Biometric authentication—the ability to unlock your devices by using just your face or fingerprint—is one of the few smartphone features that, even today, leave me feeling like we’re living in the ...

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

DO BELIEVE THAT ONE DAY THEY WILL GET ANSWERS. SHE’S STILL MISSING AND WE STILL DON’T HAVE ANSWERS. WHAT HAPPENED TO MAURA MURRAY? IT’S A QUESTION THAT NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO ANSWER. WE KNOW THAT ...

WASHINGTON (KPTV) - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley of Oregon introduced legislation Friday that would ban federal immigration agencies from using facial recognition and other biometric ...

An email detailed Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman paused the department's pursuit and use of facial recognition technology. Months of public concerns prompted Norman's change. Now, the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Oregon Senator Ron Wyden is holding a press conference with several groups ahead of the U.S. Senate taking up debate on the funding for the Department of Homeland Security.

Civil liberty advocates and some lawmakers are sounding the alarm on the privacy risks of federal agents using surveillance toolkits during immigration enforcement operations. Using facial recognition ...

A few Senate Democrats introduced a bill called the ‘‘ICE Out of Our Faces Act,” which would ban Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) from using facial ...

The FBI has charged multiple people with crimes like vandalism after determining their identities using the controversial technology, according to court records. ICE protesters are being monitored by ...

Wegmans acknowledged using facial recognition technology for security in a limited number of stores. The company states the technology is only used to identify ...

A Plymouth company that makes iris-scanning software has joined the ranks of technology firms helping federal immigration authorities assemble a vast surveillance apparatus to identify targets for ...