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Once upon a time, college students twisted keys into corresponding locks on residence hall doors to reach their dorm room. Then the process changed to plastic cards, swiped against an entryway box.

Facial-recognition systems often rely on a relatively simple safeguard. AI identifies a potential match, then a human reviews it before any action is taken. But new research suggests the effectiveness ...

Fortunately, states are beginning to place sensible and much-needed safeguards on facial recognition: As of 2024, 15 states had placed guardrails on facial recognition surveillance, and have done so ...

Pokémon card scalping has led to the introduction of a mandatory facial recognition system at some stores in Japan, for all adult customers and children at elementary school age or older. The Pokémon ...

A growing number of eyewear brands are developing glasses designed to interfere with facial recognition systems and surveillance cameras. According to a report by The New York Post, New York-based ...

I tested four locks that unlock with a look, and while hands-free with UWB is better, if you want a sci-fi experience for your front door, facial recognition is worth considering. I tested four locks ...

The Transportation Security Administration seems to be changing its rules for passengers going through security all the time. One of the ways the agency is changing up its security practices is ...

Grocery retailers have tried facial recognition technology before, and it has been met with controversy, a lawsuit and a suspension. Grocery Outlet has now entered the fray, installing the tech at ...

In recent weeks, two Florida cases involving wrongful arrests tied to AI facial recognition have drawn renewed attention, one through newly dropped charges and another through an ACLU-backed lawsuit.

When police arrested Robert Dillon in 2023 for allegedly trying to "lure a child" away from a McDonald's in Jacksonville Beach, Florida, he told them he was more than 300 miles away at the time of the ...

Despite improvements in facial recognition software, police across the country are continuing to make wrongful arrests from the technology as lawmakers lag behind on setting safeguards. The American ...