Australia’s OAIC rules on Kmart’s use of facial recognition, says consent must have ‘high bar’
Australia’s privacy watchdog has reached its second ruling on using facial recognition technology in retail. On Thursday, the Office of…
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.
Lotte Duty Free pioneers palm biometric payments in Korean airport
Lotte Duty Free has officially launched a palm vein biometric payment service at Gimpo International Airport in Seoul, South Korea….
Biggest network of mDL verification devices in US proves scalability, diversity
Biometric authentication and verification systems provider TokenWorks Inc. and mobile driver’s license verification software vendor Oneproof have announced the successful…
IKE Tech study: 49% favor age verification for vapes at point of use
Youths have it too easy accessing vaping products across the U.S. is the warning from a new report. Identity verification…
Ghana plans new framework for SIM card-digital ID linkage
Ghana is looking forward to introducing a new legislative framework that will guide the linkage of SIM card to the…
Retailers attempt to bridge disconnect on facial recognition to fight theft
The UK’s second-largest retailer, Sainsbury’s, has announced it will trial real-time facial recognition from Facewatch in two of its stores…
Advance of retail biometrics runs up against corporate trust, transparency concerns
Retail biometrics are being adopted to secure payments, prevent theft and less often for use cases like employee time and…
Retail facial recognition prospects boosted by Facewatch feature, NZ privacy guidance
Retailers are navigating twin concerns around incidents of theft and assaults on staff and data privacy regulations as they consider…
Diebold Nixdorf self-checkout with Yoti age check arrives in Düsseldorf
Yoti’s facial age estimation technology is arriving at more German supermarkets with the help of its retail technology partner Diebold…
New biometrics guidelines from Canada’s OPC cover public, private sectors
The Privacy Commissioner of Canada has issued new guidance on protecting privacy in biometric initiatives, for both public and private…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Understanding MOSIP
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection