification.

07 Sep 2018 9:34 AM

NEC says its biometric identification technology is used at airports and elsewhere in 70 countries, including Japan. (Photo: AP)

Facial recognition system to be used in Olympic security

The NeoFace technology developed by NEC Corp. will be customized to monitor every accredited person.

08 Aug 2018 9:50 AM

It could be the start of a trend as more schools fearful of shootings consider adopting the technology. (Photo: AP)

Schools eye facial recognition technology to boost security

The surveillance system that has kept watch on students entering Lockport schools for over a decade is getting a novel upgrade.

23 Jul 2018 2:02 PM

Vivo says that their system can detect faces securely from up to a distance of 3 metres.

Vivo's 3D facial recognition technology will be 10 times faster than Apple's FaceID

Vivo’s version of FaceID uses 10 times more infrared dots to study faces situated up to 3 metres.

27 Jun 2018 8:29 PM

The UIDAI chief emphasised that additional time taken to make the new system operational would, by no way, inconvenience Aadhaar holders given that exception handling mechanism is already in place. (Photo: File | Representational)

UIDAI delays face recognition rollout for Aadhaar till August 1

The UIDAI has delayed introduction of face recognition facility for Aadhaar by one month to get enough time to prepare for a smooth rollout.

13 Jun 2018 6:28 PM

The setup seems to sport an infrared camera sensor and an infrared illuminator, much like Apple’s FaceID system on the iPhone X. (Image: Weibo)

Xiaomi Mi 7 could feature hardware-based Face Unlock system

Leaked photos on the Internet have suggested an iPhone X-like facial recognition setup on the upcoming Xiaomi smartphone.

17 May 2018 3:39 PM

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