[ad_1] Ever hasn’t kept its facial recognition component a secret, at least from potential buyers or government agencies. Ever’s facial recognition tool was even applauded by NIST, the U.S. agency which sets standards for technology, back in November. Ever placed number one in the US in a ranking of facial recognition vendors by NIST, scoring […]
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San Francisco could be the first US city to ban facial recognition tech
[ad_1] The San Francisco Board of Supervisors convened on Tuesday to vote on, among other proposals, the Stop Secret Surveillance Ordinance (SSSO), which was first introduced by District 3 Supervisor, Aaron Peskin. The ordinance seeks to impose strict limits on what forms of biometric data can be collected by the city’s various departments; how and […]
Coachella was built for YouTube
[ad_1] Coachella 2019 review: A festival built for YouTubePaul A. Thompson,Pitchfork For years, Coachella’s opening weekend has been a huge event for YouTube. A weekend’s worth of livestreams don’t deliver all of the acts to your living room, but the site typically offers a lot of the big names so you don’t have to travel […]
Amazon asks delivery drivers to verify their identities with selfies
[ad_1] A message in the Amazon Flex app told drivers they had to take a selfie before they could continue working (though it urges them not to take photos while driving). Amazon also informed drivers it may collect their biometric data to occasionally confirm their identity. The selfie obligation could stop Flex drivers from sharing […]
New York’s first attempt at recognizing drivers’ faces has failed
[ad_1] The problem may be inherent to the early state of facial recognition at these speeds. Oak Ridge National Laboratory achieved more than 80 percent accuracy in a study that spotted faces through windshields, but that was at low speed. It might not be ready for someone barrelling down a bridge. Not that privacy advocates […]