Two researchers in Japan have designed what just may be the world's ugliest pair of glasses to prevent facial recognition software from accurately identifying the wearer.
The FTC has released a set of guidelines for companies using facial recognition technologies in a gentle warning that nevertheless goes too far for one commission member.
After weeks of rumors, Facebook has acquired Israeli facial recognition company Face.com, in a move aimed at bolstering the company's mobile capabilities.
Carnegie Mellon University researchers say they can identify strangers on the internet using just one photo - and even predict part of their social security number.
Facebook received some pretty heavy negative backlash after the social networking site rolled out its facial recognition photo tagging system worldwide in June.
Despite repeated protestations that it has no interest in facial recognition technology, Google has bought Pittsburgh-based pattern recognition company PittPatt.
It's 4 pm. You're craving a candy bar, but you don't really want anyone to know that you have an addiction to Snickers. So, you visit the vending machine on the 3rd floor of your office building.
Google is reportedly discussing how it can get away with introducing facial recognition technology in the light of increasing criticism over its privacy policies.
