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.
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 ...
Aclu.org

When it Comes to Facial Recognition, There is No Such Thing as a Magic Number

We often hear about government misuse of face recognition technology (FRT) and how it can derail a person’s life through wrongful arrests and other harms. Despite mounting evidence, government ...
Nasdaq

NEC Face Recognition Technology Ranks First in NIST Accuracy Testing

TOKYO, Feb 8, 2024 - (JCN Newswire) - - NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) today announced that its face recognition technology has been ranked the world's most accurate in a benchmark test(1) conducted by ...
Computer Weekly

UK police double down on ‘improved’ facial recognition

The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) and South Wales Police (SWP) have reaffirmed their commitments to using facial-recognition technologies, after research commissioned by the forces finds ...
MIT Technology Review

The movement to limit face recognition tech might finally get a win

A Massachusetts bill restricting police use could set the standard for how the technology is regulated in America. If it fails, it'll be a blow to a once-promising movement. Just four years ago, the ...
Nasdaq

NEC Face Recognition Ranks First in NIST Accuracy Testing

TOKYO, Apr 9, 2025 - (JCN Newswire) - - NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) today announced that its face recognition technology was ranked the world's most accurate in the most recent benchmark test (1) ...