Synaptics voice technology added to Baidu mobile accessory platform
Chinese search engine giant Baidu has selected Synaptics’ AudioSmart far-field voice DSPs (digital signal processors) for its new DuerOS Mobile…
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Amazon dismisses ACLU criticism of its facial recognition technology with totally different test results
Amazon has responded to a recent blog post by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in which it matched the…
Researchers develop liveness detection for iris biometrics
A researcher from the Warsaw University of Technology has trained a machine-learning algorithm to perform liveness detection for iris scans,…
Indian government committee proposes draft Data Protection Act and recommends changes to Aadhaar
The Srikrishna Committee has issued a draft proposal for India’s Data Protection Act, along with a report outlining its recommendations…
More than 60 percent think sharing biometrics puts identity information at risk
More than three out of five consumers think that providing fingerprint or iris information with companies puts their personal identity…
Yoti blogs about last mile delivery challenges of digital identity in developing regions
Biometrics are generally seen as a good way to avoid fraud and easily verify identity in South East Asia, and…
Nigeria identity commission boss urges IT sector to support digital ID for social benefits
Director-General Aliyu Aziz of Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) urged an audience of the country’s private and public-sector IT…
NIST quantifies gene frequency to establish basis for DNA identification with next generation sequencing
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a statistical foundation for extending DNA matching beyond “DNA fingerprints”…
iTrue platform combines blockchain and biometrics to improve user authentication
Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS) provider iTrue Limited has developed a development platform with a built-in system for authentication with facial recognition as…
Amazon facial recognition falsely matched 28 in Congress with mugshots in ACLU experiment
U.S. Congress includes 28 individuals matched to arrest photos by Amazon’s facial recognition technology, according to a blog post by…
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