Biometric authentication—the ability to unlock your devices by using just your face or fingerprint—is one of the few smartphone features that, even today, leave me feeling like we’re living in the ...

The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office plans to sign a contract for facial recognition technology, surprising some county officials. Sheriff Denita Ball signed an intent to contract with Biometrica, a ...

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 ...

The Administrative Review Tribunal of Australia (Tribunal) has partially overturned the findings of the Privacy Commissioner on Bunnings’ use of facial recognition ...

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WASHINGTON (KPTV) - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley of Oregon introduced legislation Friday that would ban federal immigration agencies from using facial recognition and other biometric ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department has released its latest report of instances in which it used facial recognition ...

An email detailed Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman paused the department's pursuit and use of facial recognition technology. Months of public concerns prompted Norman's change. Now, the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Oregon Senator Ron Wyden is holding a press conference with several groups ahead of the U.S. Senate taking up debate on the funding for the Department of Homeland Security.

Federal immigration agents flooding U.S. streets are using a new surveillance tool kit whose increasing use on observers and bystanders is alarming civil liberties advocates, lawmakers and activists.

Civil liberty advocates and some lawmakers are sounding the alarm on the privacy risks of federal agents using surveillance toolkits during immigration enforcement operations. Using 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 ...