Police might be violating the Constitution when they face-scan crowds — really
It is possible to dismiss attorney Clare Garvie as an alarmist when she says use of facial recognition by law enforcement…
Articles By Jim Nash
Jim Nash is a business journalist. His byline has appeared in The New York Times, Investors Business Daily, Robotics Business Review and other publications. You can find Jim on LinkedIn.
Bootstrapping a global AI training dataset for the visually impaired
A Microsoft-funded research project is preparing to expand an AI program intended to help blind people and those with low…
Body area sensor network debuts with direct-to-skin application
An on-body printed health sensor network that is applied without heat and could deliver more precise biometrics has been demonstrated…
A year later and UK passport biometric face scan system still favors white males
Almost a year to the day after media stories questioned bias in UK biometric face scanning systems, it appears little…
UK combines surveillance, biometrics commissions but there are questions
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson says less is more when it comes to regulating biometrics and surveillance camera activity, but…
Alexa can’t understand what kids today are saying, either
Much work needs to be done if biometric systems are to accurately recognize the voices of children, according to Clarkson…
Digital IDs for refugees sound good, but what good could they really do?
Cynics expect the worst in human endeavors, while anyone involved in a refugee crisis has witnessed the worst of human…
Digital ID a surprising, qualified success for women in Afghanistan
The World Bank, intent on pushing efforts in Afghanistan to provide legal identification for women as well as men, is…
Consumers? Engineers? Policy makers? Who should make data privacy more rational?
Insurance. The industry that profits by selling an expensive service only to charge more once a buyer uses the service,…
Study tests if smartwatch biometrics could spot early COVID-19 clues
Fans of siccing biometrics on COVID-19 have another possible solution. Purdue University is studying the possibility that an AI-enabled smartwatch…
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