Schiphol starts with new test for boarding with facial recognition
Schiphol has started a new test in which travellers can have their faces scanned before boarding the plane. That's what NU.nl reports. In 2017, a facial recognition test was also carried out. Then passengers could register and check in at the gate.
The trial is specific to travelers of airline Cath... Read more
“Face Recognition Amazon doesn’t work as well as claimed.
A study by MIT shows that Amazon's facial recognition software seems to be biased against women with dark skin tones. It also turned out that the software had more difficulty distinguishing between men and women than similar Microsoft and IBM techniques.
This is the conclusion of a study published b... Read more
Rejected Google’s facial recognition lawsuit
A lawsuit brought against Google by users who found that the company was invading their privacy by using facial recognition technology was dismissed by an American court. Judge Edmond E. Chang found that there was no concrete damage to the plaintiffs.
That's what press agency Bloomberg writes in a m... Read more
Google does not sell facial recognition technology until it is regulated
Google Cloud will not offer facial recognition APIs commercially until important technical and political issues have been resolved. In a blog post, the Internet giant explains to what extent the company is now using the facial recognition technology it has developed.
Like many multi-application tec... Read more
Microsoft comes up with code of conduct for facial recognition technology
This summer, Microsoft boss Brad Smith called on governments to take a closer look at how facial recognition technology is being implemented. This week there's another call from Smith. This time he calls on companies to adopt a code of conduct with which they will then regulate themselves.
That's wh... Read more
Schiphol wants to carry out more facial recognition tests in 2019
Next year, Schiphol wants to further expand its facial recognition tests, says De Telegraaf. The airport states that the tests at the gate last year have succeeded. In 2019, these tests will have to be extended and facial recognition will be used much more widely.
The airport hopes that the new tec... Read more
Microsoft calls for regulation of facial recognition technology
Legislation is needed on facial recognition technology. Otherwise, the world threatens to change into a Nineteen Eighty-Four-like scenario that George Orwell sketched so beautifully in his 1949 dystopia. Microsofts calls in Brad Smith during the WebSummit in Lisbon, Portugal.
The way in which compan... Read more
Microsoft and NAB come up with an ATM that works with facial recognition
Microsoft and NAB are testing biometric technology to make passless ATMs possible. Facial recognition would allow customers to withdraw money from their account. The first tests are already taking place with the equipment, which should reduce the risk of fraud.
The National Australia Bank (NAB) is i... Read more
Fujitsu develops rapid identification technology through the combination of facial and palm recognition
Fujitsu has developed a new payment method that works not only without a card, but also without touching it. The non-contact technology can identify a person by means of the palm of the hand and facial recognition. According to the Japanese company, this will accelerate the development of a moneyles... Read more
“IBM made for police New York facial recognition system that can profile ethnically.
Three months ago, the American Civil Liberties Union revealed that web giant Amazon facial recognition technology in the United States had delivered to certain police departments. Today, it appears that IBM has worked with the New York City Police Department to develop a system that allows the polic... Read more