Amazon.com Inc. and smaller vendors like Idemia Group S.A.S., Thales Group and AnyVision Interactive Technologies Ltd. sell facial-recognition systems for identification. Identifying single individuals is typically more accurate than spotting faces in a crowd. Until recently, it has been activists protesting surveillance who have targeted facial-recognition systems. Spoofing a facial-recognition system doesn't always require sophisticated software, according to John Spencer, chief strategy officer of biometric identity firm Veridium LLC. Seeking a solutionMr. Polyakov regularly tests the security of facial-recognition systems for his clients and says there are two ways to protect such systems from being fooled.

Source: Bangkok Post July 07, 2021 18:00 UTC