face ID
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The IRS Needs to Stop Using ID.me’s Face Recognition, Privacy Experts Warn
Privacy groups are demanding transparency following news that ID.me — the biometric identity verification system used by the IRS and over 27 states — has failed to be entirely transparent in how its facial recognition technology works.
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Robot Company Will Pay $276k for Your Face — If It’s Friendly Enough
The company that reduced peak Arnold Schwarzenegger to a ghastly golem and brought us the friendly but dimwitted Times Square diarrhoea probe is offering $US200,000 (A$276,778) for your face. Forever. Plus, your voice for free. Ominously, according to the site, a robot version of the winning face should “start its activities” in 2023.
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Don’t Go Cheering Facebook for Killing Its Face Recognition Database Just Yet
On Tuesday, Facebook offered us a brief respite from the deluge of awful news stories on the company with a pretty pleasant-sounding announcement. According to a new blog post from the platform’s shiny new parent company, Meta, the big blue app will be shuttering its facial recognition systems “over the coming weeks.”
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iOS 15’s Annoying Apple Watch Unlock Bug Is Fixed
One of the handiest features Apple introduced during the pandemic was unlocking your phone with the Apple Watch. However, soon after the iOS 15 public release, it became clear “Unlock with Apple Watch” wasn’t working for some iPhone 13 owners. Good news: Apple’s patched the bug in its latest update.