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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, ...

Teenagers suspected of gunning down a security guard at a CVS in downtown Dallas. A man who used a dating app to talk his way into a Lake Highlands apartment before robbing his match. A woman accused ...

The Home Office has formally opened a consultation on the use of facial recognition by UK police, saying the government is committed to introducing a legal framework that sets out clear rules for the ...

Jim Smith just wanted to buy some flowers. He and his wife, Anita, walked into the ShopRite in Sussex expecting to pick up the thoughtful gift for their new neighbors and move on with their day. But ...

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U.S. citizens can opt out of the facial recognition process, which CBP intends to expand to all air, sea and land ports. Customs and Border Protection is now authorized to require biometrics from all ...

WASHINGTON, Oct 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. will expand the use of facial recognition technology to track non-citizens entering and leaving the country in order to combat visa overstays and passport fraud ...

Tinder announced today that identity verification with facial recognition will now be required for all new users in the U.S. in the coming months. A facial scan is already required for new Tinder ...

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. I'm building a Python-based application that needs to identify people using a webcam feed. I'm frustrated that there's no built-in ...

TL;DR: Microsoft OneDrive now features AI-powered facial recognition to help users organize photos by identifying people, similar to Google Photos. However, users can disable this privacy-intrusive ...

Walk into a shop, board a plane, log into your bank, or scroll through your social media feed, and chances are you might be asked to scan your face. Facial recognition and other kinds of face-based ...