Amazon Ring sued over facial recognition feature as privacy fight moves to federal court
Amazon and its Ring home security subsidiary have been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit accusing the company of…
Consumer Electronics
Biometrics-based consumer electronic devices are standalone products that include access control door locks, security systems, home automation and IoT, automotive, game consoles and mobile devices. Companies that integrate biometric technology into existing consumer devices are included in this category.
Metalenz debuts under-display camera for payment-grade face authentication
Unlocking a smartphone with your face used to require a camera placed in a notch or a punch hole in…
Google face unlock upgrade may miss Pixel 11 launch: leak
Google’s upcoming flagship Pixel 11 smartphone is likely to launch without the much-anticipated facial biometrics-based unlock system, known as “Project…
Mosaic SoC spatial chips point to continuous identity, biometric use cases
Mosaic SoC has raised $3.8 million in pre‑seed funding to develop ultra‑low‑power perception chips that give consumer devices real‑time spatial…
India will not force smartphone makers to preinstall Aadhaar app
Following pushback from smartphone manufacturers such as Apple and Samsung, the Indian government has abandoned its plans to pre-install the…
Vietnam mandates face biometrics for mobile device registration
A facial recognition process is now required for new mobile device registrations in Vietnam. The policy took effect April 15…
Innovatrics’ VC backs biometric driver monitoring startup Mettis AI
Biometric Ventures, the venture capital arm of biometrics company Innovatrics, has invested in Mettis AI, a Spanish startup developing AI-based driver monitoring…
Meta urged to halt facial recognition glasses rollout, disclose law enforcement ties
Meta’s plan for facial recognition smart glasses is facing more opposition from civil society. More than 70 organizations have called…
Lip reading, emotion sensing, face biometrics vie for place in smart auto stack
Your car may soon know when you’re tipsy, stressed, or just mouthing words into the wind. From Ford’s lip-reading patent…
South Korea extends biometric authentication for phone-line activation
South Korea is extending its trial of facial recognition for mobile phone registrations, with the Ministry of Science and ICT…
