FACIAL RECOGNITION

Privacy advocates nervous about facial recognition technology forget that large scale facial recognition has yet to be effective.

Orbeus’ content detection software 'Rekognition' searches iPhone photos quickly via object, facial, and scenery detection.

To make the technology more accurate, Facebook said it used millions of images of faces from thousands of people on its network.

Japanese machinery maker NS West has demoed a new wearable PC that can trigger commands based on your facial expressions.

Facial recognition apps are still a new concept but many experts are concerned over potential misuse which could lead to privacy invasion and identity theft.

Facebook has deleted all of the facial recognition data it held for European users after German and Irish authorities questioned its compliance with privacy laws.

Technology giant Google is developing a facial recognition mobile app that would allow users to snap a picture of a friend or new acquaintance - and then access his or her Google Profile contact information, according to various media outlets.