Face masks are breaking some of the most commonly used facial recognition algorithms, according to a new study from US government agency NIST (the National Institute of Standards and Technology).

Meet the new face-detection algorithm that will change image search If you don’t want this algorithm to identify you, stay away from cameras. Alex La Ferla.

Facial-recognition algorithms from Los Angeles startup TrueFace are good enough that the US Air Force uses them to speed security checks at base entrances. But CEO Shaun Moore says he’s facing a ...

Back in 2001, two computer scientists, Paul Viola and Michael Jones, triggered a revolution in the field of computer face detection. After years of stagnation, their breakthrough was an algorithm ...

Face-mask recognition has arrived—for better or worse. New algorithms can police whether people are complying with public health guidance. The practice raises familiar questions about data privacy.

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is piloting facial recognition technologies that can see through face masks with a "promising" level of accuracy, meaning that travelers could end up ...

Facial recognition algorithms developed before the outbreak struggle to identify people wearing masks or face coverings, according to a new study from the U.S. Commerce Department’s National ...

NIST has an ongoing report on how masks have affected facial recognition algorithms, using 6 million images from its database, and digitally adding a mask onto the photos.

"Even if the algorithms improve in the future, biometric surveillance like face recognition is dangerous and invasive," Greer said. "Lawmakers everywhere should take action to ban the use of this ...