New algorithms can police whether people are complying with public health guidance. The practice raises familiar questions about data privacy. Video by Mark Thiessen and Rebecca Hale, National ...

A study of 65 face recognition algorithms on masked photos found they were as good as the top performers in 2017 with no masks. Alfred Ng Senior Reporter / CNET News Alfred Ng was a senior reporter ...

Americans can't agree on whether face masks are a good way to reduce the threat of transmitting COVID-19. We've even turned mask-donning into a symbol of partisan affiliation; those who would make ...

It’s surprising how quickly public opinion can change. Winding the clocks back 12 months, many of us would have looked at a masked individual in public with suspicion. Now, some countries have ...

The future of facial recognition technology may depend on one very specific part of the face: the area around the eyes. Before the global pandemic, facial recognition systems typically worked by ...

A new government study found that wearing face masks makes it harder for facial recognition algorithms to recognize people. The typical error rate for most facial ...