Meta to use facial recognition to combat fraudulent celebrity ads

Meta has said it will use facial recognition technology in a bid to crack down on fraudulent celebrity ads plaguing its Facebook and Instagram platforms. The move comes three years after Meta removed facial recognition intelligence from Facebook following a backlash against the technology. Meta hopes that this time the implementation of the system and … Read more

Meta tests facial recognition to spot 'celebrity bait' ad scams and recover accounts more easily

Meta is expanding facial recognition testing as an anti-scam measure to combat fraudulent celebrity ads and more broadly, Facebook's owner announced Monday. Monika Bickert, vice president of content policy at Meta, wrote in a weblog post that some of the tests are intended to bolster its existing anti-scam measures, such as automated scans (using machine … Read more

TSA introduces new facial recognition technology at Seattle airport to speed up security screening

A TSA agent verifies a traveler's identity with a credential authentication technology unit that uses facial recognition at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. (Photo via @TSA_Pacífico) Facial recognition technology is being introduced aimed at speeding up the security screening process at TSA checkpoints at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The Transportation Security Administration said in a news release this … Read more