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Cops Used DNA to Predict a Suspect’s Face—and Tried to Run Facial Recognition on It

In 2017, detectives working a cold case at the East Bay Regional Park District Police Department got an idea, one that might help them finally get a lead on the murder of Maria Jane Weidhofer.
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Advances in Facial Recognition Technology Have Outpaced Laws, Regulations; New Report Recommends Federal Government Take Action on Privacy, Equity, and Civil Liberties Concerns

WASHINGTON — Some uses of facial recognition technology raise significant concerns that merit a swift government response, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and ...
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NEC Face Recognition Ranks First in NIST Accuracy Testing

NEC Corporation has announced that its face recognition technology was ranked the world’s most accurate in the most recent benchmark test, an evaluation of the accuracy of identification algorithms ...
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When it Comes to Facial Recognition, There is No Such Thing as a Magic Number

We often hear about government misuse of face recognition technology (FRT) and how it can derail a person’s life through wrongful arrests and other harms. Despite mounting evidence, government ...
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NEC Face Recognition Ranks First in NIST Accuracy Testing

TOKYO, Apr 9, 2025 - (JCN Newswire) - - NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) today announced that its face recognition technology was ranked the world's most accurate in the most recent benchmark test (1) ...