Face Recognition

Alibaba "Eliminates" Ethnic Tag That Identifies Uighur Muslims

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday December 18, 2020

Chinese tech giant Alibaba has sought to distance itself from a face-recognition software feature devised by its cloud computing unit that could help users to identify members of the country's Muslim Uighur minority.

Amazon Bans Police Use of Its Face Recognition for a Year

Associated Press | Thursday June 11, 2020

Amazon banned police use of its face-recognition technology for a year, making it the latest tech giant to step back from law-enforcement use of systems that have faced criticism for incorrectly identifying people with darker skin.

iPhone SE (2020) vs Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite: Price in India, Specifications Compared

Abhik Sengupta | Friday April 17, 2020

Here's a comparison between Apple iPhone SE (2020) and Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite. Prices in India, specifications and features of the two phones have been compared.

Facial Recognition Could Help Discover Fate of Holocaust Victims

Reuters | Wednesday January 22, 2020

An old photograph and modern face recognition technology could help two Israeli brothers find out how their father survived the Nazi Holocaust.

10 Tech and Privacy Hot Spots for 2020

Reuters | Monday December 30, 2019

From whether governments should use facial recognition for surveillance to what data Internet giants should be allowed to collect, 2019 was marked by a heated global debate around privacy and technology.

Facebook Built a Facial Recognition App That Let Employees Identify People: Report

Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday November 23, 2019

Facebook experimented with a face recognition app among its employees that allowed them to identify their colleagues and friends by pointing smartphone cameras at them.

IBM: Face Recognition Tech Should Be Regulated, Not Banned

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday November 6, 2019

IBM weighed in Tuesday on the policy debate over facial recognition technology, arguing against an outright ban but calling for "precision regulation" to protect privacy and civil liberties.

India Gets Ready for World's Biggest Face Recognition System

Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday October 22, 2019

With the tender submission date to procure the National Automated Facial Recognition System (AFRS) just 20 days away, India is closer to install worlds largest facial recognition system to track and nab criminals.

Facebook Rolls Out Face Recognition Feature, Kills Tagging Option

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday September 4, 2019

In a much-needed relief for 2.41 billion users, Facebook is rolling out Face recognition feature to all which will replace the earlier "Tag Suggestions" settings that notified you if someone uploaded a photo and automatically tagged you in it.

Facebook Brings Face Recognition to All Users, Discontinues 'Tag Suggestions'

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday September 4, 2019

Facebook is doing away with a "tag" suggestion setting in favour of an overall facial recognition setting.

Samsung Galaxy M40 Update Brings Camera and Face Recognition Improvements, June Patch

Tasneem Akolawala | Friday July 12, 2019

The changelog states that the update brings the June 2019 security patch, and improvements in performance of face recognition.

Teen Sues Apple For $1 Billion After Face Recognition Ties Him To Thefts

World News | Hamza Shaban, Meagan Flynn, The Washington Post | Wednesday April 24, 2019

An 18-year-old from New York is suing Apple for $1 billion, claiming that a facial recognition system at its stores falsely connected him to a series of thefts.

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Review

Jamshed Avari | Thursday April 25, 2019

Lenovo's top-of-the-line ThinkPad X1 Extreme is relatively portable for a 15-inch laptop, and offers great specifications that will do for work as well as entertainment.

Using Face Recognition, Telangana Police Find Girl Missing Since 2 Years

Telangana News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday February 17, 2019

With their face-recognition tool 'Darpan', Telangana police have managed to reunite a 7-year-old girl with her parents, two years after she went missing. The child had gone missing from Hyderabad and was found in Madhya Pradesh.

Using Face Recognition, Telangana Police Find Girl Missing Since 2 Years

Telangana News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday February 17, 2019

With their face-recognition tool 'Darpan', Telangana police have managed to reunite a 7-year-old girl with her parents, two years after she went missing. The child had gone missing from Hyderabad and was found in Madhya Pradesh.