A new lens-free and compact system for facial recognition scans a bust of Michelangelo’s David and reconstructs the image using less power than existing 3D-surface imaging systems.

The Russia-based facial recognition company NtechLab, for example, offers systems that identify people based on their license plates as well as facial features, and founder Artem Kuharenko told ...

Face recognition is rapidly proliferating as a way to identify people at airports and in high security scenarios—but it's far from foolproof.

The US Department of Homeland Security has carried out trials to test whether facial recognition algorithms could correctly identify masked individuals.

Australian airports are installing a system that lets airline passengers glide through security without passports – and facial recognition systems are beginning to appear in U.S. airports too.

When you post photos of yourself or friends and family online, you may not imagine they could be used to develop facial-recognition systems that can identify individuals offline. A new site hopes ...