A group of US lawmakers has asked Google to answer questions on the privacy implications and possible "misuse of information" of its Google Glass project.

Technology - Other

May 17, 2013 4.1 / 5 (7) 3

Google is digging deeper into its technology toolkit to turn its social networking service into a more formidable threat to Facebook, sprucing up its photo features at a time when sharing snapshots online ...

Technology - Internet

May 16, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 1

(Phys.org) —Many states are using the technology to scan driver's licenses to prevent identity fraud. It led to the arrest of a suspected arsonist in New York. And while facial recognition technology could ...

Technology - Hi Tech & Innovation

May 09, 2013 not rated yet 0

Tagging photos is hardly new on Facebook. In 2012, Facebook temporarily suspended the feature to make what it called technical improvements. This may or may not have had something to do with the outcry from privacy advocates ...

Technology - Internet

Feb 27, 2013 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org)—Leading Internet companies, system integrators and security providers have formed the FIDO Alliance (Fast Identity Online) to revolutionize online authentication with an industry supported standards-based open ...

Technology - Internet

Feb 12, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 0

(Phys.org)—People generally like the idea of facial recognition technology, if they are asked about it in the context of identifying dangerous killers on the loose and people out to spread mayhem. People ...

Technology - Engineering

Jan 21, 2013 4.3 / 5 (10) 8 |

(Phys.org)—Intel wants you to know that voice, face and gesture control will become a familiar feature in computers. The time for a new kind of notebook world is now, for Intel, and computing facets including ...

Technology - Hi Tech & Innovation

Jan 14, 2013 3.9 / 5 (14) 8 |

Intel said it would step up efforts to make chips for smartphones and other mobile devices by targeting emerging markets and the rapidly growing "value" segment.

Electronics - Hardware

Jan 08, 2013 not rated yet 0

By the time Joe Rosenkrantz took his seat in his company's conference room, a video camera had already handled the introductions. An image of Rosenkrantz, taken as he walked toward his chair, instantly popped up on a nearby ...

Technology - Engineering

Nov 21, 2012 4.3 / 5 (3) 1

(Phys.org)—University research has demonstrated how computer mediation could help combat bullying in schools.

Other Sciences - Social Sciences

Nov 21, 2012 not rated yet 0

Mobile phone-maker Motorola said Wednesday it had purchased facial recognition firm Viewdle for an undisclosed amount.

Technology - Business

Oct 04, 2012 not rated yet 0

The tension between new technology and individual privacy is as old as Silicon Valley. Each advance that allows or impels us to share information or seek windows into others' lives is scary at first. Often the fears blow ...

Technology - Other

Sep 30, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

A computer is being taught to interpret human emotions based on lip pattern, according to research published in the International Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing. The system could improve the way we ...

Technology - Computer Sciences

Sep 10, 2012 4.5 / 5 (2) 0

(Phys.org)—The good news is that the FBI is crawling out of the fingerprint age. They are moving up into a $1 billion project that will enable criminal searches and accurate identifications using updated ...

Technology - Computer Sciences

Sep 10, 2012 2.5 / 5 (2) 2 |

A new app is being tested in Nashville, Tenn., that can check in people on Facebook and send them offers using facial-recognition cameras.

Technology - Software

Aug 13, 2012 not rated yet 0