IBM launches public data set to further research into diversity and facial biometrics
IBM has announced the launch of a new data set specifically created to further research into, and ultimately the development…
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Biometrics Institute announces initiatives to support ethical and responsible biometrics use
The Biometrics Institute observed Data Privacy Day on January 28 by announcing its work on several projects to promote the…
MIT researchers developing automated tool to ‘de-bias’ AI training data
A team at MIT’s Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) is developing a solution which features an algorithm that…
Fingerprint data sharing agreement between Japan and U.S. takes effect
Law enforcement agencies in Japan and the U.S. have begun sharing fingerprint data under a bilateral agreement, intending to strengthen…
Volvo developing driver cameras to monitor behaviour and biometrics
Volvo is developing in-car cameras to provide biometric identification and monitor driver health, CAR magazine reports. Volvo has been testing…
3D computer vision industry veteran joins Lucid board to guide smartphone push
Lucid has added serial entrepreneur and computer vision industry veteran Arthur van Hoff to the company’s Board of Advisers to…
Amazon finds zero false positives in Rekognition testing and takes issue with bias report
Accusations that Amazon provides inaccurate facial biometric technology and lacks appropriate concern over the ethical and social concerns about facial…
UK tax agency voice biometric database surpasses 7 million but 160,000 opt out
More than 2 million voiceprints have been added to the database of the UK’s tax agency since June, but more…
Biometric data collection regulation proposed in Arizona House
Another U.S. state is considering major new regulatory rules that would make it illegal for businesses to use biometric data…
Three times more enterprises know biometrics can help secure the cloud then use them
Enterprise adoption of cloud and SaaS is being held back by security concerns, but while biometric authentication is considered an…
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