These are external links and will open in a new window Facebook has started asking European and Canadian users to let it use facial recognition technology to identify them in photos and videos. Facebook originally began face-matching users outside Canada ... ( read original story ...)
Facebook brings back its controversial facial recognition feature to Europe after closing it in 2012
Facebook is bringing its facial recognition technology back to Europe, even after agreeing with regulators to drop the feature nearly six years ago. The social network outlined a number of measures it would be rolling out to comply with the General Data ... ( read original story ...)
Facebook’s Facial Recognition Tech Leads To Class-Action Lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) — A U.S. federal judge ruled on Monday that Facebook Inc must face a class action lawsuit alleging that the social network unlawfully used a facial recognition process on photos without user permission. The ruling adds to the ... ( read original story ...)
Philly rated most facial hair friendly city
Is Philly the City of Beardly Love? With its new ranking as the number one most facial hair friendly city across the nation, it appears this would be true. In partnership with market research firm ORC International, men’s grooming company Wahl carried ... ( read original story ...)
Edmonton police officer faces disciplinary hearing over allegations of racism, punching suspect
Medical records show El Hallak, 52, suffered multiple facial fractures and nerve damage to his face, hand and wrist. He was initially charged with impaired driving, refusing to take a breathalyzer and obstructing a police officer, but the Crown later ... ( read original story ...)
Facebook to start asking permission for facial recognition in GDPR push
Photograph: Jeff Chiu/AP Facebook has started to seek explicit consent from users for targeted advertising, storage of sensitive information, and – for the first time in the EU – application of facial recognition technology as the European general data ... ( read original story ...)
The best natural beauty products that actually work
There's no doubt about it, natural beauty has finally won it's place on our beauty shelves. Flashback to ten years ago, organic or green beauty was something only for the super earthy types and involved making your own beeswax and slapping a self-made ... ( read original story ...)
Is this the bathroom of the future? China reveals high-tech restrooms with Wi-Fi, ATMs and facial recognition to flush out toilet paper thieves
China is in the midst of a 'toilet revolution'. The effort, which began in 2015 and is spearheaded by President Xi Jinping, brings a slew of cutting edge technologies to public restrooms across the country, including turbo toilets, Wi-Fi, television ... ( read original story ...)
Facial recognition technology spots wanted man in crowd of 60,000 Chinese concert-goers
Police in China have reportedly used facial recognition technology to pick out one man in a crowd of 60,000 concert-goers. The 31-year-old, identified only as Mr Ao, was taken by surprise when he was arrested in his seat during a concert by Hong Kong pop ... ( read original story ...)