Our facial information is sensitive – yet companies and individuals can collect, sell and manipulate it without our consent. Australian law must change to protect us all.
Today’s technology advances what passport control has been doing for more than a century.
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Face recognition technology follows earlier biometric surveillance techniques, including fingerprints, passport photos and iris scans. It’s the first that can be done without the subject’s knowledge.
Can you tell which faces are real and which are synthetic? Answers are at the bottom of the article.
Robin Kramer
With fine-tuning, the approach correctly balances the risks with the need to encourage innovation.
Voters display their permanent voters card during the 2019 Presidential and National Assembly elections in Lagos.
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Logistical challenges facing the 2023 elections remain huge given the number of political parties, the security environment and the number of contestants at various levels.
Some people are inherently better at tasks like reading X-rays.
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To achieve perceptual expertise, you may need more than smarts and hard work. Research suggests there’s a general ability that may help you succeed in jobs that depend on perceptual decisions.
Australia’s consumer advocacy group Choice identified three Australian retailers who use facial recognition to identify consumers. What are the privacy concerns?
Robots are more likely than people to misclassify emotions when reading faces that are partially covered. This could lead to unexpected behaviours when they interact with people wearing masks.
Psychologists are hoping a new, extra-difficult facial recognition test will help unearth more of Australia’s top performers in facial recognition — known as ‘super-recognisers’.
Christel Devue, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington et Gina Grimshaw, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Facial recognition is a crucial skill, but difficult to test accurately. Researchers are taking advantage of the popularity of Game of Thrones to test the limits of our ability to identify a familiar face.
One of these people is on a wanted list for theft. A super-recogniser may pick them at a glance.
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Even the world’s best available training – used to train police, border control agents and other security personnel – does not compensate for natural talent in face recognition.