Face-mask recognition has arrived—for better or worse New algorithms can police whether people are complying with public health guidance. The practice raises familiar questions about data privacy.

Across America, people are making coronavirus masks with everything from t-shirts and pillowcases to vacuum cleaner bags.

New research suggests face masks are hampering facial recognition systems. The algorithms never accounted for a pandemic.

Face masks are already known to stop the spread of coronavirus. Apparently, they can also make it much harder for facial-recognition software to identify you, too.

A South Florida man is making stylish face masks that could help the environment. Brian Wood says pythons are invasive species that he hunts and turns into masks.