You may have previously heard that KL International Airport may soon allow you to use facial recognition in lieu of a boarding pass. Moscow Metro system is also set to enable fare payment via facial r…
Moscow Metro To Enable Facial Recognition Payment Technology At All Stations
Moscow Metro, the Russian capital’s subway authority, will be enabling payment by facial recognition at all metro stations by the end of the year. Here’s the impressive part – it allegedly works…
Facebook Set To Pay US$650 Million To Settle Privacy Lawsuit
Facebook is about to pay a whopping US$650 million (~RM2.6 billion) to settle a class-action privacy lawsuit claiming that the social media company used facial recognition tech and data without user c…
KLIA May Use Facial Recognition To Replace Your Travel Documents
Flying is something most of us have not done for about a year now. And even when it becomes possible, the process is inevitably a hassle. Though the Kuala Lumpur International Airport may have an alte…
Huawei Reportedly Developed Facial Recognition Software That Identifies Uighurs
Huawei has been fingered in a report for allegedly developing facial recognition software that could help China track and monitor its minority Uighur. The news comes by way of a video published by the…
Grab Implements Facial Recognition Technology Into App
Ride-sharing service, Grab, has partnered up with the Malaysian Ministry of Transport to bring facial recognition technology to its app, and for use by its customer base in Malaysia. The feature imple…
Pulau Pinang Facial Recognition CCTV System Is Now Operational: Said To Be The First In Malaysia
Implemented in stages since December 2017, Pulau Pinang state government and Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) earlier today has officially launched the state’s facial recognition CCTV system which i…
Xiaomi Mi 7 Face Recognition Module Render Leaked Online
Xiaomi is set to launch the Mi 7 on 23 May and rumours are intensifying as the date draws nearer. The latest happens to be a digital render of the facial recognition module that’s supposedly bei…
Manufacturing Bottlenecks Give Apple A Two Year Lead On Facial Recognition Technology
Apple’s Face ID feature is set to enjoy a two year head start as other manufacturers struggle to implement the technology in their own devices. Major parts producers are saying that other companies ar…
AirAsia To Introduce Facial Recognition Self Check-In And Boarding
AirAsia will be introducing a new self check-in system that uses facial recognition technology. In addition to this, the biometric scanner is also apparently being used to automate the boarding gate p…
Intel RealSense Camera Does Everything It Promised To Do
Intel’s RealSense camera is like installing an Xbox Kinect into a tablet; without making it too thick. We had the chance to experience what it can do at Intel’s Future Showcase in Singapore, where two…