Sony, Honda, Ford, Genesis, and Mullen Automotive nod toward facial recognition tech
A slew of the world’s largest automakers, including Sony, Honda, Ford, Genesis, and Mullen Automotive, have all either recently announced…
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.
Ambitious biometric products aim for consumer adoption
Three very different biometrics products for consumers are among the topics of the most-read articles of the week on Biometric…
Biofire will avoid triggering regulation as biometric ‘Smart Gun’ reaches pre-orders
Executives with Biofire say their company’s Smart Gun is the first with biometric capabilities to reach the consumer market anywhere…
Report finds data protection loopholes in Tanzania’s biometric SIM registration drive
Tanzania’s efforts in crime prevention, social protection and financial inclusion through digital identity are commendable but the government has to…
Apple expands passkey play, gets patent for Touch ID on desktops
It will come as a surprise to very few that Apple continues to play with its identity features in phones…
US feds to biometrics collectors: Knock it off. We mean it
United States regulators have taken time to, in a local figure of speech, brush businesses that deal in biometric data…
Gait, face biometrics to be showcased in concept car at VivaTech
Software République, a two-year-old six-company collaborative project working on mobility systems is scheduled to show off a concept car, dubbed…
Apple looks to protect IP on biometrics for vision correction and headset authentication
Apple has included facial recognition technology for the iPhone in one of its latest patents, which could potentially be used…
Apple Vision Pro headset to have Optic ID biometrics built in
Apple announced its new Optic ID biometrics for the Vision Pro VR headset at its annual developers’ conference. The device…
Facial recognition helps Indian authorities identify SIM fraudsters
Authorities in two Indian states have deactivated 17,000 SIM cards after using facial recognition technology to detect subscribers issued SIM…
