Optional biometric age checks proposed for New York State
New York State Senate is considering a bill that would allow hospitality businesses like bars and restaurants to offer their…
Articles By Chris Burt
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.
Orbbec upgrades 3D camera with built-in AI for advanced applications, facial recognition
Orbbec has launched a new 3D camera with built-in artificial intelligence capabilities. The company claims a ten-times improvement in processing power…
Facial recognition will deliver on its promise if vendors do on theirs, Corsight CEO suggests
Misconceptions around facial recognition and concerns about its effectiveness and how biometric technology will be used are understandable, but must…
Biometrics’ potential on feature phones and data privacy threats illustrate AI reward and risk
Digital identity steps by Ethiopia’s MOSIP-based system and in the U.S. to build digital identity systems made headlines this week…
Jumio biometrics and identity proofing sales up 140 percent as growth streak extends
Jumio has continued its run of strong financial results with sales growth above 140 percent for its end-to-end identity proofing with…
Biometrics from PopID, Amazon, VisionLabs roll out for retail payments and event access
The rollouts following from PopID’s massive deal with large-scale venue manager ASM Global have begun, with the first deployment of…
Selfie biometrics providers partner to reach new geographies, sign up payments networks
IDnow and Blinking have each signed deals to bring their selfie biometrics to new geographies, and Thirdfort, Onfido, Veridas, Beyon…
Autoencoder approach to vein biometrics development shows promise in EAB presentation
Unsupervised learning approaches to vein recognition algorithms are approaching the state of the art, and could soon reach it, according…
Ex-employee accuses Apple of training iPhone biometrics by violating staff privacy
Apple was questioned about where it collected the 1 billion images it trained the Face ID biometric algorithm with by…
Affective computing draws Intel’s attention, prompts debate
Intel and edtech startup Classroom Technologies have developed a tool for integration with Zoom to let teachers know if their students…
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