Facial Recognition

PNC gets sued, LendingClub buys bank, regulators spar: Top stories of the week

02/21/20

Tech firm accuses PNC of stealing trade secrets; online lender LendingClub agrees to acquire Radius Bank; questions arise whether regulators are turning more partisan; and more from this week's most-read stories.

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Will banks get caught up in facial recognition backlash?

02/18/20

Consumer advocates and policymakers are railing against use of the technology by government, universities and others. Banks using it for authentication need to tread cautiously, experts say.

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Is facial recognition safe for financial institutions to use?

07/02/19

The technology has become controversial for its potential for bias. Notre Dame professor Kevin Bowyer explains what his studies of this issue have found.

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Should San Francisco's ban on face-recognition tech worry banks?

05/16/19

Police and city agencies can no longer use facial-recognition technology, which civil liberties groups say infringes on human rights. The measure may be an ominous sign for biometric login authentication.

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