Jun 17
It’s only natural to be a little skeeved out by the idea that the government is slurping up your private data
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May 14
We’ve seen some Google Glass-specific applications starting to be developed like the Glass to Facebook app and Reddit app, but finally, a facial recognition application has been developed that takes Google’s original theory of what could be possible with the wearable […]
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Apr 23
If you have a web camera on your computer or front facing camera on your phone or any camera really, you’re going to be extremely jealous of this awesome boob tracker feature after watching this video. Who cares about facial recognition! Who cares about Wi-Fi equipped cameras! Every camera needs this boob tracker. It looks so much fun! More »
Apr 22
While it’s undeniable that tech played a major part in helping hunt down the two Boston bombing suspects, it certainly wasn’t facial recognition that helped. Boston Police have admitted that their facial recognition system “did not identify” the suspects. More »
Mar 12
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted Google a patent for its facial recognition unlock technology, which consumers have seen used as a security option to Android users. Those running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and/or a Nexus will likely be familiar with the feature, for which Google can now boast a full patent and hang it framed on the office wall.
This information comes from the folks over at PatentBolt, which pointed out that the USPTO has published the patent and its various particulars today. Heading over to the patent office website, you can check out an abstract of the technology, as well as a detailed run down of the security feature and how it functions.
Google’s not the only company that has sought a patent for something like this, with Apple having pursued a patent for “face and presence detection” back in December of 2011. Although similar, both have their differences as well, and while Android was already utilizing the facial recognition at the time, Apple’s seemed to have originated with laptops being the primary device in mind.
Google’s facial recognition technology has been improved over time, although it is still very much a work-in-progress. In its earliest days, the security feature had its fair share of liabilities, with users being able to trick it using a photograph of the phone’s owner, for example. Additional measures were added to the technology to help prevent these issues, which are detailed in the patent, along with tidbits of info about other facial recognition creations.
[via Android Community]
USPTO grants Google facial recognition unlock technology patent is written by Brittany Hillen & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Mar 06
According to New York state officials, the DMV’s implementation of facial recognition software when it comes to driver’s licenses from the dawn of 2010 onwards, has managed to result in over 2,500 arrests of guilty people who attempt to steal someone else’s identity, or at least, want to obtain a second license. This is what Gov. Andrew Cuomo had to say about the situation, “Through this program, we are successfully taking dangerous drivers off our roads, helping to track down criminals, and protecting taxpayer dollars — sending a clear message that New York State does not tolerate identity fraud and those who try will be caught.”
New York’s DMV did look into 13,000 possible cases of identity fraud with the help of facial recognition technology, resulting in 2,500 arrests with “more than 5,000 individuals facing administrative action.” That is an awful lot when you think about it – nearly 40% of all cases that are looked into. Every single day, new photos taken at the DMV will be added to the database, which already amounts to 20 million photographs thereabouts.
By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Bing.com Search History Page UI Updated, Google Could Work On Next Day Shipping Program,
Jan 22
In a world where facial recognition is becoming more and more prevalent, more and more citizens are concerned about their privacy, and with good reason. However, National Institute of Informatics professor Isao Echizen has created what’s called the “Privacy Visor”, which are essentially a pair of glasses that fool most facial recognition scanners.
The glasses emit a near-infrared set of LEDs that block facial recognition cameras from identifying wearers. According to Echizen, the glasses are the answer to what he refers to as the “invasion of privacy caused by photographs taken in secret.” Facial recognition software collects a lot of data about patrons. Not only can it identify you, but it can also figure out your body type and age.
These prototype glasses aren’t the most appealing, and they likely won’t be adopted by the masses, but if the idea takes off, we may see versions that are much smaller and more stylish than the ones we’re seeing today. Plus, in order to keep the LED lights on and working for this prototype privacy visor, you have to carry around a small power supply in your pocket.
Echizen says that he’s already received offers from companies that want to work toward mass-producing the visors in the future. Echizen says that he and his development team are working on “an improved version of the privacy visor without power supply consisting of transparent materials that reflect or absorb specific wavelength.”
New prototype glasses protect you from facial recognition scanners is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Jan 21
Could You Ever Be So Paranoid About Privacy That You’d Wear These Goofy Glasses?
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It should come as no surprise that quite often, lurking in the shadows, a security camera is secretly leering at you. In stores, in banks, even on the street; and now they can recognize you too. Of course, there are ways to fight back, but unfortunately they include wearing these goofy-looking glasses. More »
Jan 21
How many of you out there use Face Unlock on your Android-powered smartphone? How about computers, do you think that the function of facial recognition is a suitable form of security for your data? I don’t think so, as someone can always capture a mugshot of your face, and hold it in front of the camera assuming that is the only gateway before breaking into your system. Well, Isao Echizen and Seiichi Goshi do not seem to have a love for facial recognition technology, which is why they worked on a pair of glasses which is said can thwart just about any facial recognition attempt.
They are not mere men, but professors over at Tokyo’s National Institute of Informatics and Kogakuin University, respectively, and have come up with this unique pair of glasses that will emit near-infrared light which in turn blocks facial recognition in cameras. Bear in mind that these are not the trendiest glasses around, being crude inventions that take a simple lab goggle as the base, with small circular lights attached to it.
By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Sergey Brin Spotted With Project Glass On NYC Subway, BattleTank From Desk Pets Announced, 
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