Simgapore is set to become the first in the world to use facial verification for national identity cards, which will allow citizens to access private and government services.

Singapore becomes first to use facial verification in national ID

Tech giant Facebook has won preliminary approval from a federal court on Wednesday for settlement of a lawsuit that claimed it illegally collected and stored biometric data of millions of users without their consent.

Facebook wins preliminary approval to settle facial recognition lawsuit

Computer engineers in Chicago have developed a tool to protect one's online photos from facial recognition. In an attempt to foil facial recognition technologies, the researchers from the University of Chicago have has developed a tool that disguises photos with pixel-level changes that confuse facial recognition systems.

Engineers develop tool called 'Fawkes' to protect online photos from facial recognition

Facebook Inc raised its settlement offer by $100 million to $650 million related to a lawsuit that claimed it illegally collected and stored biometric data for millions of users without their consent.

Facebook agrees to pay $650M to settle facial recognition lawsuit

International Business Machines Corp disclosed on June 8 that it will no longer offer facial recognition or analysis software in a letter to Congress calling for new efforts to pursue justice and racial equity.

Decision amid US protests against racism: IBM out of facial recognition business

The European Commission has announced plans to ban the use of facial recognition in public areas for at least five years. According to the officials, regulators want to stop the technology from being misused, BBC reported.

European Union considering five-year ban on facial recognition technology at public places

According to a US government study, facial recognition systems can produce inaccurate results, especially for non-whites. The study by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) identified "false positives rates" for Asian and African American.

Racial bias found in facial recognition tools: US government study

The experiment was conducted discreetly. Between 2016 and 2018, two surveillance cameras were installed in the Kings Cross area of London to analyse and track passers-by using facial recognition technology.

Britain: Facial recognition makes subtle advance

Microsoft Corp has hired former US Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate whether the use of facial recognition technology developed by an Israeli startup it funded complies with its ethics principles, the company said on Friday.

Microsoft to probe work of Israeli facial recognition startup it funded

Beijing will use facial recognition tools to speed up security checks in the city's overcrowded metro, using a 'credit system' to sort passengers into different channels, state-run media reported on Wednesday.

Now, China eyes facial recognition tech for metro security

The Future Of Facial Recognition There was a time when we needed physical documents to even open a bank account. That has changed in the last few decades. Soon you could just pay with your face and nothing else. In China, payment via facial recognition is already happening. This report in Gravitas Future Feature charts the advancements in facial authentication technology.

Gravitas future feature: Soon, you could be paying with your face!

A lawsuit filed against Google by consumers who claimed the search engine's photo sharing and storage service violated their privacy was dismissed on Saturday by a US judge who cited a lack of "concrete injuries.

US judge dismisses suit vs Google over facial recognition software

Facebook users sued in 2015, alleging violations of an Illinois state law about the privacy of biometric information.

Facebook must face class action lawsuit for unlawfully using facial recognition: US judge

Police say the glasses will be used to screen fugitives and illegal travelers using false identities during the spring festival rush – one of the busiest travel periods in China

In China, these facial-recognition glasses are helping police to catch criminals

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