facial recognition

Madison Square Garden owner James Dolan threatened to ban the sale of alcohol at an upcoming New York Rangers game — an idea he said was connected to the ongoing battle about his company’s use of facial recognition technology.

The threat comes as the New York State Liquor Authority investigate MSG Entertainment over its use of facial recognition.

New York legislators are looking to get better protections for ticketholders and soon could take aim at the company’s use of facial recognition technology in enforcing their policy — even as the company refuses to back down.

New bill introduced to stop major venues from using facial recognition technology to keep people out that work for companies that have lawsuits out against them. NBC New York’s Sarah Wallace reports.

A recent incident at Radio City Music Hall involving the mother of a Girl Scout is shedding light on the growing controversy of facial recognition, as critics claim it is being used to target perceived enemies — in this case, by one of the most famous companies in the country.

An attorney whose firm is in litigation with MSG Entertainment was barred from attending a Radio City Rockettes’ show with her daughter and other Girl Scouts because the company’s facial recognition technology knew where she worked. NBC New York’s Sarah Wallace reports.

Two House committees have launched an investigation into the government’s use of facial recognition software.

Starting summer 2022, the IRS is requiring taxpayers to create an account with identity verification company ID.me to access certain tools and applications.

State lawmakers across the U.S. are reconsidering the tradeoffs of facial recognition technology amid civil rights and racial bias concerns

The technology has raised concerns across the country by some who worry it could be a dangerous step toward a surveillance state where people’s movements are tracked the moment they leave their homes

A New Jersey man sued police and prosecutors, claiming he was wrongly arrested and jailed after facial recognition software mistakenly linked him to a hotel theft, NBC News reported. Nijeer Parks, 33, a Black man from Paterson, said his grandmother told him on Jan. 30, 2019, that an arrest warrant had been issued for him, according to the civil lawsuit…

Man Sues NJ Police After Wrongful Arrest With Facial Recognition

New York will start automatically registering eligible voters who interact with the Department of Motor Vehicles starting in 2023, while also prohibiting the use of biometric identifying technology in schools until at least summer 2022

Rape, murder, armed robbery. Miami Police say they’ve made arrests in those violent crimes and in property crimes using a controversial facial recognition program, Clearview AI. The department says the technology has helped them to identify 28 people linked to crimes. “It’s really being a game changer for us,” said Miami Police Assistant Chief Armando Aguilar.  The department started using...

Critics of the NYPD’s use of facial recognition technology to identify suspects say the tool is inaccurate doesn’t always work on people with darker skin but the police department argue that the technology is never the sole basis for an arrest. I-Team’s Jonathan Dienst reports.

The tech was brought on to alert staff to guns as well as individuals who pose potential threats, including sex offenders or anyone flagged by law enforcement

The first cargo-carrying robot marketed directly to consumers is on sale this holiday season. But how many people are ready to ditch their second car to buy a two-wheeled rover that can follow them around like a dog? Corporate giants like Amazon, FedEx and Ford have already been experimenting with sending delivery robots to doorsteps. Now Piaggio, the Italian company...

Ring, the video doorbell company owned by Amazon, has helped law enforcement agencies across the country solve a lot of crimes. But it has also raised concerns about privacy, and critics have been sounding off on social media for months. Tech writers, meanwhile, have wondered if Ring users were getting the full story about the cameras they’d attached to their...

Lenovo’s Motorola on Wednesday announced a new version of the iconic Razr flip phone. It has a full touch screen display inside — no keypad — but still folds in half like the clamshell design of phones from the 1990s and early 2000s. I like the throwback design. It will succeed the Samsung Galaxy Fold as the second foldable phone...

Concert promoters in the U.S. are stepping back from plans to scan festivalgoers with facial recognition technology, after musicians and others gave it some serious side-eye. Although it remains entirely possible that music venues will eventually take a second look at the controversial technology.