Best New Ideas in Money: Think twice before using facial-recognition technology or fingerprint scanning

As the debate over government use of facial recognition technology spreads across more city councils in the state, one public policy expert thinks that the bans in place across the Bay State have “no obvious economic downside” since they don't p.....»»

REUTERS/Stringer In Beijing, China, subway passengers are being screen en masse for symptoms of coronavirus by artificial technology and t.....»»

Reuters Facebook has agreed to pay $500 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that claimed it .....»»

The Supreme Court will not hear a case involving Facebook and its facial recognition technology for photos, leaving it open to multi-billion dollar lawsuits from its users. Veuer’s Justin Kircher has more......»»

HKU Design/Jip van Leeuwenstein Facial recognition technology is everywhere: More than h.....»»

Alex Wong/Getty Images Facial-recognition algorithms are more likely to misidentify people of color than white people, according to a federal study published on Thursday. The study found that black people and Asian peo.....»»

Alex Wong/Getty Images Facial recognition algorithms are more.....»»

Microsoft Corp has hired former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate whether the use of facial recognition technology developed by an Israeli startup it funded complies with its ethics principles, the company said on Friday......»»

The lawsuit marks a new chapter in growing public resistance to the technology, which can be used to quickly identify people caught on camera without their knowledge or consent......»»

The lawsuit marks a new chapter in growing public resistance to the technology, which can be used to quickly identify people caught on camera without their knowledge or consent......»»

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Megvii Technology, a Chinese facial-recognition software company, was added to a list of firms barred from doing business with the U.S......»»

Shares of chip maker Ambarella Inc. plunged 14% in premarket trading Tuesday, in the wake of the Trump administration's move to blacklist Chinese technology companies that develop facial recognition and artificial intelligence technology, which the U......»»

The congresswoman sparred with the chief of the Detroit police department, saying the force should only hire black analysts who work with facial recognition technology......»»

The ex-veep's plans are not water-cooler talk in the tech industry, said some......»»

"This Is A Major Risk": France Rolls Out New Facial Recognition .....»»

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‘Biometric wallets’ will remove the last physical barrier between our bodies and corporate America......»»

First it was the credit card and smartphone, but soon you will pay for things using your ‘biometric wallet’ — that is, your own body......»»

Delta Air Lines Inc. has begun using facial recognition technology at a boarding gate at Los Angeles International Airport. The Atlanta-based airline (NYSE: DAL) has instituted the biometric technology at other airports in the country, including .....»»