June 2011 — EPIC files another complaint to the FTC, focused on Facebook's
use of facial recognition technology to automatically tag users in photos uploaded to its platform
By going to PlayerBlock.com, users can search the database based on Name, Phone Number (including mobile) and now even with photographs through
the use of its Facial Recognition Technology Software.
Not exact matches
-- Daniel Putterman, cofounder, co-CEO, and head
of business for Kogniz, Inc. which recently released AICam, fully - autonomous surveillance cameras with artificial intelligence that identify people and threats in real - time,
using video - based
facial recognition and object detection; also having founded and run venture - backed
technology companies over the last 20 years including MaxInfo, Inc. (acquired by NETM), EoExchange (S - 1), Mediabolic, Inc. (acquired by ROVI), and Cloud Engines, Inc..
The letter also notes concerns around the accuracy
of the
facial recognition technology and the ethics
of the
technology's
use with police body cameras.
A company that makes body cameras
used by police forces across the country is weighing the benefits
of adding
facial recognition technology to the cameras.
Shares in AMS, which provides the
facial recognition technology used in Apple's iPhones, jumped 7 percent after Apple surprised the market with solid iPhone X sales, confounding fears
of a much weaker performance.
«We're not only developers
of one
of the world's best
facial -
recognition technologies but can also create products
using our vast experience in wider areas.»
Facial -
recognition technology is already deployed in retail outlets
of all sorts and its
use will radically increase in coming years.
Moments
uses facial recognition technology, which was developed by Facebook's Artificial Intelligence Research (FAIR) lab, a group
of 50 researchers led by Yann LeCun, an expert in a type
of machine learning called deep learning.
Dr Bawumia, last year, produced a document which he said was a copy
of the Togolese register and claimed that having
used the biometric
facial recognition technology, it was realised that there were some 76,000 persons who existed on Ghana's register
of voters as well as that
of Togo.
The app
uses a phone's camera and
facial recognition technology to measure the position
of the brush relative to the mouth.
Because
of increased
use of CCTV, images captured on mobile phones and automatic face
recognition technology, the comparison
of facial images to identify suspects has become an important source
of evidence.
The underlying
technology is
used in
facial recognition and other types
of image - based object
recognition applications.
Also in the spirit
of Women's Day, the charity Women's Aid launched an interactive billboard that
uses facial recognition technology to help «fade» the bruises on an image
of a woman's face.
The app
uses facial recognition technology to scour their database
of 350 million.
The identification devices offered
use a number
of different
technologies, such as Proximity cards, smart cards, swipe cards, PIN code pads and gaining more market acceptance are Biometric products like finger print,
facial recognition and Iris scanning for higher security sites.
Subaru calls its DriverFocus a «state
of the art, segment - first» safety system that
uses facial recognition technology in the 2019 Subaru Forester to watch for signs
of driver fatigue or distraction and works with the company's EyeSight active safety suite to reduce the chance
of a crash.
The Petco Foundation's investments in Rehome by Adopt-A-Pet.com helps individuals find adopters directly for pets needing to be rehomed and FindingRover.com seeks to create a national pet lost and found database through the
use of groundbreaking pet
facial recognition technology.
Built - in games and applications include Mii Maker ™, which
uses facial recognition technology to create a Mii ™ character that looks just like you; Face Raiders ™, which requires you to shoot at comical depictions
of your own face as well as others around you; AR Games ™, which superimpose graphics and animations on the real world
using the included AR Cards; and Nintendo 3DS Sound, which lets you listen to MP3 or AAC music files, or make your own recordings and play with them
using fun filters.
Finally, Ed Atkins's solo show
of videos at the still - under - construction Gavin Brown space in Harlem puts forth a futuristic kind
of portraiture that's as raw as its setting, even if it's ultra-sophisticated in its
use of facial -
recognition and motion - capture
technologies.
