Prominent facial recognition researcher scraped videos of trans people, left dataset exposed
New research finds that a controversial facial recognition dataset of trans people remained available online for years after the initial…
Biometric R&D
Biometric R&D refers to significant research and development in the biometrics sphere, from academia to applications. This includes market research, product development, awards recognition as well as new inventions and innovations.
Idemia claims fairest facial verification among most accurate algorithms in latest NIST test
Idemia’s scores in the latest Face Recognition Vendor Test for one-to-one verification show near-identical false match rates between different demographic…
Pulse Security selling IP for multi-biometric doorbell invention with IR thermometer
A new multi-biometric doorbell that can read the temperature and biometrics of a person before allowing them entry to a…
Fintech, mDLs and digital ID could be Apple’s ticket to Microsoft-like universality
A fintech trade journal has connected some dots and more patents to define where Apple stands with U.S. digital ID…
Enterprise biometric security options increase with new partnerships
Several companies in the biometric space have announced new channel and distribution partnerships. Hummingbirds AI joined the Panasonic XCELERATE software…
Idemia, Nodeflux, NEC earn certs for biometric products, performance
Biometrics vendors namely, Idemia National Security Solutions (Idemia NSS), computer vision technology company Nodeflux and NEC Asia Pacific, have each…
IDnow joins IATA accelerator program
Identity proofing platform IDnow has announced its participation in the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Accelerate@IATA 2022 accelerator program. The…
Beauty maybe be skin deep, but AI finds revenue on the face’s surface
A Taiwanese AI algorithm maker knows the value of the mind behind a face. The company says its software can…
Rank One stands out in NIST test of image quality assessment for face biometrics
A benchmark of facial image quality assessment algorithms for preventing bad input from causing problems with face biometrics systems has…
Looking back at spring digital ID challenge, FDIC and FinCEN find familiar shortcomings
The U.S government has released its analysis of a digital ID-proofing challenge held this spring. As befits a global and…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection