Race, gender bias in matching algorithm remain – DHS report
An annual U.S. Homeland Security study of bias in commercial biometric software, released in August, suggest similar results found in…
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US schools left on their own to figure out biometric surveillance policies
A lengthy newspaper article about facial recognition in schools and a likewise robust report by the American Civil Liberties Union…
SIA says biometric data privacy claim against Meta ‘does not qualify’
The Security Industry Association has weighed in on a biometric privacy lawsuit that claims Meta broke the law with a…
High-level US security agencies want IAM vendors busier on MFA, SSO
Two of the United States’ top security agencies are recommending seven general best practices for digital identity and access management…
Texas, Mexico plan biometric surveillance network. Privacy advocates are unimpressed
Mexico has begun building a 20-story biometric surveillance hub on its border with the United States. Designs call for a…
Iris biometrics security, performance enhancement patent issued to Saudi Arabian school
King Saud University has been awarded a patent for an architecture of multi-resolution iris recognition software intended to provide better…
Study claims success, inspires app using face biometrics to match dating pairs
It turns out that all humans might just be books that can be accurately judged – by AI – for…
Privacy advocates and conservatives unhappy with passport face-match idea
Early reactions to a report that the UK’s police minister wants people in a permanent biometric crime lineup are not…
Gang violence pushes Sweden to consider face biometrics as surveillance cameras multiply
The Swedish government is rushing to prepare the public for expanded police use of biometric systems including those monitoring from…
Biometrics look increasingly likely for schools afraid of gun attacks
When U.S. state of New York schools got the OK last week to use biometric systems short of facial recognition,…
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