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.

Our reporter took a five-mile walk around Manhattan to find businesses that are using facial recognition technology. By Kashmir Hill Kashmir Hill writes about privacy and technology and welcomes any ...

Generally, there are two types of facial-recognition software: one compares a photo of a person to those in a database of faces looking for a likely match (the kind of software police might use when ...

Facial recognition software is speeding up check-in at airports, cruise ships and theme parks, but experts worry about risks to security and privacy. By Julie Weed You may not have to fumble with your ...