AI ethics board in US DOJ would advise on facial recognition deployment
It’s difficult to know if news of an AI compliance board in the U.S. government is progress or more hand-waving….
Facial Recognition
A facial recognition system is a computer application for automatically identifying or verifying a person from a two- or three-dimensional digital image or a frame from a video source. It is typically used in security systems alone or in combination with other factors. Can also be used to perform liveness detection. Find facial recognition solutions here.
UN rights chief: Remote biometric surveillance of protests brings ‘unacceptable risks’
Remote biometric surveillance systems are raising “serious concerns,” the United Nations rights chief says in a newly issued set of…
Intellicene adds Oosto facial recognition technology to Symphia product suite
Real-time facial recognition provider Oosto has announced a strategic partnership with Intellicene. Oosto’s face biometrics now integrates with Intellicene’s Symphia…
NY lawyers push support for biometric privacy act
A New York State Bar Association working group has weighed in on the side of restraint in a pair of…
Certn acquires Trustmatic to enhance biometric KYC capabilities
Biometric background screening provider Certn has announced that it has acquired Trustmatic, a Europe-based remote ID verification company. This will…
EU considers some remote biometric identification in a trade-off for prohibitions
There is give and take in any biometric transaction, and the passing of the EU’s AI Act is no exception….
NZ’s ID verification program is inaccurate and skipped engagement with Māori — reports
New Zealand’s biometric Identity Check program is suffering from poor performance and a break in public trust, according to media…
Sharp rise in facial recognition use by Scottish police, UK protest footage scanned
The police in Scotland have tripled the use of retrospective facial recognition over the last five years jumping from just…
Pangiam to merge biometrics with BigBear.ai computer vision analytics in $70M deal
Pangiam has been acquired by Maryland-based BigBear.ai for $70 million in stock to combine its facial recognition and other biometrics…
Mobile device biometrics generate big sensors sale, back extensive airport trial
A pair of major developments in native device biometrics were among the most-read articles of the past week on Biometric…
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