UK biometric ethics group to consider implications of gait and voice recognition
Gait and voice biometrics are becoming more interesting to government and law enforcement agencies, prompting a need for ethical guidance,…
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Chris Burt is managing editor and industry analyst at Biometric Update. He has also written nonfiction about information technology, dramatic arts, sports culture, and fantasy basketball, as well as fiction about a doomed astronaut. He lives in Toronto. You can follow him on Twitter @AFakeChrisBurt.
Distributed biometrics hold promise of privacy and usability in remote authentication
Biometrics experts from Keyless and the New York Institute of Technology will join Biometric Update for a webinar on a…
Corsight’s Porter calls out ‘clickbait’ biometric bias claims
A mismatch by a facial recognition system is blamed for a wrongful arrest in Maryland in a Wired article that…
Selfie biometrics for KYC expanding in Pakistan, Thailand, and Colombia
Aware is now providing biometric authentication to one of the leading banks in Pakistan through a partnership with mobile data…
Biometric hardware, ID documents and processes to ease travel advance
Biometrics for travel, by air land or sea, are a theme among several of the most-read stories on Biometric Update…
AI tools make layering technologies a requirement for voice authentication
A reporter with the Guardian Australia has replicated an experiment by a Vice reporter who broke into his own bank…
Digital Travel Credential Pilot relaunched with Idemia biometric app
A Dutch consortium has chosen Idemia to provide technology for the world’s first transatlantic Digital Travel Credential (DTC) Pilot, using…
Pioneering BixeLab test shows accuracy of Tech5 contactless fingerprint biometrics
Contactless fingerprinting has reached the stage in its maturity of laboratories pioneering independent testing from biometrics developers at the forefront…
Australian gambling machine maker licenses Konami facial recognition
Konami Gaming has licensed its facial recognition technology for use in Australian gambling machines, according to Casino Beats. Independent Gaming,…
Startup partners to bring machine learning, facial recognition to IoT developers
A partnership has been formed between Useful Sensors, which supports the addition of AI interfaces to consumer electronics, and OKdo,…
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