Rite Aid banned from using AI facial recognition
By Eric Beech WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Bankrupt U.S. pharmacy chain Rite Aid will be prohibited from using facial recognition technology for surveillance purposes for five years to settle U.S. Federal…
Privacy group challenges Ryanair’s use of facial recognition
By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) – Digital rights group NOYB on Thursday filed a complaint against Ryanair, alleging that the airline is violating customers’ data protection rights by using facial…
Cap-able and AI: Protects Wearers from Facial Recognition Technology
Italian fashion start-up, Cap-able, has recently launched a collection of knitted clothing that uses artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to protect the wearer’s biometric data from facial recognition software. Using Clothing…
Australian retailers: the use of facial recognition
Three major retailers in Australia are using facial recognition technology, often without shoppers realizing it Major Australian retailers Kmart, Bunnings, and The Good Guys use facial recognition technology in stores,…
Instagram uses facial recognition to verify the age of minors
Meta has launched a new method that not everyone likes A video selfie that uses facial recognition ensures that users meet the minimum requirements to sign up on Instagram. This…
Security vs Privacy, the problem of facial recognition systems
Security and the protection of personal data are the two poles on which the game of video surveillance is played out, a hot topic at the centre of debate in…
Facebook to shut down its facial recognition software
Facebook services that rely on face recognition systems will be removed over the coming weeks Facebook few weeks ago announced its plans to shut down the facial recognition program and…
Meta cannot delay US FTC from reopening privacy probe, court says
By Mike Scarcella and David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Meta Platforms cannot delay the U.S. Federal Trade Commission from reopening a probe into alleged privacy failures by its Facebook unit…
Paris 2024 Olympics, the technology that will make them safe
Complicated days in the organisation of the Paris 2024 Olympics. In recent weeks, a computer with relevant content and information on the municipality’s security plan for the upcoming Olympic Games…
The most in-demand tech professions in 2024
Tech professions 2024: Instability is at the heart of tech, with innovations constantly changing the interplay of roles and skills. The past two years have been particularly volatile, with rising interest…