Homeland Security aims to combine its face and fingerprint systems into one big biometric platform—after dismantling centralized privacy reviews and key limits on face recognition. The agency is ...

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 ...

Margarita Vladimirova used to work for the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner. A seemingly minor decision handed down last week by the Administrative Review Tribunal may open the door ...

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 ...

The biggest chains in America are using facial recognition technology to try to stop shoplifting. But most customers are unaware their faces are being scanned while they shop. Facial recognition isn’t ...

Wegmans is using facial recognition software in a small number of stores in communities with elevated risk. The technology is used to identify individuals who have been previously flagged for ...

New facial-recognition tools being tested at Orlando International Airport could soon be keeping track of travelers at departure gates across the country. By Christine Chung Reporting from Orlando, ...

Face recognition is a dragnet surveillance technology and its expansion within law enforcement over the last 20 years has been marred by systematic invasions of privacy, inaccuracies, unreliable ...

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Civil and digital rights experts are horrified by a proposed rule change that would allow the Department of Homeland Security to collect a wide range of sensitive biometric data on all immigrants, ...

The Department of Homeland Security has issued new guidance requiring foreign nationals – including green card holders and other non-U.S. citizens living legally in the country, to be photographed ...