A Massachusetts bill restricting police use could set the standard for how the technology is regulated in America. If it fails, it'll be a blow to a once-promising movement. Just four years ago, the ...

A previously unreported project is intended to improve how facial recognition algorithms track children over time. The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is looking into ways it might use facial ...

Confident in unproven facial recognition technology, sometimes investigators skip steps; at least eight Americans have been wrongfully arrested. PAGEDALE, Missouri — After two men brutally assaulted a ...

The Detroit Police Department arrested three people after bad facial recognition matches, a national record. But it’s adopting new policies that even the A.C.L.U. endorses. By Kashmir Hill Kashmir ...

If you are fortunate enough to have a ticket to an event at Madison Square Garden in New York—say, an NBA Finals game—one aspect of your visit will be having your face scanned by a facial recognition ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Facial recognition technology is everywhere, from your iPhone to candy vending machines to the TSA.

We often hear about government misuse of face recognition technology (FRT) and how it can derail a person’s life through wrongful arrests and other harms. Despite mounting evidence, government ...