Microsoft joins Amazon, IBM in pausing face scans for police
Microsoft has become the third big tech company this week to say it won't sell its facial recognition software to police, following similar moves by Amazon and IBM.
Jun 11, 2020
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Business
Microsoft has become the third big tech company this week to say it won't sell its facial recognition software to police, following similar moves by Amazon and IBM.
Jun 11, 2020
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Internet
Canada's privacy watchdog on Friday announced an investigation into a US software startup reportedly capable of matching images of unknown faces to photos it mined from millions of websites and social media networks.
Feb 21, 2020
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Consumer & Gadgets
Taylor Swift uses it to identify stalkers. Retail stores are using it to provide a no-checkout, cashierless experience. Even churches are getting in on it to keep track of their congregants.
Feb 13, 2020
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Security
Police departments around the U.S. are asking citizens to trust them to use facial recognition software as another handy tool in their crime-fighting toolbox. But some lawmakers—and even some technology giants—are hitting ...
Dec 17, 2019
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Security
The city of Portland, Oregon, is considering a unique ban on facial recognition software that could limit how private companies use it.
Dec 4, 2019
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Machine learning & AI
With a brief glance at a single face, emerging facial recognition software can now categorize the gender of many men and women with remarkable accuracy.
Oct 29, 2019
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Machine learning & AI
People may be biased, even without realizing it, but computer programs shouldn't have any reason to discriminate against black patients when predicting their health care needs. Right?
Oct 25, 2019
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Business
Businesses across almost every industry deploy artificial intelligence to make jobs simpler for staff and tasks easier for consumers.
Oct 3, 2019
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Software
Amazon's image recognition software is now able to detect fear. Amazon Web Services announced this as part of an update note about its facial recognition software, Rekognition.
Computer Sciences
When police in London recently trialled a new facial recognition system, they made a worrying and embarrassing mistake. At the Notting Hill Carnival, the technology made roughly 35 false matches between known suspects and ...
Oct 23, 2017
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