Biometric Update

RealSense unveils AI-native depth camera with face detection roadmap

RealSense has shown off the D585 Pro at Automate 2026, a new depth camera aimed at improving AI‑driven perception systems for ...
Nature

Robust face mask detection in complex scenarios using YOLOv8 and context-aware convolutions

Aiming to address the challenges of reduced detection accuracy in face mask applications due to mutual occlusion, lighting variations, and detection distance, this paper proposes a face mask detection ...

Google Home upgrades for June include improved audio, better face detection, and HVAC Alerts

In conjunction with the newly-announced Google Home Speaker, Google’s smart home ecosystem is getting a massive mid-year ...
Security

SALTO acquires TouchByte, introduces face recognition access control

SALTO Systems, April 26 – SALTO Systems, a world-leading provider of innovative smart access control solutions, is committed to the use of biometric technology as the future of access control. In the ...
The Conversation

Face recognition technology follows a long analog history of surveillance and control based on identifying physical features

American Amara Majeed was accused of terrorism by the Sri Lankan police in 2019. Robert Williams was arrested outside his house in Detroit and detained in jail for 18 hours for allegedly stealing ...
Wired

FBI Agents Are Using Face Recognition Without Proper Training

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has done tens of thousands of face recognition searches using software from outside providers in recent years. Yet only 5 percent of the 200 agents with ...
Wired

Cops Used DNA to Predict a Suspect’s Face—and Tried to Run Facial Recognition on It

In 2017, detectives working a cold case at the East Bay Regional Park District Police Department got an idea, one that might help them finally get a lead on the murder of Maria Jane Weidhofer.