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Facebook Abandons Face Recognition - What It Really Means
Facebook, now Meta, has announced they are shutting down their face recognition program. What does that mean?
Ethical AI: Demographic Bias in Biometrics
How accurate are biometric systems? Is demographic bias an important issue?
Today is Data Privacy Day!
Today is Data Privacy Day - the perfect time to review and update the privacy settings on the websites and apps that you use.
Deep Fakes & Facial Recognition Technology
When you first see "deep fake" video it can be very concerning. How much should we worry?
Defeating Facial Recognition Technology
What people think will break face rec systems and what actually will fool them are very different things. Let's look at how asymmetric face paint and hair styles influence performance.
Facial Recognition Accuracy - It's Complicated
How accurate are facial recognition systems? Well, they are either terrible or really good, depending on who you ask.
More About Biometric Entrance/Exit
Biometric Entrance/Exit is a program designed to capture biometric identification of foreign nationals travelling to the United States.
Disneyland and Fingerprints
The Walt Disney Corporation has been an early and enthusiastic adopter of biometric technology for decades.
Biometrics in Your Everyday Life
Biometric technologies are slowly infiltrating our lives. Read how these technologies are improving your day to day tasks.
How to Opt-out of Face Recognition at Airports
US citizens have the right to opt-out of airport face recognition programs. This might cause a slight delay but maybe not. Even a small error rate would cause thousands of people to be misidentified every day so you might actually be speeding things up by skipping the surveillance.