The Capture season three: experts in facial recognition and AI decipher the fact from the fiction

It is not feasible, nor indeed ethical, to run a facial recognition system against all images on the internet.

Iran acquired Russian facial recognition software to use during protests, Le Monde reports

Iran purchased the Russian facial recognition system FindFace through front companies in 2019-2021 and used it to identify ...
Biometric Update

Iran’s authorities using NtechLab’s live facial recognition to crush dissent

The LFR system not only identifies individuals based on their face biometrics, but is part of a platform that also connects them to their friends and family.

Meta Considers Adding Facial Recognition To Its Smart Glasses

Meta is weighing a facial recognition add-on for smart glasses; the feature is called Name Tag, raising stalking and data ...
Biometric Update

Milwaukee cop’s misuse of Flock ALPR undercuts case for facial recognition use

The debate over whether police in Milwaukee should be allowed to use facial recognition or join Biometrica’s network has ...
techtimes

Facial‑Recognition Smart Locks 2026: How 3D Face Unlock Door Lock Systems Beat Spoofing

Learn how facial‑recognition smart locks 2026 use 3D face unlock door lock systems, anti‑spoofing facial recognition security, liveness detection, and biometric smart lock encrypted access logs to ...
Wisconsin Watch

Milwaukee law enforcement faces growing scrutiny around facial recognition technology use

Residents and others are still raising concerns over the potential use of the controversial technology. The Milwaukee Police Department says it no longer plans to use the technology and also ...

DHS, ICE Facial Recognition Tools Accused of Patent Infringement

Facial recognition and license plate reading tools that Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other Department of Homeland Security personnel are using in sweeps infringe five patents owned by a ...
WESH

Central Florida man wrongly arrested after Orlando police used facial recognition

TONIGHT, BRAND NEW INFORMATION IN A WESH TWO INVESTIGATES EXCLUSIVE AND THE SEARCH FOR ANSWERS ON HOW A CENTRAL FLORIDA MAN WAS ARRESTED LAST YEAR FOR CRIMES HE DID NOT COMMIT. WE’VE NOW LEARNED ...
The New York Times

Meta Plans to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Its Smart Glasses

In an internal memo last year, Meta said the political tumult in the United States would distract critics from the feature’s release. By Kashmir Hill Kalley Huang and Mike Isaac Kashmir Hill reported ...
KXAN

APD reports 1 successful use of facial recognition technology out of 3 attempts in 3 years

Editor’s note: The above video is from a related story that KXAN reported in April 2025. AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department has released its latest report of instances in which it used ...
Ars Technica

“ICE Out of Our Faces Act” would ban ICE and CBP use of facial recognition

A few Senate Democrats introduced a bill called the ‘‘ICE Out of Our Faces Act,” which would ban Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) from using facial ...