Soccer Fans, You’re Being Watched
More than 5 million fans are expected to attend the 2026 FIFA World Cup taking place this summer across 16 venues in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The stakes are high—and not merely on…
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Wrongful Arrest Exposes Failures in One of the Oldest Police Face-Recognition Tools in the US
A Florida man was wrongfully arrested for attempting to illegally lure a child after police relied on a face-recognition match that was inaccurate, according to a lawsuit filed on Wednesday, even though he lived more…
Meta Silently Added Face-Recognition Code for Its Smart Glasses to Millions of Phones
Meta has quietly embedded face-recognition technology for its smart glasses into an app downloaded to millions of phones, according to a WIRED analysis of the company’s software. Code discreetly added to Meta’s AI app over…
A New York Cop Got Injured at a Boxing Match. Now Madison Square Garden Is Banning His Lawyer
His client is a New York cop who was injured during a private security gig at Madison Square Garden. He sued the Garden on behalf of the cop. Now John Scola, a lawyer well known…