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US lawmakers aims to curtail face recognition Microsoft and Amazon halted facial recognition sales to police this month following nationwide protests Reuters January 19, 2021 Visitors check their phones behind the screen advertising facial recognition software during Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC) at the National Convention in Beijing, China April 27, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA: Facial recognition vendor Rank One Computing said on Wednesday it would “add legal means” and research other ways to thwart misuse after its software was involved in the first known wrong...

New facial-recognition technology can accurately identify travelers wearing masks 96% of the time, according to a test run by the Department of Homeland Security ndailey@businessinsider.com (Natasha Dailey) © Cai Zixin/Getty Images A woman wearing a face mask uses a face recognition system to enter a residence amid novel coronavirus outbreak on March 3, 2020 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province of China. Photo By Cai Zixin/China News Service via Getty Images. Cai Zixin/Getty Images The US Department of Homeland Security tested facial-recognition technology that it said can accura...

"This is bleeding edge," said Arun Vemury, director of the group's Biometric and Identity Technology Center. At best, the technology identified 96% of masked passengers, compared to almost 100% of unmasked passengers, according to results from the 2020 Biometric Rally, hosted at a DHS-affiliated testing laboratory. The tests evaluated 60 combinations of various cameras and algorithms used to identify a person.  For people wearing face masks, the median accuracy was 77%, compared to a median 93% for unmasked participants. The worst rate was 4% for masked passengers and 11% for unmasked, the d...