US Border Patrol intelligence units will gain access to a face recognition tool built on billions of images scraped from the internet.

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Biometric locks like face recognition are convenient to set up—but because of a legal loophole, law enforcement can bypass them more easily than a traditional passcode. I review privacy tools like ...

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The FBI has charged multiple people with crimes like vandalism after determining their identities using the controversial technology, according to court records. ICE protesters are being monitored by ...

Agents use facial recognition, social media monitoring and other tech tools not only to identify undocumented immigrants but also to track protesters, current and former officials said. By Sheera ...

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Some people won't mind if you keep your screen visible, but that doesn't mean you should let yourself be distracted. Jason Chun is a CNET writer covering a range of topics in tech, home, wellness, ...

Using a face scan to unlock your phone and log in to accounts is easy to set up, but it's not the best option for everyone. That's because, thanks to a 5th Amendment loophole, law enforcement agents ...