Tag: Facial recognition

IBM terminates facial recognition, calls for better reforms

The company will stop offering facial recognition software and opposes any use of such technology for purposes of mass surveillance and racial profiling.

June 9, 2020

The Known Face

The use of facial recognition technology, in its present form, is not in conformity with the right of privacy. With the people becoming aware that they are under constant watch and are being photographed, it may also be a blow to fundamental rights and particularly Article 19 of the Constitution. Since all biometrics including facial data are of a sensitive nature, some basic rules are required to be followed in respect of the usage of facial recognition technology. These safeguards are unavailable. Where the future of human beings is at stake, we have to exercise a certain degree of restraint and caution, giving full respect to the Constitutional norms.

February 9, 2020

Tilt of head can boost social engagement: Study

Using eye-tracking technology, the researchers found that people tend to look first at whichever eye is higher.

December 30, 2018

Apple gets patent for Face ID on Mac

The patent granted to Apple on Tuesday suggests that the computer may apply a face detection algorithm at step 92 in order to detect the subject's face.

August 8, 2018

Brain learns to recognise faces through repeated exposure

Regions of the brain that are key to facial recognition form only through experience, says a new study that casts doubt on the longstanding belief that the ability to recognise faces must be innate for people and other primates. The study, published in the journal Nature Neuroscience, showed that those brain regions for social recognition...

September 6, 2017

iPhone 8 may drop ‘Touch ID’, to have facial recognition system

iPhone users may soon unlock their smartphones through facial recognition, with an Apple expert predicting that the technology giant would drop the 'Touch ID' fingerprint sensor in the upcoming iPhone 8. Amid speculation on where Apple would place the fingerprint sensor on iPhone 8 which is expected to have a full-screen OLED display, KGI Securities...

July 4, 2017

Chinese airlines introduces facial recognition

China Southern Airlines became the country's first carrier to use facial recognition at an airport in Nanyang city, Henan province, an official said on Thursday. The technology was put into use on Wednesday at the Jiangying Airport, reports Xinhua news agency. Passengers did not have to get a boarding pass at check-in, as cameras verified...

June 29, 2017

Facial recognition tech helps diagnose rare genetic disease

Researchers have successfully used a facial recognition software to diagnose a rare, genetic disease that mainly affects children of African, Asian and Latin American descent, paving the way for physicians to diagnose the disease by snapping a photo. The technology used to diagnose the disease, 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, also known as DiGeorge syndrome and velocardiofacial...

March 24, 2017