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A team of researchers from Durham University’s Computer Science Department have shared the results of a study that set out to reduce racial bias in facial recognition algorithms. The study was conducted by a pair of PhD students (Seyma Yucer-Tektas and Samet Akçay) in collaboration with two faculty members (Dr. Noura Al Moubayed and Professor Toby Breckon). In the study, […]
A team of scientists at the University of Chicago’s Sand Lab have created a tool that is designed to thwart facial recognition algorithms. Named in honor of Guy Fawkes (whose mask appears in V for Vendetta), the Fawkes tool will alter a photo to trick a facial recognition algorithm into thinking that the face belongs […]
Two more parents have joined the NYCLU’s lawsuit against the New York State Education Department and the Lockport City School District. The plaintiffs are hoping to prevent the Lockport School District from using an AEGIS facial recognition system in its facilities. As the Lockport Union-Sun & Journal reports, the new parties are Steven Allore and […]
A recent investigative report by Reuters found that American drugstore chain Rite Aid Corp had been using facial recognition technology in 200 of its stores across the United States, with the vast majority of the deployments focused in predominantly non-white lower income neighborhoods in Los Angeles and Manhattan. Investigators with Reuters found that 33 of […]
Social media giant Facebook has brought forth an adjusted settlement claim to a U.S. District Court for a lawsuit filed against it earlier this year for violations under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). The latest $650 million amount being presented by Facebook represents a $100 million increase over the previous settlement that was […]
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is complaining that COVID-19 is limiting the utility of its surveillance apparatus. The agency takes particular issue with the widespread use of masks to slow the spread of the pandemic, which have made it more difficult to use facial recognition software to identify members of the public. “We […]
A pair of computer security experts from Edith Cowan University (ECU) in Perth, Australia, are raising concerns regarding the safety of data collected from TikTok users, speculating on the possibility that it is being harvested for the Chinese Communist Party. Paul Haskell-Dowland, associate dean of computing and security, and James Jin Kang, a lecturer in […]
“SAFR’s flagship technology revolves around the use of facial recognition to identify individuals in security camera feeds.” SAFR, RealNetworks’ facial recognition company, has announced the appointment of a new executive to help it expand growth in the Middle East. Walter Candelu is now the Area Vice President for the region. Candelu comes to the company […]
RealNetworks has released a new version of its SAFR facial recognition solution that is compatible with the AXIS Camera Application Platform (ACAP). The new app component has been dubbed SAFR Inside, which will run on AXIS’ latest Q1615 Mk III network camera. According to RealNetworks, SAFR Inside will dramatically lower deployment costs for customers because […]
The New York Times is reporting that the Chinese government is quietly collecting DNA samples from its male citizens to build a giant genetic database. The government would be able to use the information to build a genetic map that covers more than 700 million male individuals across the country. According to the report, the […]
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