Category: Facial Recognition

Clearview AI awarded US patent for facial recognition platform

Jorge Gonzalez
Facial recognition - Patent Approved

The controversial company’s capabilities for gathering and matching images earned its first patent. Clearview AI, leading company and facial recognition platform has now been awarded a US patent for that platform’s capacity to gather and match images. The company has become the leader in its field, providing reliable photo identification technology. The Clearview AI photo identification platform in receipt of the patent managed to perform almost flawlessly in the recent Facial Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT) from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The patent was for the “Methods…

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IRS facial recognition strategy under fire from cybersecurity advocates

Stephanie Beck
Facial recognition - IRS

Privacy and security advocates have heavily criticized the intention to use ID.me software. The IRS has been encouraging Americans to begin the use of a facial recognition login service. It requires people to submit photos of themselves to a third-party company in order to use it. Privacy and cybersecurity experts have heavily criticized the program over a range of concerns. Independent investigative reporter Brian Krebs initially spotted and flagged this news. Since then, privacy and cybersecurity experts have heavily criticized the facial recognition strategy. Those advocates say that the program…

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South Korea to use facial recognition with artificial intelligence for COVID-19 tracking

Sam Lambert
Facial recognition - woman's face

The country intends to roll out a pilot program that will use thousands of Seoul’s CCTV cameras. South Korea has announced that it plans to launch a pilot program using facial recognition in combination with artificial intelligence (AI) and thousands of the CCTV cameras throughout Seoul for the purpose of enhancing COVID-19 tracking. The country is moving forward with the pilot project despite concerns regarding people’s privacy. The Bucheon-based project is nationally funded and is taking place in one of the most densely populated cities in the country. Bucheon is…

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Clearview AI is approaching patenting its facial recognition tech in the United States

John Montgallo
Facial recognition - Camera - tech

The company has drawn substantial controversy over its social media image scraping activities. Clearview AI is a step closer to receiving a US patent for its controversial facial recognition technology, according to a recent Politico report. The company received a “notice of allowance” from the US Patent and Trademark Office. The US Patent and Trademark Office has reportedly issued a “notice of allowance” to Clearview AI. That notice means that once Clearview AI pays the necessary administration fees, it will receive official patent approval for its facial recognition technology. The…

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Eurostar launches biometric facial recognition trial at London station

Stephanie Beck
Facial recognition - St Pancras International station

The technology is being tested at the St. Pancras International station on passengers traveling to and from Europe. Eurostar has announced that it is starting the trial of a new biometric facial recognition technology on passengers traveling to and from Europe from St Pancras International station in London. The tech will provide passengers with the opportunity to use the SmartCheck lane. Passengers traveling through the station will be able to use the biometric facial recognition system in the SmartCheck lane to complete their pre-departure checks for their ticket and passport.…

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