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7 September 2026NewsPatentsMuireann Bolger
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BASF sues Apple over facial recognition tech

The German chemical company’s optical sensing unit has launched a legal fight with the iPhone maker, in a dispute over technology used to prevent facial recognition systems from being fooled by masks, photographs and 3D replicas.

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