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I tried to fool my Windows laptop’s Face ID. Here’s what happened

Long ago, I had an Android phone with an early facial recognition sign-in feature… and someone could unlock my phone just by holding up a photo of me. Yeah, it was bad. Fast forward to 2025 and we ...
The Verge

Microsoft’s Windows Hello facial recognition no longer works in the dark

Windows Hello face unlock in dark rooms has been disabled to fix a vulnerability. Windows Hello face unlock in dark rooms has been disabled to fix a vulnerability. is a senior editor and author of ...
Wired

Face Recognition Software Led to His Arrest. It Was Dead Wrong

Carronne Sawyer took the week off work to get her husband Alonzo out of jail. She knew he was asleep on the couch with her at the time police alleged he assaulted a bus driver near Baltimore and stole ...
Nextgov

FTC rejects software companies’ bid to use facial recognition to verify user age

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The Federal Trade Commission voted unanimously to reject an application from three software companies looking to install a new parental ...
Forbes

The Top Three Misconceptions About Facial Recognition Technology

Dara Riordan is the President and COO of FaceFirst Inc., a global leader in facial recognition and AI-driven security software. Few technologies are as powerful—and often misunderstood—as facial ...
Digital Trends

Macs need Face ID, but not if it’s like Windows Hello

I love my MacBook Pro, but the fact that it’s gone this long without Face ID still boggles the mind. The feature first came to iPhones in 2017, while Windows Hello facial authentication kicked off in ...
Gizmodo

How Much Do I Need to Change My Face to Avoid Facial Recognition?

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 ...