facial-recognition

Some facial-recognition technologies can even identify individuals, one of the reasons the industry's progress in the field is likely to raise privacy concerns.

The Billboard That Knows Emily Steel 2011

They claim to have employed a facial-recognition algorithm to classify photos and make them searchable by type.

ARTINFO: Italian Art Duo Hijacks 1 Million Facebook Profiles For Dating Site ARTINFO 2011

Authorities used facial-recognition technology to arrest 11 bus drivers Friday, including four who work for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, as part of a crackdown on drivers with allegedly phony licenses.

Sting Puts Brake on 11 Bus Drivers Sean Gardiner 2011

Gesture- and facial-recognition technologies have been in development for years, especially for security purposes, and more recently for video gaming, but prices have dropped sharply in the past few years, encouraging the ad industry to experiment.

The Billboard That Knows Emily Steel 2011

As the British police, armed with the latest facial-recognition technology, go through the footage captured by their numerous closed-circuit TV cameras and study chat transcripts and geolocation data, they are likely to identify many of the culprits.

Repressing the Internet, Western-Style Evgeny Morozov 2011

Investigators used facial-recognition technology to identify suspects who held valid commercial driver's licenses in one name and another license under another name.

Sting Puts Brake on 11 Bus Drivers Sean Gardiner 2011

Several counties in Florida are now using a facial-recognition system to compare images of suspects against a "database of photos from other counties, the state prison system and federal Drug Enforcement Administration," according to the Sun Sentinel.

Larry Magid: Facebook's Face Recognition: What Matters Is Who's in Control Larry Magid 2011

Whether implemented by Facebook, Google, Apple or some startup that you never heard of, facial-recognition technology has arrived and will only get better and easier to use.

Larry Magid: Facebook's Face Recognition: What Matters Is Who's in Control Larry Magid 2011

Humans' facial-recognition software cannot help but impose features on inanimate objects with the approximate geometry of a face.

For the Cheerleader in Everyone Dan Neil 2011

The U.S. hasn't released further details about the tests, but officials have cited other factors used in the identification: an unspecified facial-recognition test and intelligence pointing to his location in the raided compound in Pakistan.

Matching Science of DNA With Art of Identification Carl Bialik 2011