Topic: facial recognition
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Ring Doorbells Now Use AI Facial Recognition
Amazon's Ring has launched a "Familiar Faces" AI feature in the U.S., allowing users to label and receive customized alerts for up to fifty recognized individuals like family or delivery drivers. The feature has sparked significant privacy and security concerns from advocates and lawmakers, citin...
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Lawmakers: ICE's Forced Face Scans Violate Constitution
Recent social media footage reveals ICE and CBP officers using facial recognition technology on American streets to verify citizenship, including scanning a minor's face without traditional ID. The agencies have expanded their use of facial scans, employing tools like Mobile Fortify that access v...
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METSAKUUR Inc. Unveils Global Growth at GITEX Global 2025
METSAKUUR Inc. showcased its advanced facial recognition AI at GITEX Global 2025, attracting international interest and advancing its expansion in Middle Eastern and European markets. The company presented AI-driven security systems with anti-spoofing features, perfect accuracy, and rapid process...
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Police Privacy Limits: How Far Is Too Far?
Advanced surveillance tools like drones and license plate readers spark debate over public safety versus privacy, with critics highlighting risks of extensive data collection and insufficient oversight that disproportionately affect marginalized groups. Data security and control are major concern...
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How "Catch a Cheater" Apps Feed Our Worst Instincts
"Cheater catching" apps use facial recognition to scan dating platforms like Tinder, operating in a legal gray area and raising privacy concerns by accessing profiles without user consent. Privacy experts warn these tools enable invasive surveillance, often misidentify individuals—especially peop...
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Kuwait Launches AI Patrols to Boost Security
Kuwait has launched AI-powered patrol vehicles to modernize policing, accelerate emergency responses, and enhance national security through data-driven law enforcement. The vehicles feature advanced tools like facial recognition, automated license plate scanners, and portable fingerprint devices ...
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Ring Cameras Now Find Lost Pets Using Facial Recognition
Amazon's Ring has introduced AI features including "Familiar Faces," which identifies known individuals and alerts homeowners to unfamiliar ones, enhancing home monitoring. The "Search Party" tool helps locate missing pets by creating a neighborhood network where users can voluntarily report sigh...
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AI Video Surveillance: The End of Privacy?
AI video surveillance enhances public safety but raises significant privacy concerns due to its ability to track individuals and create detailed profiles. The technology is prone to errors and biases, leading to false identifications and unfair targeting, with data management practices varying wi...
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My Weekend With a Family-Watching AI Got Strange
The author tested Google's Gemini for Home AI, which provided real-time descriptive alerts of household activities, improving on generic security notifications with specific details like identifying family members versus strangers. While real-time alerts were mostly accurate, the system's daily H...
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New Litter-Robot Uses AI to Recognize Your Cat's Unique Features
Whisker has launched three new automated litter boxes: the Litter-Robot 5 Pro with facial recognition for $899, the Litter-Robot 5 at $799, and the budget-friendly Litter-Robot Evo for $599, all featuring a redesigned control panel with an LCD screen. The Litter-Robot 5 Pro includes dual cameras ...
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Abu Dhabi Unveils 15 Strategic Partnerships at GITEX 2025
Abu Dhabi announced 15 strategic partnerships and 55 projects at GITEX GLOBAL 2025, aiming to become the world's first fully AI-native government by redesigning public services around citizen needs. The emirate showcased AI-driven innovations across sectors, including Smart Hotel Check-In using f...
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Inside AI's Brain & The End of Animal Testing
AI is reshaping cybersecurity and healthcare, with systems now capable of independently managing complex hacking tasks and potentially reducing reliance on animal testing in medicine. Space exploration advances with Blue Origin's successful New Glenn rocket launch, deploying NASA satellites and m...
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'Luxury Surveillance' Is Outpacing Privacy Laws
Meta's smart glasses represent a significant advancement in discreet, always-on recording technology that current privacy laws struggle to address due to their subtle design and AI capabilities. Legal frameworks are inadequate for addressing the privacy concerns raised by these devices, as existi...
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Ring's New 4K Cameras Feature 'Retinal Vision' Recording
Amazon has expanded its Ring smart home lineup with new 4K and 2K cameras, featuring advanced technology like Retinal Vision for improved video clarity and performance in various lighting conditions. The new devices include AI-driven features such as Familiar Faces for personalized alerts and Ale...
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August Founders Launch a Smart Front Door
Doma Home has launched the Doma Intelligent Door, a motorized smart door that automatically opens and closes for authorized users, integrating a video doorbell, keypad, and smart lock into a single unit. The door uses ultra-wideband and local facial recognition for secure, private access, with sa...
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Google Photos Recap Reveals Your Year in Selfies
The Google Photos Recap is now available, offering a personalized year-in-review with new features like a selfie count and deeper editing integration for a polished, shareable experience. Users can personalize their Recap by hiding specific people or photos and regenerating it, and they can share...
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The Download: Fixing a Tractor and Life Among Conspiracy Theorists
The DOGE government technology program was terminated early due to operational chaos and minimal cost savings, with critics warning it endangered data system security and reliability. OpenAI's ChatGPT updates increased engagement but raised mental health concerns, as users developed emotional att...
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Abu Dhabi to Showcase 55 AI Projects Transforming Lives at Gitex 2025
Abu Dhabi will showcase fifty-five AI projects at Gitex Global 2025, demonstrating its strategy to become the world's first AI-native government and improve daily life for residents and visitors. Key innovations include TAMM 4.0, AI tools for policing and tourism, and a Personal AI Recruitment Co...
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Ring's Search Party Is On by Default: Should You Turn It Off?
Ring's Search Party feature uses AI to scan footage from nearby outdoor cameras to help locate lost dogs, notifying camera owners of potential matches for manual review and sharing. The feature is enabled by default on compatible devices, raising concerns about user consent and digital privacy, t...
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24/7 4K Recording with Battery-Powered Cameras
TP-Link's new Tapo security cameras offer advanced 4K recording, solar power options, and smart home integration for both indoor and outdoor use, featuring AI-driven motion detection and centralized control via the HomeBase hub. The Tapo VistaCam 360 Solar stands out with continuous 4K recording,...
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ADT & Google Launch Hands-Free Home Security
ADT Plus, developed with Google, offers an Auto Unlock feature that uses phone location and Nest Doorbell facial recognition to automatically disarm security and unlock doors for a hands-free entry experience. The system includes advanced automation like Trusted Neighbor, which grants temporary a...
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Harvard's Smart Glasses Promise "Vibe Thinking" for You
Halo X smart glasses, developed by startup Halo, continuously record and transcribe conversations to provide real-time AI insights, aiming to enhance users' social and intellectual performance. The device's always-on recording feature lacks visible privacy indicators, raising significant legal an...
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Chinese Hacking Contractor Exposed in Major Data Leak
A major data breach at Chinese cybersecurity firm KnownSec exposed hacking tools and sensitive data stolen from over 80 global organizations, including terabytes of records from India, South Korea, and Taiwan, directly linking its activities to Chinese state interests. In a separate incident, sta...
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Google Gemini Soars as Nano Banana 3D Figurines Go Viral
Google Gemini's Nano Banana image editor has driven significant growth, allowing users to creatively transform photos into items like 3D figurines directly in the app. The tool's release led to 23 million new users in two weeks and over 500 million image edits, propelling Gemini to top app store ...
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