Facebook is ending use of facial recognition software, the company said in a blog post Tuesday, a major move by a Silicon Valley giant to step away from the controversial tech.

Some applications of facial recognition that can lead to discrimination should be banned altogether, according to Europe's human rights watchdog, following months of deliberation on how to best ...

Facial recognition technology has allowed police departments across the U.S. to compare the faces of criminal suspects against social media photos, driver's licenses and mug shots. But the tech has ...

The groups protesting the use of the technology are calling for Major League Baseball and other sports leagues to stop using it. “It’s one thing to use facial recognition on your own iPhone ...

Parents and educators have found it valuable. Smithsonian unveils game-changing app making surprising use of face recognition ...

Google can use facial recognition when you upload photos. This allows it to let you search through thousands of images for a specific person. Luckily, there is a way to shut this feature off.

Most departmental searches are done via the Northeast Ohio Regional Fusion Center, an interagency intelligence group. The center’s policy on facial recognition, is one of just a few in the area.

Facebook parent company Meta Platforms Inc. will start using facial recognition technology to crack down on scams that use pictures of celebrities to look more legitimate, a strategy referred to ...

Right now, law enforcement officers can use facial recognition technology to look at things like surveillance video, then search for suspects based on their physical characteristics. That can bring up ...

Rite Aid has agreed to a five-year ban from using facial recognition technology after the Federal Trade Commission found that the chain falsely accused customers of crimes and unfairly targeted ...