Facial Recognition news and trends

Meta Settles Landmark $1.4 Billion Biometrics Suit With Texas
Legal // July 30, 2024

Meta will pay a record $1.4 billion to settle a biometrics-related lawsuit in Texas. In a Tuesday (July 30) news release, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said the settlement was the largest ever from an action brought by a single state, and is the largest privacy...

Google Testing Facial Recognition-Based Security System for Offices
Biometrics // June 26, 2024

Google is reportedly testing a facial recognition-based security system at one of its offices. The company is using the technology to spot unauthorized visitors and keep them from entering the office, CNBC reported Wednesday (June 26). “For many years our security team has been testing...

Microsoft’s Facial-Recognition Ban Points to Growing Qualms Over Privacy 
Biometrics // May 03, 2024

Microsoft’s decision to ban police departments from using its Azure OpenAI Service for facial recognition reflects the technology industry’s struggle to balance the promises and perils of artificial intelligence (AI). The move signals that Big Tech companies are increasingly enforcing guardrails around AI systems amid...

Microsoft Bans Police Use of AI Service for Facial Recognition
artificial intelligence // May 02, 2024

Microsoft has banned police departments from using its Azure OpenAI Service for facial recognition purposes. The company added language to its code of conduct Thursday (May 2) saying that this artificial intelligence (AI) service may not “be used for facial recognition purposes by or for police departments in the United...

Interviews & Exclusives
Facial Recognition Debate Gathers Steam Despite Popularity Among Gen Z Consumers

October 06, 2023
As the use of facial recognition software continues to expand around the world, concerns about privacy and human rights violations have reignited the debate surrounding this technology. On Friday (Oct. 6), a bipartisan group of 65 British lawmakers called for an immediate ban on live facial recognition surveillance on U.K. streets by both the police […]

Mercedes Pay Uses Biometrics to Drive Commerce in the Car

September 25, 2023
In an increasingly digital world, the way we make purchases is evolving. Mobile devices have become an integral part of our lives, and with the rise of online shopping, consumers...

The Future of Digital Identity Verification: Driven by Technology, Shaped by Regulators

June 07, 2022
As the world becomes more connected and the number of digital devices used to conduct business continues to grow, organizations are under more pressure than ever to know with whom...

New Report: Selfie IDs Check The Digital Security Box For 76 Pct Of Millennials

June 15, 2021
As hackers are becoming more prolific with cyberattacks on digital accounts, biometric authentication technologies such as fingerprint, voice and facial recognition have grown favorable for customer identification and verification. Not...

Quick Reads
Corsight Uses Facial Recognition, AI to Combat ‘Sweethearting’

October 29, 2024
Corsight has launched a solution that uses facial recognition and artificial intelligence (AI) to combat a form of retail theft in which employees give unauthorized discounts or free items to people they know. The company offers a module that helps combat this insider fraud — known in the retail industry as “sweethearting” — by using […]

Meta Settles Landmark $1.4 Billion Biometrics Suit With Texas

July 30, 2024
Meta will pay a record $1.4 billion to settle a biometrics-related lawsuit in Texas. In a Tuesday (July 30) news release, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said the settlement was the...

Google Testing Facial Recognition-Based Security System for Offices

June 26, 2024
Google is reportedly testing a facial recognition-based security system at one of its offices. The company is using the technology to spot unauthorized visitors and keep them from entering the...

Microsoft Bans Police Use of AI Service for Facial Recognition

May 02, 2024
Microsoft has banned police departments from using its Azure OpenAI Service for facial recognition purposes. The company added language to its code of conduct Thursday (May 2) saying that this artificial intelligence (AI) service may...