Google Home Expands Person Recognition Beyond Facial Features
Google's smart home system can now identify household members by clothing and body size when faces aren't visible, rolling out June 23.
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UK Plans to Deploy Flawed Facial Age Estimation on Asylum Seekers Despite Known Bias
Internal government tests reveal facial AI systems misidentify Sub-Saharan African children as adults by up to 4.6 years on average, yet the UK will deploy the technology at its borders starting 2027.
Florida Face-Recognition Arrest Exposes Critical Gaps in Police Matching Protocols
A wrongful arrest in Jacksonville reveals how police misinterpret facial-recognition confidence scores, leading to the arrest of a man 300+ miles from the crime scene.
Amazon sued over Ring's Familiar Faces facial recognition without consent
A class action lawsuit claims Amazon's Ring doorbell collects facial data from passersby without permission, reigniting privacy concerns.