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Vuzix adds facial recognition tech to its smart glasses

Vuzix, which develops smart glasses and augmented reality technology for enterprises, has announced the creation of a ‘fully autonomous’ face recognition system aimed at helping police officers to identify people

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San Francisco becomes first US city to ban facial recognition surveillance technology

San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors has just passed the Stop Secret Surveillance Ordinance, which will ban city use of facial recognition surveillance technology by government entities. The ordinance, which was

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Amazons facial recognition tool mixes up members of Congress with criminals

Rekognition, a facial surveillance product owned by Amazon and sold to web developers, falsely identified 28 members of Congress as police suspects in a test carried out by the American

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SoftBanks Vision Fund set to invest $1bn in Chinese AI startup

SenseTime Group, a Chinese facial recognition technology startup, is set to receive almost $1bn (£766m) in investment from SoftBank Groups Vision Fund. According to Bloomberg, which cited people familiar with

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UK biometrics firm launches ‘selfie-driven’ healthcare in Nigeria

UK-based biometrics platform SmilePass has partnered with Kwara State in Nigeria to launch a universal health insurance program aimed at helping to bring primary medical care to the rural state’s

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Facebook is using GDPR as a means to bring facial recognition back to Europe

Facebook is using the implementation of the general data protection regulation (GDPR) in Europe to reintroduce facial recognition technology, with an eye on collecting more user data in spite of

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