Race, gender bias in matching algorithm remain – DHS report
An annual U.S. Homeland Security study of bias in commercial biometric software, released in August, suggest similar results found in…
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Cutting out clustered data points to reduce facial recognition bias explained in AFRL talk
Despite the presence of many “heavy hitters” in the public discourse about bias in facial recognition, misunderstanding about the nature…
International standard for testing bias in biometrics reaches committee stage
The standard for testing demographic differentials or ‘bias’ in biometric systems has reached the committee draft stage, and comments from…
Face biometrics dropped by Verkada in 4 US locales as data protection gains momentum
Legal restrictions on the use of facial recognition have prompted security camera vendor Verkada to shut down the capability in…
Bias and morphing remain challenges in face biometrics, but measures are improving
A pair of the most pressing risks to the effectiveness of face biometric systems were under the microscope during the…
Texas university launches lab to investigate AI bias with support from Pangiam
A new lab has been established at SMU (Southern Methodist University), with Pangiam as its first industry partner, to investigate…
Face biometrics deployments and solutions unveiled on four continents
Developments in face biometrics from standards work to product launches made headlines over the past week. Deployments of border control…
Comments sought on working draft of ISO face biometrics fairness testing standard
The International Standards Organization has approved a working draft of the international standard for assessing facial recognition performance across different…
American researchers probe where biometric bias comes in and how to measure it
A pair of papers on why biometric systems are so often found to be less effective with some demographic groups…
NIST seeks feedback on measurement of biometric bias
Bias in face biometrics has decreased as algorithm developers focus their efforts, according to the latest test results from the…
