Fingerprint Cards sensors and software to power Gemalto dual-interface biometric payment cards
With the race on to bring biometric payment cards to mass market, Fingerprint Cards has announced a partnership with Gemalto…
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U.S. House committee considers hearings on facial recognition
The U.S. House Oversight and Reform Committee is weighing whether to hold hearings on facial recognition, BuzzFeed News reports. Chairman…
Dueling Washington State facial recognition bills spark regulation debate
Microsoft is lobbying against a bill with bipartisan support in the Washington State legislature that would ban the use of…
Two behavioral biometric lip-reading techniques emerge
A pair of new technologies offer user authentication based on lip movement while speaking – or lip-reading – as a…
Yoti pledges support for developing world identity innovation in Social Impact Strategy
Yoti has launched a new Social Impact Strategy to further the positive social impact of digital identity systems and to…
Samsung flagship smartphone biometric components first certified by FIDO Alliance program
The in-display fingerprint system in Samsung Galaxy S10 and S10+ smartphones is the first product to be certified by the…
IDEMIA, Infineon, and pmdtechnologies partner for smartphone 3D facial biometrics
A new partnership between IDEMIA, Infineon, and pmdtechnologies will offer smartphone makers and other OEMs an end-to-end 3D facial recognition…
Researcher says facial recognition models perpetuate discrimination against trans people
Facial recognition research papers follow a model of gender which is binary more than 90 percent of the time, immutable…
Voice biometrics startup VoiceAI raises $1.5M in pre-A Series investment
Voice recognition startup VoiceAI Technologies has received roughly 10 million yuan (US$1.5 million) in pre-A Series funding led by Hong…
AI researcher argues machine learning discoveries require checking
The accuracy and reproducibility of scientific discoveries made with machine-learning techniques should be questioned by scientists until systems can be…
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