November 24, 2021 - The Federal Trade Commission has issued limited guidance in the area of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI), but through its enforcement actions and press releases has made clear its view that AI may pose issues that run afoul of the FTC Act's prohibition against unfair and deceptive trade practices. In recent years it has pursued enforcement actions involving automated decision-making and results generated by computer algorithms and formulas, which are some common uses of AI in the financial sector but may also be relevant in other contexts such as health care. In FTC v. CompuCredit Corp., FTC Case No. 108-CV-1976 (2008), the FTC alleged that subprime credit marketer CompuCredit violated the FTC Act by deceptively failing to disclose that it used a behavioral scoring model to reduce consumers' credit limits. If cardholders used their credit cards for cash advances or to make payments at certain venues, such as bars, nightclubs and massage parlors, their credit limit might be reduced. The company, the FTC alleged, did not inform consumers that these purchases could reduce their credit limit, neither at the time they signed up nor at the time they reduced the credit limit.

If there's one platform that knows how to remain controversial, it's Facebook. In 2011, the company introduced a facial recognition feature which allowed users to tag others through suggestions displayed on photos. Moreover, the person in the photo was automatically notified if the uploader's privacy allowed to do so. This received a lot of criticism from privacy concerned users since it was giving away their identity without consent at times. A few weeks back, a court in Illinois even went as far to issue a ruling stating that users within the State could sue Facebook over its facial recognition technology.

It could mean the end of the notch on iPhones. Apple supplier AMS has developed a light and infrared proximity sensor that can sit behind a smartphone's screen. It says it will dramatically reduce the area required for sensors, allowing for a larger display. Apple supplier AMS has developed a light and infrared proximity sensor that can sit behind a smartphone's screen. AMS provides Apple with optical sensors for 3D facial recognition features on its newest iPhones.

Facebook has released more information on the social media platform's tracking of users off-site, after CEO Mark Zuckerberg failed to answer questions about the process from US politicians and as the company prepares to fight a lawsuit over facial recognition in California. In a blog post, Facebook product management director David Baser wrote that the company tracks users and non-users across websites and apps for three main reasons: providing services directly, securing the company's own site, and "improving our products and services". "When you visit a site or app that uses our services, we receive information even if you're logged out or don't have a Facebook account. This is because other apps and sites don't know who is using Facebook," Baser wrote. "Whether it's information from apps and websites, or information you share with other people on Facebook, we want to put you in control -- and be transparent about what information Facebook has and how it is used."

Facebook is notifying more users of its facial recognition features as it faces increased scrutiny over how the technology may infringe upon their privacy. Many users who logged onto Facebook on Tuesday reported seeing a message from the firm on their News Feed outlining several new facial recognition features. Facebook now notifies users when someone uploads a picture of them that they haven't been tagged in, among other features. Facebook notified some users on their News Feeds of the firm's new facial recognition technology. The features tell users when a photo of them has been uploaded to Facebook that they haven't been tagged in yet and if a stranger uses a photo of them as their profile picture The features were first announced last December, but Facebook has been gradually rolling them out over the past several months.

Facebook will let you know when someone posts a photo of you -- even if you aren't tagged in it -- becoming the latest tech giant to add more facial recognition technology to users' everyday lives. The new feature, which Facebook frames as a control measure for a user's image, is one of three new applications of facial recognition technology the Menlo Park, Calif., company announced Tuesday. These new additions expand on how Facebook already uses facial recognition, which is primarily through "tag suggestions" -- a feature started in 2010 that suggests which of your friends should be tagged in photos that you upload to the site. If you've already opted out of that feature, you will also be automatically opted out of the new facial recognition features. But Facebook is putting all of these features under one setting, meaning that if you want the notifications about where your face appears on friends' accounts or strangers' accounts, then you'll also have to be all right with automatic tagging.

Facebook will let you know when someone posts a photo of you -- even if you aren't tagged in it -- becoming the latest tech giant to add more facial recognition technology into users' everyday lives. The new feature, which Facebook frames as a control measure for a user's image, is one of three new applications of facial recognition technology the company announced Tuesday. These new additions expand on how Facebook already uses facial recognition, which is primarily through "tag suggestions" -- a feature started in 2010 that suggests which of your friends should be tagged in photos that you upload to the site. If you've already opted out of that feature, you will also be automatically opted out of the new facial recognition features. But Facebook is putting all of these features under one setting, meaning that if you want the notifications about where your face appears on friends' accounts or strangers' accounts, then you'll also have to be all right with automatic tagging.

It promised to be a futuristic solution to securing your phone but Apple's Face ID is causing problems for some of its users. Since the release of the latest version of iOS, many iPhone X customers have been unable to activate the facial recognition feature. Affected handsets display the message'Unable to activate Face ID on this phone', but a simple trick could help to correct the error. It promised to be a futuristic solution to securing your phone but Apple's Face ID is causing problems for some of its users. Affected handsets display the message'Unable to activate Face ID on this phone', but a simple trick could help to correct the error To perform a hard reset, turn off the iPhone X by holding down the side button along with either volume button.

Apple's recently revealed feature, the Face ID, which scans a user's face to unlock its iPhone X device has raised privacy concerns -- Sen. Al Franken (D-Minnesota) called on the company's CEO, Tim Cook to address these concerns in an open letter Thursday. Franken believes biometric data that Apple is accessing, needs to be guarded by privacy and security guidelines. Apple will actually store a face print -- a scan of your face to match up with the biometric lock on your phone. Franken has raised concerns about the use of these face prints. "To benefit other sectors of its business, sell it to third parties for surveillance purposes, or receive law enforcement requests to access it facial recognition system -- eventual uses that may not be contemplated by Apple customers," the lawmaker said in an open letter to Cook. Face ID uses a dot projector, infrared technology, and a flood illuminator along with a bionic A11 chipset to create a depth map and image data of a user's face.