The world may never know why a Stone Age man’s head was placed on a stake and tossed into an underwater grave, but now it will see his face. A forensic artist harnessed the power of 3D facial reconstruction to piece together the features on 8,000-year-old jawless skull to show a man with a pointy … Read more
Russia to roll out facial recognition system named ‘Orwell’ that will monitor children in 43,000 different schools across the country ‘Orwell’ will begin rolling out to schools across the country The system can to detect and classify people and situations Spokesman for its creators say it will be used to monitor safety in schools Partners … Read more
Facial recognition company collected data on 30,000 fans at the Rose Bowl game using video monitors to draw their attention and give the cameras an unobstructed view of their face A facial recognition company ran a test at the Rose Bowl game, capturing data on more than 30,000 fans who passed through the ‘Fan Fest’ … Read more
Researchers are harvesting people’s protective mask selfies from Instagram without consent to try and use them to improve facial recognition software By James Pero For Dailymail.com Published: 20:17 BST, 19 May 2020 | Updated: 20:17 BST, 19 May 2020 Researchers have been harvesting selfies of people wearing protective masks from social platforms like Instagram in … Read more
A mother has revealed how people mistook her son’s severe facial eczema for sunburn during a family holiday, before finding relief in a £7.99 cream that she claims drastically soothed his skin from the painful and itchy symptoms. Cherise Sharp, 28, a full-time mother to newborn Rex and two year-old Roan, from Kent, revealed how … Read more
A mother has revealed how people mistook her son’s severe facial eczema for sunburn during a family holiday, before finding relief in a £7.99 cream that she claims drastically soothed his skin from the painful and itchy symptoms. Cherise Sharp, 28, a full-time mother to newborn Rex and two year-old Roan, from Kent, revealed how … Read more
Prototype ‘adversarial’ t-shirt makes its wearer invisible to facial recognition software: Researchers create design to confuse AI used to identifies individuals in public Researchers at devised a way to get around facial recognition without a mask They created a graphic design t-shirt that disrupts facial recognition software The design tricks the software into thinking the … Read more
The controversial facial recognition company Clearview AI is in negotiations with several unnamed federal agencies and three US states to provide contact tracing services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Company founder and CEO Hoan Ton-That confirmed the negotiations were ongoing but declined to specify which agencies or states are considering the company’s services. Ton-That said the … Read more
Clearview AI exposes database containing source code to its controversial facial recognition as well as company keys and credentials Clearview’s source code was exposed via a misconfigured database The database allowed anyone to bypass a password by creating a new user login It also exposed company passwords and a token to Clearview’s Slack channel Clearview … Read more
Washington becomes the first state in the US to LEGALIZE facial recognition for law enforcement and other state agencies A new Washington law makes legalizes facial recognition for law enforcement Agencies interested in using the tech must submit proposals to the state The law says the tech should only be used to identify missing persons, … Read more