Facial Recognition
DMV Employees Have Been Accused of Collaborating With ICE. This Isn't the First Time.
This week, public records revealed how ICE has scanned facial data from millions of driver's license photos. But the agency's collaboration with state DMVs might go deeper.
What Can We Learn From a Flawed Live Facial Recognition Experiment?
Facial recognition technology can be used to prevent criminal activity. But, in London, one study shows the police system gets it wrong 81 percent of the time.
The Data Breach on the Border Raises Concerns About a 'Smart Wall'
Hackers got access to photos of border crossers and their license plates this week, raising questions about border authorities' plans to collect reams of sensitive biometric information.
New Tech Is Fundamentally Changing the Power Balance Between Police and the Public
The NYC subway saboteur gazed into the surveillance state. What looked back?
San Francisco Is Voting Today to Ban the City's Use of Facial Recognition Technology
The vote comes amid concerns that the technology violates civil liberties and is subject to racial biases.
Why You're Able to Spot a Friend in a Crowd
And how new research on this common phenomenon will be used to improve controversial facial-recognition technology.
Face to Face With More Electronic Privacy Concerns
As facial recognition on the fly becomes more and more possible, are there any uses that don't send chills up the spines of civil libertarians?