Assessing skin hue to skin tone makes measuring biometric bias easier — research
A team of Sony and Tokyo University researchers say they have created a better way to measure apparent skin color…
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DNA collections, analysis find US government fans of all stripes
For whatever reason, state collection of DNA – a biometric identifier – does not stir the U.S. public, at least,…
Lawsuit filed in US cross-country arrest allegedly based on face biometrics
A federal suit in the U.S. has been filed by a Black man who says he was falsely accused of…
US feds say right words about updating biometrics policy, but might just be talk
The U.S. Homeland Security Department has agreed with four biometrics-related recommendations made by an inspector general. The inspector general’s advice…
US DHS awards $407M immigration biometrics contract to Amentum
A $407 million, five-year U.S. government contract has been awarded to Amentum. Part of the contract, from the Citizenship and…
BIPA defendants take their fates out of courts; Samsung can’t avoid arbitration
For all its boilerplate bluster about winning the biometric privacy lawsuit it was defending against in the United States, face-scraper…
Mastercard joins Mercedes to put finger-sensor purchases within cars
Global finance company Mastercard says its mobile pay systems have been integrated with Mercedes-Benz vehicles in a service called Mercedes…
Digital ID alternatives emerging from Web3 work
Large organizations are leading the charge into decentralized digital identity credentials, according to a new white paper from the CompTIA…
The latest US state to consider data privacy law with no right of action: Pennsylvania
The quilt of consumer privacy laws in the United States continues to unfold. This week, lawmakers for the state of…
Philippines digital ID efforts draw in Totm biometrics
Digital ID and onboarding biometrics company Totm Technologies is pairing with a Filipino telco to win more government sales. Totm…
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