Facial Recognition Archives

Designers Now Making Sunglasses That Block Facial Recognition

Jul 28, 2026 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

While Meta and Ray-Ban keep pushing their smart glasses, a handful of eyewear brands are pushing back. Designers like Solir Optics are going the opposite…

This Free App Protects Your Face From Facial Recognition – Here’s How Well It Really Works

Jan 12, 2026 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

Facial recognition is becoming part of everyday life. It’s as scary as it sounds, and no wonder many people are asking the same uncomfortable question:…

Over 100 musicians unite in boycott against facial recognition at concerts

Jun 29, 2023 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

More than 100 famous musicians, including Tom Morello and Zack De La Rocha of Rage Against the Machine, have united in a boycott against venues…

Clearview AI under fire for “breaking privacy laws”

May 28, 2021 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

Ever since it appeared, Clearview AI has been surrounded by controversy. Privacy groups in Europe recently accused it of breaking privacy laws, and groups from…

This free selfie-scrambling app protects you from facial recognition but still looks like you

Aug 10, 2020 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

Facial recognition can be used for good causes, but very often it’s not. You can bypass it by wearing masks or using lasers, but there’s…

Privacy Nightmare: This site will show you “all the photos” of anyone on the web

Jun 11, 2020 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

Facial recognition technology has been causing quite a stir for a while now. While some are paranoid about it, others find it to be useful,…

Are your social media photos ending up in a law enforcement database?

Feb 19, 2020 Allen Murabayashi

Facial recognition is an incredibly useful consumer tool for organizing our burgeoning photo albums. Companies like Google and Apple have slowly integrated machine learning algorithms…