Software Facial recognition software rejects Asian man's passport photo because it thinks his eyes are closed Richard Lee said there are no hard feelings on his part By Rob Thubron, December 7, 2016, 11:30 AM 13 comments
Mobile Blippar AR app adds facial recognition tech that can automatically identify a person Thankfully, it's opt-in By Rob Thubron, December 6, 2016, 11:45 AM
Software Researchers find way of fooling facial recognition technology using printed glasses By Rob Thubron, November 4, 2016, 12:45 PM
News Around the Web Weekend tech #2: GTX 1070 firmware update, Sleeping Dogs dev shutters, why DDR4 prices spiked By Matthew DeCarlo, October 23, 2016, 10:00 AM
Software The Web Porn site's facial recognition tech finds camgirls who resemble people you know By Rob Thubron, September 26, 2016, 6:15 AM
The Web Mobile Nightmare Russian facial recognition app is one step closer to the end of privacy By Rob Thubron, May 17, 2016, 12:00 PM 15 comments
Software Industry Facebook releases modified version of Moments without facial recognition tech in the EU and Canada By Rob Thubron, May 11, 2016, 2:00 PM
Industry Facebook's motion to dismiss is rejected in photo-tagging privacy lawsuit By Rob Thubron, May 6, 2016, 6:15 AM
Mobile The Web Amazon wants to get rid of passwords and let you make purchases using a selfie By Rob Thubron, March 15, 2016, 7:30 AM 14 comments
Software Apple Apple acquires Emotient, a company that uses AI and facial recognition to identify emotions By Rob Thubron, January 8, 2016, 4:45 PM
Mobile Facebook will kill off photo syncing feature on January 10 and push users to its Moments app By Rob Thubron, December 15, 2015, 9:15 AM
Microsoft Software After trying to predict your age, Microsoft has now introduced a tool that can identify emotions By Rob Thubron, November 12, 2015, 4:15 PM 8 comments
Mobile Facebook introduces new feature to Messenger that scans your camera roll to identify friends By Rob Thubron, November 10, 2015, 4:45 PM 7 comments
Security Mobile MasterCard to confirm purchases by face and fingerprint scanning By Dieter Holger, July 2, 2015, 11:30 AM
Software The Web Facebook can now recognize you without seeing your face By Dieter Holger, June 23, 2015, 6:45 AM
The Web Match.com to use facial recognition to help find people that look like your ex By Shawn Knight, June 17, 2014, 5:30 PM 18 comments
Mobile The Nymi smart bracelet uses cardiac rhythms to control your smartphone, car and more By Justin Kahn, September 3, 2013, 11:02 AM
Hardware Industry Intel drops facial recognition capability from upcoming set-top box By David Tom, July 30, 2013, 9:30 AM
Mobile Hardware Google Glass to ban facial recognition apps over privacy concerns By David Tom, June 3, 2013, 2:00 PM 13 comments
The Web Facebook to delete EU facial recognition data on October 15 By Lee Kaelin, September 24, 2012, 7:30 AM
The Web Science Google creates neural network, teaches itself to recognize cats By Rick Burgess, June 27, 2012, 4:30 PM 22 comments
Industry Facebook buys facial recognition technology company Face.com By Shawn Knight, June 18, 2012, 5:00 PM
The Web Sources say Face.com will be Facebook's first post-IPO acquisition By Shawn Knight, May 30, 2012, 8:00 AM