Study finds dorsal hand images as effective as face biometrics for age estimation
Researchers at Haut.AI, a self-described “leader in responsible skincare artificial intelligence (AI) development,” have figured out how to estimate a…
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Retail businesses racing toward biometric payments to increase speed and security
New deployments, technologies and markets are driving the implementation of biometric payments systems for in-store and online purchases. Formula 1…
Security hardware keys evolve for new passwordless authentication options
San Jose-headquartered Feitian Technologies has launched its FKaaS (Feitian Key as a Service) product, a passwordless authentication tool aimed at…
As eIDAS 2.0 takes effect, EU faces ‘paradigm shift for digital identity in Europe’
With the European Council’s recent adoption of a new framework for a European digital identity, the path to the EU…
Bulgaria goes fully biometric in developing access control system for mass gatherings
Bulgaria is looking to ditch physical ticketing methods entirely, as it unrolls a new domestically developed biometric access control system…
Indian police adopt facial recognition despite risk of massive data breaches
“Real-time facial recognition” typically refers to continuous biometric monitoring. But it applies equally as well to the experience of watching…
AlgoFace’s facial analysis tech gets boosts from Microsoft, National Science Foundation
Call it a banner year to date for Arizona-based biometric facial analysis firm AlgoFace, which has released a trio of…
Civil rights groups want facial recognition technology banned in New York State
A group of major civil rights organizations in New York is pushing for a statewide ban on the use of…
UK police have used PimEyes facial recognition search tool over 2000 times
It is becoming an apparent truth that, if the biometrics tools are there, people will use them. News out of…
Airport facial recognition battle echoes pushback against Real ID program
The bipartisan effort by U.S. lawmakers to clamp down on the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)’s use of facial recognition for…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
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