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Facebook is backing away from facial recognition. Meta isn’t.

Vox

The social network is scaling back facial recognition, but similar technology could show up in the metaverse. Facebook says it will stop using facial recognition for photo-tagging. Meta is also keeping DeepFace, the sophisticated algorithm that powers its photo-tagging facial recognition feature. “We

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Facebook is shutting down its Face Recognition tagging program

The Verge

Meta (formerly known as Facebook) is discontinuing Facebook’s Face Recognition feature following a lengthy privacy battle. As part of it, the company will stop using facial recognition algorithms to tag people in photographs and videos, and it will delete the facial recognition templates that it uses for identification.

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Texas is suing Meta over Facebook facial recognition

The Verge

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued Meta over its use of facial recognition. The lawsuit, filed today in state district court , claims Meta’s Facebook photo tagging system violated the Texas Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier (CUBI) Act. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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Judge approves $650 million Facebook privacy settlement over facial recognition feature

The Verge

Chicago attorney Jay Edelson sued Facebook in Cook County Circuit Court back in 2015, alleging that the platform’s use of facial recognition tagging was not allowed under the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. In 2019, Facebook made facial recognition on the platform opt-in only.

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A Defacto National ID from ID.me

Phil Windley

Summary: Last week, I reported ID.me’s claim that they were not doing 1:many facial recognition. In IRS Using Facial Scanning , I reported on the IRS’s move to use the identity proofing and authentication services from ID.me This is called 1:1 facial matching: one selfie, one credential picture. backtracked. backtracked.

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Alaska Airlines will remove kiosks, install iPads, and use facial recognition to streamline lobbies

GeekWire

Alaska Airlines’ new iPad-based bag tag stations will let passengers scan their boarding passes rather than manually enter codes. Airlines have increasingly been adopting facial recognition technology to confirm the identity of passengers. This is part of a broader trend in the industry. ”

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Cloak your photos with this AI privacy tool to fool facial recognition

The Verge

Ubiquitous facial recognition is a serious threat to privacy. Named after the Guy Fawkes masks donned by revolutionaries in the V for Vendetta comic book and film , Fawkes uses artificial intelligence to subtly and almost imperceptibly alter your photos in order to trick facial recognition systems.

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