Hacker News with Generative AI: Facial Recognition

Agenda Behind the Facial Recognition Tech Used by ICE and the FBI Revealed (motherjones.com)
One evening in March 2017, Hoan Ton-That, an Australian coder building a powerful facial recognition system, emailed his American business partners with a plan to deploy their fledgling technology. “Border patrol pitch,” the subject line read. He hoped to persuade the federal government to integrate their product with border surveillance cameras so that their newly formed company, later named Clearview AI, could use “face detection” on immigrants entering the United States.

Facial Recognition, Privacy, Surveillance, Government, Technology

158 points by miles 19 days ago | 57 comments

What no one is saying about the first city-wide facial recognition zone [video] (youtube.com)

Facial Recognition, Privacy, Surveillance, Technology, Cities

5 points by like_any_other 27 days ago | 0 comments

Met Police gets first permanent facial recognition cameras in London (lbc.co.uk)
Police are setting up London's first permanent facial recognition cameras, despite privacy fears.

Surveillance, Facial Recognition, London, Police

9 points by pseudolus 33 days ago | 0 comments

China bans compulsory facial recognition; use in private spaces like hotel rooms (theregister.com)
China’s Cyberspace Administration and Ministry of Public Security have outlawed the use of facial recognition without consent.

China, Privacy, Facial Recognition, Surveillance, Regulations

33 points by rntn 33 days ago | 2 comments

Hungary's use of facial recognition violates EU AI Act (euractiv.com)
In its latest amendment to the Hungarian Child Protection Act, Viktor Orbán's plan to use facial recognition systems against participants in pride events would violate the EU's AI Act.

Hungary, Facial Recognition, EU Law, AI, LGBTQ+ Rights

61 points by perihelions 39 days ago | 1 comments

High-Speed Face-Tracking for Dynamic Facial Projection Mapping (titech.ac.jp)
Dynamic Facial Projection Mapping (DFPM) overlays computer-generated images onto human faces to create immersive experiences that have been used in the makeup and entertainment industries. In this study, we propose two concepts to reduce the misalignment artifacts between projected images and target faces, which is a persistent challenge for DFPM.

Computer Vision, Facial Recognition, Entertainment, Projection Mapping

117 points by bukka 85 days ago | 23 comments

How much do I need to change my face to avoid facial recognition? (gizmodo.com)
Our biometric data is freely available to anybody with an AI model and a camera. Facial recognition software is such a pervasive technology that we submit our data whenever we go through airport security or walk into a drug store. You start to wonder if it’s possible to hide our facial features or—on the extreme end—change our appearance to such an extent that it fools the AI algorithm.

Privacy, Facial Recognition, Artificial Intelligence, Biometrics

259 points by pseudolus 139 days ago | 258 comments

MyTimeMachine: Personalized Facial Age Transformation (mytimemachine.github.io)

Facial Recognition, Artificial Intelligence, Web Development, Machine Learning

40 points by surprisetalk 149 days ago | 5 comments

Smile! UK cops spend millions on live facial recognition tech (theregister.com)
UK government has launched a £20 million ($25 million) competition for tech companies to provide live facial recognition to a number of police forces.

Facial Recognition, Surveillance, UK, Government, Technology

4 points by rntn 152 days ago | 0 comments

Senators say TSA's facial recognition program is out of control (gizmodo.com)
A bipartisan group of 12 senators has urged the Transportation Security Administration’s inspector general to investigate the agency’s use of facial recognition, saying it poses a significant threat to privacy and civil liberties.

Privacy, Civil Liberties, Facial Recognition, Government Surveillance, Transportation Security

205 points by pseudolus 153 days ago | 226 comments

PacCam: Pac-Man controlled with your face (eieio.games)

Pac-Man, Games, Facial Recognition, Creative Projects

62 points by bblcla 176 days ago | 17 comments

Facial recognition glasses turn everyday life into creepy privacy nightmare (foxnews.com)
In a scenario that feels almost surreal and scary, we find ourselves grappling with the implications of the latest Meta Ray-Ban 2 Smart Glasses. These innovative shades have quickly become the center of a privacy storm, raising important questions about how technology intersects with our personal lives.

Privacy, Surveillance, Facial Recognition, Technology

14 points by thunderbong 182 days ago | 9 comments

Kennedy, Merkley introduce bill to end TSA facial recognition (2023) (senate.gov)
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) in introducing the Traveler Privacy Protection Act of 2023 to safeguard Americans from facial recognition screenings that the federal government is implementing at airports across the country.

Privacy, Facial Recognition, Government, Legislation

124 points by samename 190 days ago | 82 comments

NASA's Inspector General Has Decided to Buy Itself Some Clearview Access (techdirt.com)
NASA bought access to Clearview AI, a powerful and controversial surveillance tool that uses billions of images scraped from social media to perform facial recognition, according to U.S. government procurement data reviewed by 404 Media.

Privacy, Surveillance, Facial Recognition, Government, Law Enforcement

3 points by hn_acker 196 days ago | 1 comments

Cops love facial recognition, and withholding info on its use from the courts (theregister.com)
Police around the United States are routinely using facial recognition technology to help identify suspects, but those departments rarely disclose they've done so - even to suspects and their lawyers.

Privacy, Law Enforcement, Facial Recognition, Technology, Surveillance

9 points by LinuxBender 200 days ago | 0 comments

Facing the Facts to Keep Our Biometrics Secure (nist.gov)
NIST researcher Mei Lee Ngan disguised herself to look like the TV character Ron Swanson and was unable to unlock her phone with this disguise.

Biometrics, Security, Facial Recognition

4 points by bookofjoe 205 days ago | 1 comments

Meta smart glasses can be used to dox anyone in seconds, study finds (arstechnica.com)
Two Harvard students recently revealed that it's possible to combine Meta smart glasses with face image search technology to "reveal anyone's personal details," including their name, address, and phone number, "just from looking at them."

Privacy, Facial Recognition, Meta, Surveillance, Technology

31 points by LinuxBender 206 days ago | 7 comments

Students Add Face Recognition to Meta's Glasses to Dox Strangers in Real Time (docs.google.com)
I-XRAY: The AI Glasses That Reveal Anyone’s Personal Details—Home Address, Name, Phone Number, and More—Just from Looking at Them

Privacy, Surveillance, Artificial Intelligence, Facial Recognition

13 points by nothinggoesaway 206 days ago | 8 comments

Federal civil rights watchdog sounds alarm over Feds use of facial recognition (therecord.media)
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (UCCR) on Thursday released a report which asserts that three federal agencies’ use of facial recognition technology (FRT) is deeply concerning, not sufficiently standardized and not transparent enough.

Civil Rights, Facial Recognition, Government Surveillance, Technology

182 points by leotravis10 218 days ago | 145 comments

Clearview AI faces $45.6M fine in the Netherlands for 'illegal database of faces (cbc.ca)

Privacy, Law, Artificial Intelligence, Facial Recognition

94 points by sys42590 235 days ago | 72 comments

Las Vegas police could boycott working NFL games over new facial ID policy (reviewjournal.com)

Las Vegas, NFL, Facial Recognition, Police, Law Enforcement

36 points by oneseven 238 days ago | 34 comments

Meta to pay $1.4B to end facial biometrics lawsuit in US (theregister.com)

Meta, Lawsuits, Facial Recognition, Biometrics, Technology

4 points by laktak 269 days ago | 0 comments

Meta to pay Texas $1.4B for using facial recognition without users' permission (texastribune.org)