Amazon and Ring seek dismissal of Familiar Faces biometric privacy lawsuit
Amazon and Ring are asking a federal judge to dismiss a proposed class action over Ring’s controversial Familiar Faces facial…
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Meta’s smart glasses privacy defense falters when AI can use camera without recording light
Meta has spent months defending its rapidly expanding line of AI glasses by pointing to a small white light. The…
Norway targets facial recognition in smart glasses as privacy concerns grow
Norway is moving to regulate smart glasses, including a possible ban on facial recognition, as the controversial technology seeks a…
How domestic technology is normalizing biometric surveillance
What new device is this describing? – “The [Pro] has radar-based motion tracking, which gives you a trace of a…
Meta smart glasses patent reignites facial recognition debate
Meta’s latest smart glasses patent offers a glimpse of a future in which cameras do more than record what their…
Apple eyes facial recognition for smart home hub
Apple is reportedly developing a Siri-powered smart home hub that uses facial recognition to identify household members and display personalized…
Apple bets on privacy to distinguish smart glasses from Meta: report
Apple is betting that privacy protections can distinguish its smart glasses from Meta’s camera-equipped eyewear. According to Bloomberg, the company…
Wearable AI brings new promise and new risks to emergency response
A new report from the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) makes an expansive case for wearable AI in emergency…
3D contactless fingerprint biometrics shrink toward smartphone-ready format
MetaOptics is embarking on shrinking biometric sensors as it unveils plans to build an ultra‑compact optical module for 3D, non‑contact…
Ring expands ‘Search Party’ function from lost dogs to broader surveillance
The Ring home security ecosystem is at the center of a privacy and surveillance debate after internal communications, a controversial…
