Despite trying to assuage fears its new facial recognition technology, known as Face ID is safe and secure, Apple has received an inquiry from the U.S. Senate about just how safe it really is. In a letter addressed to Apple CEO Timothy D. Cook, Sen. ( read original story ...)
Facial recognition database ‘risks targeting innocent people’
The "rapid" growth of a police facial recognition database could lead to innocent people being unfairly targeted, a watchdog has warned. Biometrics Commissioner Paul Wiles said the Police National Database (PND) now had at least 19 million custody ... ( read original story ...)
iPhone X’s Face ID challenge: Getting you to trust it
That may take some convincing. Most people probably haven't been exposed to facial recognition technology in their daily lives. To the degree they're aware of it, they may well be suspicious after years of easily tricked facial recognition software and ... ( read original story ...)
Face masks: Why your skin needs a space-age beauty mask
Is your skin in need of a post-summer boost but your budget can't quite stretch to a professional facial? If so, this is the perfect time to try out one of this year's hottest beauty trends by treating yourself to a high-tech face mask. It's easy to write ... ( read original story ...)
Row over AI that ‘identifies gay faces’
A facial recognition experiment that claims to be able to distinguish between gay and heterosexual people has sparked a row between its creators and two leading LGBT rights groups. The Stanford University study claims its software recognises facial ... ( read original story ...)
Should you be worried about the iPhone X’s facial recognition?
Apple’s new iPhone X scans, stores and tracks your face with unprecedented detail and accuracy, using a unique array of cameras on the front of the phone. While it’s not the first phone to feature facial recognition, it is the first to use it as the ... ( read original story ...)
What Real Natural Beauty Brands Want You to Know About Big Beauty
Natural beauty. Green beauty. Clean beauty. Nontoxic beauty. Whatever you prefer to call cosmetics and personal care products made without harmful ingredients, this market has come a long way in the past decade. Not only are the green beauty products of ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Apple may bring facial recognition to mainstream
CUPERTINO, Calif. — The Latest on the Apple event at its headquarters in California (all times local): 1:40 p.m. Apple watchers say the company's new Face ID technology could help revolutionize facial recognition and bring it to the mainstream. ( read original story ...)
How Apple is bringing us into the age of facial recognition whether we’re ready or not
A whiff of dystopian creepiness has long wafted in the air whenever facial recognition has come up. Books, movies and television shows have portrayed the technology as mainly a tool of surveillance and social control — aimed by unseen others at you, for ... ( read original story ...)