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Facial recognition at security and immigration checkpoints and gates could ease airport hassles, even as the technology raises privacy concerns. By Christine Chung Travelers can expect biometric ...

The biggest chains in America are using facial recognition technology to try to stop shoplifting. But most customers are unaware their faces are being scanned while they shop. Facial recognition isn’t ...

Amazon has launched its new Familiar Faces feature. It lets Ring users save people's faces to a library in the app. Critics argue it's a dangerous violation of privacy. Amazon has launched a new ...

Dystopian or useful? Amazon’s Ring doorbells will now be able to identify your visitors through a new AI-powered facial-recognition feature, the company said on Tuesday. The controversial feature, ...

This is the online edition of The Wiretap newsletter, your weekly digest of cybersecurity, internet privacy and surveillance news. To get it in your inbox, subscribe here. Axon bodycameras are used ...

Teenagers suspected of gunning down a security guard at a CVS in downtown Dallas. A man who used a dating app to talk his way into a Lake Highlands apartment before robbing his match. A woman accused ...

Jim Smith just wanted to buy some flowers. He and his wife, Anita, walked into the ShopRite in Sussex expecting to pick up the thoughtful gift for their new neighbors and move on with their day. But ...

If you thought your credit score was invasive, just wait until companies are judging you based on your mug alone. It’s hard to imagine why anyone would ask such a question, but here we are anyway. The ...

The United States’ anti-immigration regime already boasts an impressive arsenal of surveillance towers, cloud data bases, and automated visa systems. Adding to that panopticon is the personal phone of ...

Social media videos have confirmed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers patrolling US streets are actively using facial recognition ...