Biometric authentication—the ability to unlock your devices by using just your face or fingerprint—is one of the few smartphone features that, even today, leave me feeling like we’re living in the ...

Meta is considering adding facial recognition to its smart glasses. Internal documents from Meta suggest the company may time the launch to mitigate public scrutiny. The technology raises serious ...

When Meta announced it would strip its failed VR goggles division for parts, the bet was simple: funnel that money into sleek, AI-powered smart glasses instead. Emboldened by the product’s early ...

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In an internal memo last year, Meta said the political tumult in the United States would distract critics from the feature’s release. By Kashmir Hill Kalley Huang and Mike Isaac Kashmir Hill reported ...

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Effective immediately, Police Chief Jeffrey Norman has banned all Milwaukee Police Department members from using or acquiring facial recognition technology (FRT). The MPD stated that while the ...

ICE has used Mobile Fortify to identify immigrants and citizens alike over 100,000 times, by one estimate. It wasn't built to work like that—and only got approved after DHS abandoned its own privacy ...

The federal occupation of Minnesota has, in many ways, been a war of dueling cameras, with observers documenting Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions and masked government agents filming ...

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MINNEAPOLIS — There are growing concerns among some lawmakers and legal experts after reports that federal agents may be utilizing facial recognition technology in the field to capture images of ...

Facial recognition at security and immigration checkpoints and gates could ease airport hassles, even as the technology raises privacy concerns. By Christine Chung Travelers can expect biometric ...