U.S. senators, states want to know about edtech biometrics use
In just weeks, edtech has gone from being a university recruitment perk in the minds of parents and their high…
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.
Vsblty, UST Global partner to modernize retail with advanced biometrics, digital display software
UST Global has entered a multi-product partnership with Vsblty to provide retail clients with advanced digital display software, including facial…
Biometric privacy claims ruled sufficient for federal court standing in BIPA vending machine suit
A Federal Appeals Court has ruled that an invasion of privacy rights under Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) is…
Hotels in Singapore roll out contactless AI, biometric tech to attract guests
To keep people interested in the hospitality sector, while fully aware of the COVID-19 threat, hotels in Singapore are rolling…
Orbbec and Eyeware release 3D eye-tracking for consumer cameras for retail insights
Orbbec has entered a partnership Eyeware to deliver 3D eye-tracking for consumer depth sensing cameras, the company announced. Under the…
Company prepares behavioral analysis of China’s consumers
Behavioral analysis firm Toluna Inc. has launched a permission-based data collection service in China to analyze in real time the…
Michigan says liquor retailers can use biometrics to card customers
The state of Michigan has updated its liquor laws to allow retailers to use biometrics to confirm a customer’s age….
Google sued for allegedly violating children’s biometric privacy with classroom tools
A lawsuit has been brought against Google by a pair of children from Illinois alleging the tech giant collected biometric…
Insurance company responsible for biometric data privacy lawsuit defense and damages
Companies found to have violated Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act may be eligible for insurance coverage of the damages, after…
California AG proposes another draft of modifications to California Consumer Privacy Act
The California Attorney General (AG) has proposed yet another round of modifications to earlier proposed regulations under Chapter 20 of…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection