Biometrics Institute publishes questions for organizations to ask for responsible use
The Biometrics Institute has published a set of five questions for organizations to ask in order to ensure the responsible…
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.
Two more potential class action suits filed under Illinois biometrics law
Proposed class-action law suits have been filed under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) against both fingerprint door-lock maker U-Tec…
Most consumers comfortable with AI to secure transactions but privacy concerns remain
The majority of people want to use artificial intelligence to save time and money, but are not comfortable with emotion…
Fliggy launches facial recognition ticketing for tourist destinations
Alababa’s online travel agency Fliggy has launched facial recognition ticketing at Xixi National Wetland Park in Hangzhou as the first…
Japanese retailers walk fine privacy line to gather customer data with facial recognition
The Parco_ya shopping center in Tokyo’s Ueno district is using 90 cameras and facial recognition technology from AI startup Abeja…
Tuple applies AI face recognition technology to unmanned stores
Tuple Technologies has successfully applied its AI-based facial recognition technology to unmanned stores, allowing many consumers to simultaneously enter and…
Supermarket chain iFresh to distribute biometric automated retail technology in the Americas
Leading Asian-American supermarket chain iFresh has agreed to become the exclusive distributor of biometric retail payments and unmanned smart retail…
KLM CEO says facial recognition and AI next steps in traveler convenience
The CEO of Dutch airline KLM, Pieter Elbers, says that using artificial intelligence and facial recognition are among the next…
DeepCam AI solution for retail loss prevention available as a subscription service
The DeepCam AI platform is now available as a subscription service. DeepCam is a plug-and-play system for retail loss prevention…
Autonomous driving transit bus launches with palm recognition and voice technology
Chinese AI company DeepBlue Technology has launched an autonomous driving bus called the “Smart Panda Bus,” which the company says…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection