Amazon's Ring sued over facial recognition feature, latest privacy concern for doorbell makerA Virginia resident is suing Amazon for privacy violations, alleging its Ring doorbell cameras, specifically the "Familiar Faces" feature, ...
02 Jun, 2026, 05.01 PM IST
Guns, drones & algos: War gets smarter, faster & uncomfortably less humanArtificial intelligence is revolutionizing global warfare. Nations are significantly increasing AI spending for defense. This technology en...
27 Apr, 2026, 04.01 PM IST
Delhi Police to deploy AI-enabled smart glasses with facial recognition for Republic Day securityDelhi Police will use smart glasses with facial recognition for Republic Day security. These AI-enabled devices will scan faces in crowds a...
21 Jan, 2026, 05.27 PM IST
Guns 'n groceries: Vending machines selling ammunition debut in 3 US statesAmerican Rounds' ammo vending machines, using AI for verification, are in AL, TX, OK. CEO Grant Magers started in grocery stores. The ATF r...
13 Jul, 2024, 07.24 PM IST
Bankrupt US pharmacy chain Rite Aid banned from using AI facial recognitionRite Aid deployed artificial intelligence-based facial recognition technology from 2012 to 2020 to identify shoplifters but the company fal...
20 Dec, 2023, 08.59 AM IST
Delhi Police to deploy AI-based facial recognition system to identify any suspect in the G20 crowdThe Delhi Police have upgraded their AI-based facial recognition system ahead of the G20 Summit. The system now has improved accuracy, with...
05 Sep, 2023, 12.59 PM IST
Tirupati Temple to start facial recognition tech for devotees. How it works?"TTD is set to introduce facial recognition technology on an experimental basis at Vaikuntam 2 and AMS systems from March 1 onwards," said ...
23 Feb, 2023, 04.02 PM IST
Delhi Police’s facial recognition tech at 80% accuracy, stokes privacy concerns again!The accuracy rates of facial-recognition software can go as high as 99.97% in ideal conditions. In 2019, Delhi Police had reported accuracy...
16 Aug, 2022, 01.33 PM IST
Scandal-hit Facebook ends long-criticised facial recognition system over privacy fears, to delete scan data of billion peopleThe feature would automatically identify people who appeared in users' digital photos.
03 Nov, 2021, 12.58 PM IST
Facebook to shut down facial recognition tool citing societal concernsFacebook says it will delete "facial recognition templates" of more than 1 billion people. The removal will roll out globally and is expect...
03 Nov, 2021, 09.43 AM IST
After a 2-year battle with activists, Amazon pauses police use of facial recognition techThe death of George Floyd has fanned worries that facial recognition would be used unfairly against protesters.
11 Jun, 2020, 04.22 PM IST
IBM drops facial recognition software amid racial profiling concerns"IBM firmly opposes and will not condone uses of any technology, including facial recognition technology offered by other vendors, for mass...
09 Jun, 2020, 09.17 PM IST
Delhi violence: Over 1900 faces recognised through facial recognition, says Amit Shah"Till today, over 1,900 faces have been recognized by Facial Recognition software inciting violence. These people were involved in arson an...
13 Mar, 2020, 10.41 AM IST
Activists rally against ‘illegal’ surveillance of CAA protestsAsk Delhi Police to halt use of facial recognition tech to identify demonstrators, point to unlawful use of drones. The officer, however, i...
31 Dec, 2019, 08.26 AM IST
For your eyes only: Pixel 4's security glitch unlocks phone even when owner is sleepingThe glitch is likely to be fixed by an upcoming software update.
31 Oct, 2019, 06.10 PM IST
Hyderabad police to procure 'facial recognition software' to track criminalsThe software will help the police identify the accused and suspects, instantly by matching them with a data bank of photographs of known of...
06 May, 2015, 12.04 PM IST
Aerocity hotels told to install facial recognition softwareHotels at the hospitality district near the Delhi airport are now installing facial recognition software in line with the latest addition i...
20 Nov, 2014, 03.18 AM IST