Face Recognition

India lets banks use face recognition, iris scan for transactions: Rpts

The Indian government is allowing banks to verify individual transactions that exceed a certain annual limit using facial recognition and an iris scan in some cases, in a bid to reduce fraud

370,000 pensioners filed life certificate using face authentication tech

Over 3.7 lakh central government pensioners submitted life certificates using face authentication technology till December 8, 2022, Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said on Thursday. The government has launched face authentication technology in November 2021 for the submission of life certificates by central government pensioners. All central government pensioners are required to submit a life certificate every year for uninterrupted disbursement of their pension. "Till December 8, 2022, as many as 3,71,364 central government pensioners have submitted life certificates using face authentication technology since its launch," he said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha. Pensioners can use any of the prescribed modes, including face authentication technology, to submit life certificates, the minister said, when asked, "whether the pensioner will be denied benefits of a pension if he refuses to submit a life certificate through Jeevan Pramaan App by using the face

Delhi, Bengaluru airports start biometric screening of domestic passengers

Contactless and paperless process through DigiYatra aims to reduce waiting time

Delhi, Bengaluru airports start facial recognition for quicker boarding

Digi Yatra facility is voluntary for passengers and it keeps their data safe, say officials

Google is working on face unlock feature for Pixel 6 series

There's also the possibility that Google is working on bringing facial recognition to a future Pixel phone and is testing out the feature on a Pixel 6 device

Living proof of face recognition

Millions of mobile users already deploy face recognition to unlock their phones. The use of face recognition for digital life certificates is a smart way to offer convenience to pensioners

Facebook to shut down its face-recognition system and delete data

Facebook had already been scaling back its use of facial recognition after introducing it more than a decade ago

UK watchdog raises alarm over live face recognition tech in public places

The chief data protection regulator in the UK has expressed grave concerns over the inappropriate use of live facial recognition (LFR) technology in public places

Faceless assessment may put an end to people dodging income tax notices

Revenue department identifies people who have ignored notices calling for enquiry and verification of tax returns.

Speech and voice recognition industry set to grow by 41% in 2020: Report

The report focuses on the market of voice technology in India, the perception of voice assistants, home management with use of voice and data security concerns.

Best of BS Opinion: India's banking crisis, mass surveillance, and more

India's banking crisis, household expenditure at the time of natural disasters to mass surveillance are some of the topics our opinion writers tackle

People in China to undergo face scans if they want a new mobile number

A notice said telecom operators should use "artificial intelligence and other technical means" to verify people's identities when they take a new phone number.

Google Photos now lets you manually tag people in images: Details here

Face tagging feature still relies on the Google's algorithm and its ability to detect person or pet's face

When governments tag you on social media

Face recognition technologies can be life altering for visually impaired persons

How automated facial recognition aids police by boosting its capability

While a number of UK and international police forces have been enthusiastically exploring the potential of AFR, some groups have spoken about its legal and ethical status

Face recognition: This new tech could transform identifying missing kids

The best results have been demonstrated by the national TrackChild portal run by the Ministry of Women and Child Development