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Chameleon AI Model That Can Add Digital Mask to Protect Images From Facial Recognition Tools Unveiled
A group of researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that can protect users from undesired facial scanning by bad actors. Dubbed Chameleon, the AI model uses a special masking technology to generate a mask that hides the faces in images without impacting the visual quality of the protected image. Additionally, the researcher...
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Apple Wins Patent for Security Camera Technology That Identifies People Without Facial Recognition
Apple has secured a patent for a security camera technology that is designed to identify individuals using both facial recognition as well as their physical characteristics. The patent describes a security camera system that utilises both facial recognition and a "bodyprint," which identifies people by images of their torso or attire.
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364 Railway Stations to Get CCTV Cameras With Face Recognition System
As many as 6122 Closed Circuit TV (CCTV) cameras including 3652 cameras with a face recognition system will be installed at 364 railway stations of the Central Railway, it said in a release on Tuesday.
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Samsung May Be Working on Dual Under Display Camera System for Improved Facial Recognition, Patent Suggests
Samsung is apparently working on a dual under display camera (UDC) technology that will help it improve the facial recognition technology for the face unlocking feature, a patent has suggested. The system could provide a secure experience.
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Facial Recognition Is on the Rise – but the Law Is Lagging a Long Way Behind
Private companies and public authorities are quietly using facial recognition systems around Australia. Despite the growing use of this controversial technology, there is little in the way of specific regulations and guidelines to govern its use.
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Pay ‘With a Smile or a Wave’: Why Mastercard’s New Face Recognition Payment System Raises Concerns
Mastercard has announced its ‘smile to pay’ system to help customers save time at checkouts. The technology is being tested in Brazil, with future pilots planned for the Middle East and Asia. However, there has been concerns regarding removal of data.
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Mastercard's New 'Pay With Smile Or Wave' Payment System Raises Concerns
Mastercards "smile to pay" system, announced last week, is supposed to save time for customers at checkouts. It is being trialled in Brazil, with future pilots planned for the Middle East and Asia.
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Facebook Face Recognition To End, Data Of Billion People To Be Deleted
Facebook is shutting down its facial recognition system, its parent company said Tuesday, a change that will impact over a billion users and which comes after serious concerns over privacy.
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Moscow Metro Launches Face Pay — Large-Scale Facial ID Payment System
Moscow on Friday launched a new payment system called Face Pay that will use facial recognition technology for payment of metro fare at more than 240 stations.
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Amazon Bans Police Use of Its Face Recognition for a Year
Amazon banned police use of its face-recognition technology for a year, making it the latest tech giant to step back from law-enforcement use of systems that have faced criticism for incorrectly identifying people with darker skin.
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Facial Recognition Problems Amid Coronavirus Outbreak Solved; Masked Faces Not a Problem Anymore: Report
China grapples to find a cure for the deadly coronavirus, but tech companies have seem to found the solution to identify masked faces that caused glitches in facial recognition systems.
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Indian Railways to Use Facial Recognition Amid Privacy Fears
Most major railway stations in India will use facial recognition to fight crime by the end of 2020, a senior official said, in a move that digital rights campaigners on Tuesday warned could breach people's privacy in the absence of stringent laws.
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India Gets Ready for World's Biggest Face Recognition System
With the tender submission date to procure the National Automated Facial Recognition System (AFRS) just 20 days away, India is closer to install worlds largest facial recognition system to track and nab criminals.
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Teen Sues Apple For $1 Billion After Face Recognition Ties Him To Thefts
An 18-year-old from New York is suing Apple for $1 billion, claiming that a facial recognition system at its stores falsely connected him to a series of thefts.
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Android Q Leak Hints at Support for Face ID-Like Facial Recognition, WPA3 Security, and Native Screen Recording
New leak indicates Android Q will support hardware-backed facial recognition system like Apple’s Face ID among other features.
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Chameleon AI Model That Can Add Digital Mask to Protect Images From Facial Recognition Tools Unveiled
A group of researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that can protect users from undesired facial scanning by bad actors. Dubbed Chameleon, the AI model uses a special masking technology to generate a mask that hides the faces in images without impacting the visual quality of the protected image. Additionally, the researcher...
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Apple Wins Patent for Security Camera Technology That Identifies People Without Facial Recognition
Apple has secured a patent for a security camera technology that is designed to identify individuals using both facial recognition as well as their physical characteristics. The patent describes a security camera system that utilises both facial recognition and a "bodyprint," which identifies people by images of their torso or attire.
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364 Railway Stations to Get CCTV Cameras With Face Recognition System
As many as 6122 Closed Circuit TV (CCTV) cameras including 3652 cameras with a face recognition system will be installed at 364 railway stations of the Central Railway, it said in a release on Tuesday.
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Samsung May Be Working on Dual Under Display Camera System for Improved Facial Recognition, Patent Suggests
Samsung is apparently working on a dual under display camera (UDC) technology that will help it improve the facial recognition technology for the face unlocking feature, a patent has suggested. The system could provide a secure experience.
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Facial Recognition Is on the Rise – but the Law Is Lagging a Long Way Behind
Private companies and public authorities are quietly using facial recognition systems around Australia. Despite the growing use of this controversial technology, there is little in the way of specific regulations and guidelines to govern its use.
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Pay ‘With a Smile or a Wave’: Why Mastercard’s New Face Recognition Payment System Raises Concerns
Mastercard has announced its ‘smile to pay’ system to help customers save time at checkouts. The technology is being tested in Brazil, with future pilots planned for the Middle East and Asia. However, there has been concerns regarding removal of data.
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Mastercard's New 'Pay With Smile Or Wave' Payment System Raises Concerns
Mastercards "smile to pay" system, announced last week, is supposed to save time for customers at checkouts. It is being trialled in Brazil, with future pilots planned for the Middle East and Asia.
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Facebook Face Recognition To End, Data Of Billion People To Be Deleted
Facebook is shutting down its facial recognition system, its parent company said Tuesday, a change that will impact over a billion users and which comes after serious concerns over privacy.
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Moscow Metro Launches Face Pay — Large-Scale Facial ID Payment System
Moscow on Friday launched a new payment system called Face Pay that will use facial recognition technology for payment of metro fare at more than 240 stations.
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Amazon Bans Police Use of Its Face Recognition for a Year
Amazon banned police use of its face-recognition technology for a year, making it the latest tech giant to step back from law-enforcement use of systems that have faced criticism for incorrectly identifying people with darker skin.
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Facial Recognition Problems Amid Coronavirus Outbreak Solved; Masked Faces Not a Problem Anymore: Report
China grapples to find a cure for the deadly coronavirus, but tech companies have seem to found the solution to identify masked faces that caused glitches in facial recognition systems.
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Indian Railways to Use Facial Recognition Amid Privacy Fears
Most major railway stations in India will use facial recognition to fight crime by the end of 2020, a senior official said, in a move that digital rights campaigners on Tuesday warned could breach people's privacy in the absence of stringent laws.
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India Gets Ready for World's Biggest Face Recognition System
With the tender submission date to procure the National Automated Facial Recognition System (AFRS) just 20 days away, India is closer to install worlds largest facial recognition system to track and nab criminals.
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Teen Sues Apple For $1 Billion After Face Recognition Ties Him To Thefts
An 18-year-old from New York is suing Apple for $1 billion, claiming that a facial recognition system at its stores falsely connected him to a series of thefts.
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Android Q Leak Hints at Support for Face ID-Like Facial Recognition, WPA3 Security, and Native Screen Recording
New leak indicates Android Q will support hardware-backed facial recognition system like Apple’s Face ID among other features.