Occupying its own cavelike room in the gallery, which the viewer is encouraged to enter alone, this animatronic sculpture — a buxom blonde woman in a green witch's mask who dances to pop songs while facing a mirror, all the while
using facial -
recognition technology to follow your eyes — forms the headline - grabbing core
of Jordan Wolfson's debut at the blue - chip Chelsea gallery.
An avid reader
of science journals, the New York - based artist began closely following the upswing in
facial recognition technology across the economic and security apparatus, from the first mugshots to Facebook's DeepFace, one
of many commercial
technologies that may one day be
used to geo - locate people in order to advertise and sell things to them at a level
of micro-triangulation that would make Orwell's 1984 seem tame.
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.
Instead
of using standard versions
of facial recognition technology from the 1990s up to 2000, Harvey
used deep neural networks that in controlled test environments have a 99 percent accuracy rate, though in «Hansel & Gretel» that rate falls far lower.
Stop the Cyborgs says that it isn't calling for a total ban on Glass and any similar
technology, but is advocating that lawmakers and makers
of the device guarantee that it won't be
used in conjunction with a
facial recognition system; that a do - not - track system is put into place; and that the data will be encrypted «so that it is impossible for it to be data - mined, made available to security services or
used for commercial purposes.»
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).
Microsoft's Project Oxford's work, along with Apple's recent acquisition
of Emotient, have triggered recent buzz around
facial recognition technology, while MediaCom's announcement that they would
use emotional tracking via
facial detection in planning suggests that this is more than buzz.
The
facial recognition technology that is part
of Microsoft Project Oxford also can be
used in plenty
of other ways, such as grouping collections
of photos based on the faces
of people that appear in them.
The system today is designed to
use a combination
of technologies, including
facial recognition, to identify shoppers during their session, but in the future this could be connected to their past sales history to make personalized recommendations.
...
use of facial recognition to unlock its iPhone X may open the gates for developers champing at the bit to bring the
technology to the Android world.
On the front, the most striking change on the OnePlus 6 will be the addition
of a notch, which the parent company is going to
use in an attempt to reach a higher screen - to - body ratio and possibly to offer additional
technology, such as improved
facial recognition.
Forty percent
of the U.S. iOS users who participated in a survey conducted last month said it was unlikely they would
use facial recognition as a payment security
technology, Juniper Research found.
While Synaptics acknowledges that Face ID is critical step forward for
facial recognition technology, it can't match the ease
of use of placing your finger on your phone.
Called Photo Magic, the new feature
uses facial recognition technology to find photos
of your friends in your camera roll.
In February
of 2017, Apple purchased RealFace, a cybersecurity and machine learning company that specializes in
facial recognition technology, which could potentially be
used for future augmented reality features.
I plan to follow up with Apple to find out more about how it plans to protect the data
of customers who decide to
use the latest generation
of iPhone's
facial recognition technology.
However, OnePlus»
use of its Face Unlock feature landed the company in somewhat lukewarm water, since a firm that specializes in
facial recognition and biometric authentication
technology accused OnePlus
of infringing on at least one
of its patents.
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.
«However, according to our estimates, close to 60 %
of all smartphones with
facial recognition, will
use 3D
technology in 2020.
This new
technology will primarily be
used for
facial recognition to ensure top -
of - the - line security.
While its possible that Apple could expand the
use of the 3D scanner in future projects, the
technology will only debut with one primary purpose at launch: unlocking the iPhone via
facial recognition.
Facebook says that it will soon
use the same
facial recognition technology to alert users when someone else uploads a photo
of them as their profile picture.
«The privacy issues around
of the
use of very sophisticated
facial recognition technology for unlocking the phone have been overblown.
News
of Samsung
using 3D
facial recognition technology surfaced after the announcement and release
of the iPhone X, which features Face ID as its sole biometrics option.
Although this invention can confirm that Apple is working on a feature that would allow
facial recognition using the iPhone 8, it does not state the practical
use of this
technology.
Cisive's IDVerity is a real - time identity authentication solution that
uses state -
of - the - art forensic document authentication and
facial recognition technology.