IKE Tech expands identity checks into continuous product compliance
IKE Tech is expanding beyond age-gated vaping and tobacco products with IKE 2.0, a platform designed to extend identity and…
Commercial Applications
Biometrics are used in retail and customer-facing settings for point-of-sales services such as payments, access control in systems for purposes such as shoplifting prevention, and identification or characteristic analysis for personalization or customer insights. Access control systems are also increasingly used for automated commercial applications, such as hotel check-ins. Typically, these use palm vein, fingerprint, iris recognition, facial recognition.
Meta defeats California voiceprint suit as judge finds data use authorized
A federal judge dismissed a proposed class action accusing Meta of unlawfully collecting voiceprints from Facebook and Messenger users, finding…
‘Policy intention is becoming much clearer’ on digital ID for UK alcohol sales
Is this it? Could it actually be happening? Is the UK government actually now preparing to sign the amendment to…
NSW introduces facial recognition at gambling venues for statewide exclusion register
The government of New South Wales is cracking down on gambling with a new set of reforms, including a statewide…
Asda to deploy Auror crime intelligence platform across its stores following London trial
UK supermarket chain Asda is massively expanding its use of Auror, the crime reporting and intelligence platform. Following a trial…
UK police deploy ITL age estimation devices to help retailers meet alcohol rules
While there are lingering questions about the UK government’s update to the Mandatory Licensing Conditions, allowing for the use of…
India warns Meta to curb AI-generated content or face enforcement
Meta has fallen afoul of India, after the platform temporarily removed a video posted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi….
Walmart sued over alleged voiceprint collection from customer calls
Walmart has been accused of secretly converting Illinois customers’ telephone calls into biometric voiceprints, using AI to recognize callers and…
Australia clarifies when retailers can legally use facial recognition
See that dress in the shop window? It sees you. New guidance from the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner…
Grocery Outlet stores deploy SAFR facial recognition to ID suspected shoplifters
Facial recognition systems are scanning shoppers as they enter a growing number of Grocery Outlet stores in the San Francisco…
