Free facial recognition up to snuff with specialist options
Research has shown that freely available facial recognition search engines used by popular social networks like Facebook are as reliable…
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Facebook to remove biometric facial recognition for European users
The Irish privacy regulator said late last week that Facebook had agreed to remove biometric facial recognition data collected from…
Germany re-opens Facebook biometric probe
German data privacy authorities have re-opened a probe into Facebook and its use of biometric facial recognition technology to determine…
U.S. Senate to examine privacy and facial recognition technology
On Wednesday, July 18, Senator Al Franken, the chairman of the Judiciary Committee’s subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law,…
Facebook completes Face.com acquisition
Facebook has made it official and has purchased Face.com. Face.com announced the acquisition on its blog today, saying that collaboration…
Facebook’s Biometric Facial Recognition Feature Comes Under Fire
Facebook’s facial recognition feature has come under fire from Irish regulators and now Germany as well. However, the German privacy…
Facebook in talks to buy Face.com
According to media reports, Facebook is now in negotiations to purchase Face.com. Sources expect the social media giant to purchase…
Biometrics will Challenge the Security and Privacy of Social Networking
Privacy protection will become increasingly critical once biometrics are integrated into personal computing profiles. Currently, biometrics are mostly the domain…
