Articles Tagged with ''facial recognition''

Delta Airlines will give passengers the option to use facial recognition technology to board flights instead of using boarding passes.

Biometric technology such as facial recognition is changing how companies ensure security and prevent fraud across many industries, says the 2019 CBInsights report. 

The FBI's face recognition office can now search databases with more than 641 million photos, including 21 state databases, says the Government Accountability Office (GAO) in a recent report. 

A New York school district which planned to unveil a facial recognition system, intended to stop intruders, has paused the installment due to security and student privacy concerns, according to a news report. 

Increasing threat levels and advancements in technology mean the security landscape is constantly evolving.

The first major legal challenge to police use of automated facial recognition surveillance has begun in Cardiff, Wales, according to a news report. 

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has enacted to ban the use of facial recognition technology by police and all other municipal agencies.

San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to pass the Stop Secret Surveillance Ordinance, which would ban the city and county law enforcement agencies from retaining, accessing or using facial recognition systems. 

Amazon is asking its drivers to take selfies to verify their identities and lower the chances of fraud.