Biometric locks like face recognition are convenient to set up—but because of a legal loophole, law enforcement can bypass ...

Meta plans to add a facial recognition feature to its Ray-Ban smart glasses as soon as this year, reports The New York Times ($). According to people involved in the plans who spoke to the publication ...

In an internal memo last year, Meta said the political tumult in the United States would distract critics from the feature’s ...

As Iranian authorities restore some online services after crushing antigovernment demonstrations, they are using a technological dragnet to target attendees of the protests.

Experts warn the expanding use of those systems risks sweeping up citizens and noncitizens alike, often with little transparency or meaningful oversight.

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With residents this month debating use of facial recognition systems at some Connecticut grocery stores, state lawmakers from both parties plan to look into stopping that technology from being used in ...

Grocery chain Wegmans’ expanding use of facial recognition technology in New York City is reigniting debates over consumers’ privacy rights and retailers’ interest in safeguarding their stores. But ...

If you’re a Wegmans shopper, Big Brother may be watching you. The supermarket chain said it’s starting to use facial recognition technology in some stores. Wegmans addressed its strategy after signs ...

Emily Wanderer receives funding from the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research and the National Science Foundation. When a grizzly bear attacked a group of fourth- and fifth-graders in ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Wegmans confirmed that it is using facial recognition technology in a “small fraction” of its 114 stores. Several people have reached out to News10NBC after hearing about the use of ...

Wegmans, a popular supermarket chain, is now scanning the faces of customers and storing data so its security system can recognize them. The company, which has more than 100 stores across 10 states ...