Smartphone facial recognition parts makers lower revenue guidance
Smartphone part suppliers ams, Lumentum, and Infineon Technologies have joined the ranks of companies cautioning investors that profits from the…
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Partnership could soon give Florida police access to residential cameras with facial recognition
The Tampa-area Hernando County Sheriff’s Office has partnered with Amazon-owned security camera maker Ring to enable area residents to upload…
FaceTec scores perfect Level-2 biometric presentation attack detection certification from iBeta
FaceTec has announced that its ZoOm 3D Face Authentication has passed the rigorous Level-2 anti-spoofing certification test by iBeta for…
Report shows rapid growth of AI patent applications led by deep learning models
Deep learning models of artificial intelligence that is the basis for speech recognition and many advanced biometric technologies is the…
Biometric authentication boosts consumer confidence in online accounts by 30 percent
The introduction of physical biometrics for online authentication increases the confidence global consumers have in the security of personal accounts…
Buolamwini responds to Amazon as police admit facial recognition recommendations not followed
MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini has responded to criticisms of her study on algorithmic bias in services offered by…
Proposed NYC biometric data privacy law could lead to deluge of lawsuits
Legislators in New York City are expected to consider a bill this year which would amend municipal laws to include…
Rapid DNA machines speed up police investigations but lack of protocols causes concern
Rapid DNA machines are being used by a growing number of law enforcement agencies in the U.S. to rapidly test…
Threat of deepfakes draws legislator and biometrics industry attention
A U.S. senator plans to reintroduce legislation against “deepfake” media in the coming year as legislators join members of the…
White paper lays out Google position on government involvement in AI
Google has laid out its position on government regulation of artificial intelligence in a white paper, suggesting a limited approach…
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