Adversarial image attacks could spawn new biometric presentation attacks
New research conducted by the University of Adelaide, South Australia, and spotted by Unite.AI has unveiled new security risks connected…
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Meta to delete Facebook facial recognition dataset, turn off features
Facebook’s facial recognition tools are being shut down and a database of a billion face biometric templates deleted, Meta VP…
Facebook wants to turbo-charge smart glasses. Researcher wonders if it can do it right
A computer security and privacy researcher who also is an investor in augmented reality took a look at Facebook’s latest…
Circular AI firing squad: Fighting AI bias with fake faces may pose real privacy risks
The problems with fake faces are so complex that some solutions just create more problems. Researchers in Switzerland, for example,…
Microsoft demonstrates facial analysis in the wild using just synthetic data
Microsoft has published a research paper demonstrating that it is possible to train facial analysis algorithms just using synthetic data,…
Image-modifying attacks can be foiled, making facial recognition more reliable — researchers
An AI training technique effective at thwarting adversarial attacks that could have fatal results in autonomous vehicles also makes it…
One biometric data privacy case dismissed, two more pared back by judges
The ground under lawsuits alleging violations of Illinois’ landmark biometric privacy law shifted slightly this week after developments in three…
Ethically developing sets for face biometrics demands a community approach
In the physical world, events flow in one direction. A hiker is bitten by a snake, gets medical attention and…
India trials biometric boarding; new study evaluates facial recognition accuracy for Indian faces
Six Indian airports are trialing facial recognition technology for biometric boarding while Indian researchers have re-run large-scale tests that proved…
Amazon sees profit in your palmprint. Opponents see harmful surveillance capitalism
Days after privacy advocates asked the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to ban surveillance capitalism, particularly as practiced by Amazon, comes…
