An impasse that has left tech companies largely in control of where and how to deploy facial recognition…
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Airport, payment facial recognition systems fooled by masks and photos, Apple’s Face ID not fooled
Masks and simple photographs are enough to fool some facial recognition technology…
Apple’s Face ID is highly secure
Apple introduced Face ID to unlock iPhones with the iPhone X, nearly three years back. But exactly how does Face ID work…
Massive security hole: Google Pixel 4 Face Unlock works if eyes are shut
Google has confirmed the Pixel 4 smartphone’s Face Unlock system can allow access to a person’s device…
San Francisco bans city use of facial-recognition tech tools
Concerned that some new surveillance technologies may be too intrusive…
A photo storage app ‘Ever’ used customers’ private snaps to train facial recognition AI without informing users
Ever then offers to sell that technology to private companies, law enforcement and the military…
Apple denies using face recognition in its stores after teen sues over false arrest
Ousmane Bah has pretty solid alibi during the time frame that police say a thief used his name and ID…
Teen sues Apple for $1 billion, claims facial-recognition software falsely linked him to Apple Store thefts
A New York student sued Apple Inc. for $1 billion, claiming the company’s facial-recognition software…
Americans warming to use of facial recognition tech – survey
A growing number of Americans are OK with the facial recognition technology…
Apple’s Silk Labs purchase pushes artificial intelligence to the edge; Apple could give Siri an offline mode
Apple’s AI push into on-device machine learning continues with news of its acquisition of Silk Labs…
Apple acquires artificial intelligence startup Silk Labs
Apple has acquired Silk Labs, an AI startup that focuses on making AI software…
CurrentC-backer CVS capitulates; to accept Apple Pay at 7,800 U.S. stores starting this fall
Apple Pay will be supported in CVS pharmacies and 7-Eleven stores nationwide…
The real winner of MWC 2018? Apple’s iPhone X, of course
The Galaxy S9 may have been designated as the best new smartphone at Mobile World Congress 2018 last week…
Here come the iPhone X notch Android knockoffs
Apple’s notched screen on the iPhone X has been a polarizing topic of discussion…
New leak reveals significant iPhone design changes as Apple looks to correct notch design abomination
While it was by far the most attention-grabbing smartphone of 2017, Apple iPhone X also came with a serious design compromise…
Apple to invest in LG Innotek’s 3-D sensing modules ahead of next-gen TrueDepth iPads with Face ID
US tech giant Apple is planning to invest in Korean electric components maker LG Innotek…
Apple accused of ‘racism’ after Face ID fails to distinguish between Chinese iPhone X users
Apple has been accused of racism, amid reports that the Face ID authentication technology…
Frequent Apple critic U.S. Senate Democrat Franken expected to resign Thursday over sexual misconduct accusations
A top Senate Democrat says he expects Sen. Al Franken to resign Thursday…
Apple tells U.S. Senate Democrat Al Franken they trained iPhone X’s Face ID system to not be racist, ageist, or sexist
Shortly after Apple introduced iPhone X with Face ID biometric security in September…
Apple acquires computer vision startup Regaind
Apple has acquired a small French startup called Regaind…
Apple’s iPhone X Face ID has at least 3 cool hidden features
You probably know that Apple’s new Face ID feature will unlock the iPhone X…
U.S. Senate Democrat Al Franken wants Apple to provide more information on Face ID facial recognition technology
A day after Apple unveiled its new iPhone X — a device that its owner can unlock using facial recognition…
Samsung’s easily-fooled face-recognition gimmick again proves wisdom of Apple’s approach
The face recognition systems employed by companies like Samsung have been laughable…
Apple’s OLED iPhone’s new 3D infrared facial recognition capability will be unmatched by Android wannabes
Apple will officially unveil the iPhone 8 at an event on September 12th, and with it the future of smartphone design…
How Apple will revolutionize facial recognition with next-gen iPhone
While the broad outlines of the new iPhone are now widely known, both literally and metaphorically…
Tim Bajarin: Why I hope iPhone 8 includes facial recognition
I consider facial recognition to be the easiest and best way to authenticate a person on mobile…
iPhone 8 leak reiterates Apple’s biggest gamble
I have delivered exclusive iPhone 8 images, detailed Apple’s biggest changes…
Susquehanna: Apple gives up on Touch ID built into next-gen OLED iPhone display
Checks also suggest that Apple has decided to remove the fingerprint option from the OLED model…
A closer look at Apple iPhone 8’s 3D facial recognition feature
Regardless of whether or not the iPhone 8 will feature Touch ID…
New Apple patent reveals 3D facial recognition for Macs, too
By now most know that advanced 3D Facial Recognition is coming to Apple’s next-gen iPhone…
Apple tests 3D face scanning to unlock next iPhone
Apple Inc. is working on a feature that will let you unlock your iPhone using your face instead of a fingerprint…
Apple’s iPhone 8 said to abandon Touch ID fingerprint reader in favor of 3D facial recognition
The OLED iPhone model won’t support Touch ID fingerprint recognition…
Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple’s iPhone 8 will offer highest screen-to-body ratio in industry; lacks Touch ID
OLED iPhone will adopt full-screen design, with the highest screen-to-body ratio of any smartphone…
LG Innotek to supply Apple with world’s first 3D facial recognition camera for iPhone 8
In January 2016 Patently Apple posted a report titled…
Apple patent covers use of depth maps for enhanced facial detection, bolstering iPhone 8 rumors
Apple on Tuesday was awarded a patent covering the detection of human faces…
Apple’s iPhone 8 could miss September launch date
Component supply issues could delay the launch of Apple’s next-generation iPhone past its launch…
Apple acquires Israeli facial recognition firm RealFace
Apple Inc. has acquired Israel’s Realface, a cybertechnology startup whose facial recognition technology…
Apple might introduce facial recognition in future iPhones but Touch ID will remain
The latest KGI report echoes an earlier one in suggesting that Apple may be planning…
Analyst: Apple’s next-gen iPhone could deliver facial recognition via new laser, infrared sensors
Facial and gesture recognition could be some of the flagship features of Apple’s new iPhone…
Apple granted 60 patents today: Depth mapping for face detection, a new flexible lightning connector dock and more
60 newly granted patents for Apple…
The FBI will not have to bug your living room; you will do it yourself
I’ve long felt the Internet of Things would be a tricky sell…
What happens when your friend’s iPhone can tell that you’re lying
As we uncover our deceptions – implicit and explicit…
