Facial recognition systems can be considered a controversial technology. On the one hand, this technology affects people’s privacy. On the other hand, it assists in preventing or detecting violence.

Facial recognition algorithms are getting better at recognizing faces in masks, according to data published on Tuesday by the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST). Drawing on ...

In many cases, the standards around how law enforcement officials use facial recognition are minimal—in others, they are not enforced. Most police departments are not required to report when the ...

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is piloting facial recognition technologies that can see through face masks with a "promising" level of accuracy, meaning that travelers could end up ...

How Accurate is Facial Recognition? In ideal conditions, facial recognition systems can have near-perfect accuracy. Verification algorithms used to match subjects to clear reference images (like a ...

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Face masks are breaking some of the most commonly used facial recognition algorithms, according to a new study from US government agency NIST (the National Institute of Standards and Technology).

Security System with Face Recognition, SMS Alert and Embedded ... If others enter the place without access using some other means, then the system ... The face recognition is done using PCA algorithm.

Researchers have demonstrated that they can fool a modern face recognition system into seeing someone who isn’t there. A team from the cybersecurity firm McAfee set up the attack against a ...

An investigation published this week in the Washington Post details how police across the U.S. are using flawed AI facial recognition systems to ... 189 facial recognition algorithms from 99 ...