Steve investigates the potentially alarming trend
of facial recognition software for online dating.
«That was just fun, the first stage of a new technology sprouting up,» says Brian Martin, senior director of research and technology at MorphoTrust, the dominant provider
of facial recognition software to government and law enforcement.
«A modified version
of facial recognition software helps make identifying marine species easier»
These concerns will be amplified with the «internet of things» that will track our physical objects and the increasing use
of facial recognition software.
Wal - Mart is testing the use
of facial recognition software to support loss prevention efforts by scanning shoppers as they enter the store and cross referencing the images with a database of alleged shoplifters.
Starting this week, the social giant will ask users to actually agree to those new terms, and in the EU it will finally prompt users to opt in to the company's use
of facial recognition software, which Facebook hasn't used in Europe because of regulations.
Not exact matches
A new crop
of startups are using
facial -
recognition software to uncover consumers» true reactions
«Facebook is not providing the Attorney General's office access to its
facial recognition software or conducting any
facial recognition on its platform as part
of this agreement.
Company ABC has a new release
of facial recognition functionality for its image manipulation
software.
Another concern is that the
facial recognition technology has only about a 50 percent success rate, which means the wrong person could be stopped and suspected
of a crime because
facial detection
software made an incorrect match.
But part
of me whispers to my mind, that a good public dress law would be: if our best
facial recognition software can't tell who you are when in public space, then you need a permit for that dress.
Cargill is backing an Irish startup that uses
facial recognition software to help increase the productivity
of dairy cows.
In one camp are parents such as digital strategist Amy Webb, who — in an essay for Slate in September — vowed to never post so much as the name
of her daughter online, out
of fear that
facial recognition software and search engines would forcibly forge her an identity she would regret as an adult.
Other algorithms — including one that scans for certain pore shapes using techniques derived from
facial -
recognition software — then seek out the best candidates for absorbing carbon dioxide from the flues
of fossil - fuel power plants.
Whittaker and Sas propose that
software solutions might help scrub cyberspace
of painful memories, for instance automatic «harvesting» using
facial recognition, machine learning or entity extraction.
Most
of us encounter
facial recognition in perfectly law - abiding modes, like photo tags on Facebook and on photo apps like Google Photos, where
software algorithms parse our pictures and suggest names for the people in them.
We don't have any data on the accuracy
of the
facial -
recognition software, but no human or computer surveillance system is foolproof.
Senator Al Franken expressed «deep concern» over the app, and appealed to its founders to delay the release
of the app, until Washington had formulated policy regarding
facial recognition software.
CreepShield's creator, Kevin Alan Tussy, said: «Criminals often hide behind aliases online, but CreepShield uses
facial recognition software to check for
facial similarities and brings up potential matches from a database
of over 475,000 registered sex offenders.
BUSINESS INSIDER - Nov 22 - Instead
of personality quizzes or a swiping interface, Three Day Rule uses machine learning and
facial recognition software to find clients matches.
Google's Glass developer policies do not allow for Glassware (the name for Glass
software) that supports any form
of facial recognition technology.
The site uses
facial recognition software to analyze features in the photo and the photos
of other users, and spits out a «compatibility score.»
Instead
of personality quizzes or a swiping interface, it uses machine learning and
facial recognition software to find clients matches.
Having looked at thousands
of images a night every night for the past twelve years (evidently
facial recognition software does not exist for law enforcement in this world), Kasten, who now works as head
of security for the New York Mets, believes he has found the young suspect who was never prosecuted for Carolyn's rape and homicide.
This segment - exclusive tech uses
facial recognition software that identifies the signs
of fatigue behind the wheel and warn drivers to take a break.
DriverFocus is a driver monitoring system that uses
facial recognition software to identify signs
of driver fatigue or driver distraction.
There is also expanded
facial recognition software to provide an extra layer
of security.
This change is being made because
of advancements in smartphones that have fingerprint sensors or
facial recognition software to unlock the phone.
Researchers have developed
recognition software that takes cues from users»
facial expressions and provides a somewhat accurate assessment
of their knowledge.
Unfortunately, the
software has not yet passed final approval, so Google's own suite
of apps are still missing — but Sony has confirmed that the final versions will incorporate Ice Cream Sandwich's
facial -
recognition unlocking feature.
The tablet features Windows Hello,
facial -
recognition software that's built into Windows 10 and saves you the trouble
of typing in a password every time you reach for the device, and will protect it from falling into the wrong hands.
Shown in the video below, the
software does a decent job
of facial recognition considering «making ugly faces» still seems to work.
Additionally, Android 4.0 includes a selection
of embedded Google applications that enables users to quickly launch sites and applications that they use frequently; meanwhile, the innovative Face Unlock feature unlocks the tablet through unique
facial recognition software.
The Finding Rover app utilizes it's pet
facial recognition software to search all
of the citizens who have reported a «lost» pet.
A suite
of mixed - media panels challenges Facebook's
facial recognition software by shrouding subjects» identities with barcodes that resemble Mondrian paintings.
Viewers, in an act
of seeing that mimics current
facial recognition software, begin to assemble a complex web
of spectral figures and formal relations.
Created in collaboration with a team
of scientists working in the fields
of synthetic biology and bioelectronics, the lab has created a flesh - like human nose using biological print technology and interactive
facial -
recognition software that attempts to predict the viewer's DNA profile.
As nations employ increasingly sophisticated tools for surveilling and containing identity — identification documents, biometric databases,
facial recognition software — abstraction resurfaces as an instrument
of refusal.
The Mail Online reports in this article that an application called «Recognizr» uses
facial recognition software to enable the user to find names, telephone numbers and addresses
of complete strangers by simply taking a picture
of someone and hitting the «Recognize» button.
As I'm sure you'll know,
facial recognition technology is fast advancing and has already found its way into
software such as that used to organize photographs by the identity
of the people in them (and, presumably, into the various operations
of the authorities concerned with security — something left untouched by the report,
of course).
A few private lawsuits have been filed in recent years over Facebook's use
of facial -
recognition software without much success.
While the Galaxy S9 may not have Apple iPhone 8 / X level biometric
facial recognition, thanks to a new combination
of an Iris scanner and existing
facial recognition software called Intelligent Scan, the Galaxy S9 will have more accurate and faster biometric
facial recognition than its predecessor while also having the advantage
of being more secure.
The combination
of the two along with advanced
software algorithms will allow the iPhone 8 to capture 2D images and depth information that will be useful for iris and
facial recognition, 3D selfies, and more.
You get a more than respectable single 8MP selfie camera, Android 8.0 Oreo and EMUI 8.0 on the
software side
of things, as well as both
facial and fingerprint
recognition with the Honor 7C, all at a starting price
of just 899 Yuan.
An article on Tuesday about attempts to use
facial recognition software to detect sexual orientation misstated the name
of a school where Rebecca Jordan Young is chairwoman
of women's, gender and sexuality studies.
Your identity will be verified through modern
recognition software, thus the process will only involve the taking
of photos, videos,
facial gestures, and speech.
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With strong ties to creating
software solutions for the Money Service Businesses, his understanding
of biometrics (
facial recognition and voice
recognition technologies) and its future uses, has led to his has developing
software meeting and exceeding regulatory requirements in the US and abroad.
In one
of his tweets, he revealed that the upcoming iPhone would have
facial recognition via a
software called BiometricKit.
Biometric authentication: A more secure and simplified login pro-cedure is enabled thanks to the 5 - MP camera with infrared sensor, which is seamlessly integrated into the front
of the housing and allows biometric authentication using Windows Hello
facial recognition software.