Facial recognition is a category of biometric software that maps an individual's facial features to confirm their identity. Facial recognition is commonly used in security systems to identify specific ...

Last week, in a humanities class at a highly selective university in the Northeast, a student played The New York Times’ Spelling Bee game on a phone, according to another student who sat within view.

When a facial recognition system works as intended, security and user experience are improved. But when it doesn't, user experience suffers and people are put at risk. Facial recognition is often used ...