Why 2026 is set to be a pivotal year for facial recognition technology, as it shifts from novelty to necessity.

It's no secret that OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is losing money at a rapid clip. Some estimates suggest the company ...

When companies and governments expand data collection in the name of security, sometimes the only way you can object is to opt out. And with facial recognition, the time to object is now.

Homeland Security aims to combine its face and fingerprint systems into one big biometric platform—after dismantling ...

Such tools could help scientists track population sizes or recognize aggressive animals that have attacked humans ...

Editor’s note: The above video is from a related story that KXAN reported in April 2025. AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department has released its latest report of instances in which it used ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Federal immigration agents flooding U.S. streets are using a new surveillance tool kit whose increasing use on observers and bystanders is alarming civil liberties advocates, lawmakers ...

Federal immigration agents flooding U.S. streets are using a new surveillance tool kit whose increasing use on observers and bystanders is alarming civil liberties advocates, lawmakers and activists.

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 ...

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 ...

MINNEAPOLIS — There are growing concerns among some lawmakers and legal experts after reports that federal agents may be utilizing facial recognition technology in the field to capture images of ...