Facebook announced that it will shut down the social service’s facial-recognition system, and as part of that will delete more than 1 billion people’s individual facial-recognition templates. For more ...

Facebook and Instagram have a problem. Well, they have many, many problems, but one of the ones they feel like addressing is “celeb-bait ads and impersonation.” According to a new post from parent ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — Unlocking your Facebook account is a chore, and that is putting it nicely, but new facial recognition technology may make it easier. Meta says it’s testing facial ...

Facial recognition systems are flawed and biased. Police departments are using them anyway.

Facebook's facial recognition research project, DeepFace (yes really), is now very nearly as accurate as the human brain. DeepFace can look at two photos, and irrespective of lighting or angle, can ...

Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. agreed Tuesday to a record $1.4 billion settlement with the state of Texas over allegations the social media site had collected facial recognition information on ...

Meta has agreed to pay $1.4 billion to Texas to settle a lawsuit alleging Facebook previously captured biometric data from users without their consent, the state attorney general’s office announced ...

ORLEANS POLICE CATCH FUGITIVES, STOP CRIME TRACK AND TERROR SUSPECTS IN REAL TIME. BUT TODAY, THAT ALERT SYSTEM IS SILENT TO NOPD. CASSIE SCHERM INVESTIGATES WHY IT WAS PAUSED AND WHAT THE CITY MAY BE ...

AUSTIN, Texas -- Officials said Tuesday that Meta has agreed to a $1.4 billion settlement with Texas in a privacy lawsuit over allegations that the tech giant used users' biometric data without their ...

U.K. police have experimented with the use of facial recognition technology on live surveillance video in public areas, as seen in this photo. In the U.S., police departments are also embracing the ...