A year later, Intel’s ‘perceptual computing’ initiative is becoming more concrete

Intel says one application of perceptual computing is face recognition, for better computer security.

Google one-ups Apple, wins face-to-unlock patent

Apple may have a patent on unlocking a smartphone via gestures, but Google just won a patent for unlocking any computing device just by looking at it.

Wikileaks: CIA-connected private intelligence firm TrapWire watching Americans

The latest WikiLeaks release has shone a spotlight on an alleged domestic and foreign surveillance program run with cloud-based software provided by Texas company TrapWire, many of whose top leaders and employees are former members of three-letter American intelligence agencies.