The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalized an order against IntelliVision Technologies Corp. This decision settles allegations that the company made false claims regarding its facial recognition software, particularly about its freedom from gender or racial bias.
In a complaint initially announced in December, the FTC accused IntelliVision of lacking evidence to support claims that its software was among the most accurate on the market and operated without gender or racial bias. Additionally, the complaint stated that IntelliVision did not train its software on millions of faces as claimed and lacked sufficient backing for assertions that its anti-spoofing technology could not be deceived by photos or video images.
According to the final order, IntelliVision is prohibited from misrepresenting various aspects of its facial recognition software. These include accuracy and efficacy, comparative performance concerning different genders, ethnicities, and skin tones, and spoof detection capabilities. The order mandates that any claims about effectiveness, accuracy, or lack of bias must be supported by competent and reliable testing.
The Commission received no public comments on this matter and unanimously approved the final order with a 5-0 vote.
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