The stunning successes of artificial intelligence would not have happened without the availability of massive amounts of data, whether its…
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Towards the end of last week, we reported that Apple is developing an update for the latest model of iPhones…
It’s not exactly the most elegant workaround but while everyone is walking with half their head covered, facial recognition software…
Facial recognition is increasingly being used in many countries around the world. In some cases the take up has been dramatic. As a result, people are being observed by cameras more than ever, whether in stores, on public transit, or at their workplaces.
Facial recognition technology is spreading fast. Already widespread in China, software that identifies people by comparing images of their faces against…
In the Game of Thrones universe, confusing a photograph of actor Jack Gleeson, who played the popular HBO TV show’s despised sadist Joffrey Baratheon, for one of Maisie Williams, the beloved Arya Stark, is an egregious case of mistaken identity.
Despite what every spy movie in the past 30 years would have you think, fingerprint and face scanners used to unlock your smartphone or other devices aren’t nearly as secure as they’re made out to be.
While it’s not great if your password is made public in a data breach, at least you can easily change it. If the scan of your fingerprint or face – known as “biometric template data” – is revealed in the same way, you could be in real trouble. After all, you can’t get a new fingerprint or face.