Intel launches facial recognition solution for various devices and Tech Systems.
Found this after ...just after I became aware that a mobile phone network system that I am trying out...stopped me accessing a certain website.... in which I am not sure how ..but soon after I was given some transfer to another webpage telling me that in order to access the webpage.. that I needed to directed and access another webpage to prove my age which will use a facial recognition tool to look at me to verify myself and show my face details via a camera / video I assume from a webcam type camera if there is one either on the phone or say Laptop computer ...
Although older devices do not always have such devices built in the phone or laptop...
Its the first time that I have come across this and I find it somewhat intrusive..and disagree that the company should be allowed to suggest using such technology on a mobile phone...or at least give you another option...if on wants to remain private...
Upon later speaking with an adviser from another well known network... I asked if they was aware if other networks used such systems and was told by the person that he had not come across this ...
he said usually if a person had say paid via debit / credit card..for the service that was all that was needed to allow persons pass security or access such sites...
But I surpose in reality... if someone under a certain age was to use the service that they could access websites that the networks want to keep for older persons.
Has anyone else experienced such similar techology on Mobile or Computer type devices...
All I was aware of was certain CCTV type of cameras can have Facial recognition technology used for security in certain areas where the public access...such as say at airports..
also Maybe more modern Smart phones if I recall may use facial recognition to access ones I Phone...
but again I was not aware of networks using such technology to access just certain websites...
but maybe various websites may now want such systems for their users / customers to use...maybe even Companies like Facebook/ youtube / google etc..
or do some of these already use this that I was not aware off...as yet..!
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QuoteIntel launches facial recognition solution amid debate around the tech's biases
By
Soumyarendra Barik
Published
January 11, 2021
Credit: Intel blog
The chipmaker Intel has now launched a facial recognition solution, which the company says will work with smart locks, access control, point-of-sale devices, ATMs and kiosks, among others. Called RealSense ID, the solution is built on Intel's depth-sensing technology, a dedicated system-on-a-chip, with an embedded secure element to encrypt and process user data "quickly and safely".
While Intel listed out all possible use cases of the facial recognition solutions, it did not specify if it would be offering this technology to law enforcement agencies, though it did say that it was "working to ensure the ethical application of RealSense and the protection of human rights". The tech, Intel said, processes all facial images locally and encrypts all user data. The solution is also only activated through user awareness and will not authenticate unless prompted by a pre-registered user.
"In industries such as finance, healthcare and smart access control, companies need technology they can trust," Intel said in a blog post. "Intel RealSense ID has built-in anti-spoofing technology to protect against false entry attempts using photographs, videos or masks, and provides a one-in-1-million false acceptance rate". That accuracy claim appears too high, and it remains to be seen whether the system will exhibit such accuracy rates in real world scenarios.
Intel's facial recognition tool comes amid debates about the technology's biases and potential for harm, particularly against minorities and people of colour. Amazon's facial recognition tool Rekognition, for instance, misidentified 28 members of Congress as criminals. Research, in general, has shown that facial recognition tools are worse at detecting and identify faces of darker-skinned people, creating ample room for discrimination and persecution.
Several major companies last year announced that they would temporarily halt sales of their facial recognition systems until new regulations are made to govern the use of the tech. Microsoft said that it will not sell the technology to police in the US until a federal law is enacted, with Amazon committing to the same thing, albeit just for a year. IBM said that it will stop offering "general-purpose facial recognition and analysis software" altogether.
India is deploying facial recognition systems left, right and centre
From several departments of the Indian government itself to several state governments and their respective police departments, the use of facial recognition technology is proliferating across the country. Recently, the Central Board of Secondary Education rolled out a facial recognition system — without a privacy policy — for students to download their academic documents. The National Crime Records Bureau is currently working towards building a national level facial recognition system, and only very recently revealed that it wants to test the system on mask-wearing faces, and that it to generate "comprehensive biometric reports".
Multiple airports have added facial recognition systems as an additional way for passengers to board flights. Local police departments are purchasing or piloting facial recognition algorithms — for instance, the Vadodara city police piloted Clearview AI's controversial facial recognition system. States like Telangana have piloted the tech in civic elections, and are mulling introducing the tool for obtaining rations at fair price shops.
Central Railway is also considering setting up similar facial recognition systems at some of its premises in Parel, we had earlier reported. Bengaluru's railway station is gearing up to be surveilled by CCTV cameras capable of carrying out facial recognition, at a cost of over ₹4.5 crore.
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