ICE’s use of CBP biometric surveillance app built on paper thin oversight
The document justifying Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) use of Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Mobile Fortify app is just…
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.
SITA passenger data system rolls out in Angola as India considers biometric bag drops
SITA roll outs in Angola and India demonstrate the growing ambitions of authorities in places where passenger numbers are expected…
Ambitious biometrics projects promise transformation, but struggle with messaging
Advances in biometrics and technologies behind digital identity are making previously unattainable goals possible. The top articles of the week…
Hungarian IDV company acquisition attracts suspicion over alleged government ties
FaceKom, the identity verification company used by the Hungarian national digital identity program, has been acquired by major local IT…
Irish government backs bill on police use of biometric recognition
The Irish government has approved the publication of a bill that would permit its police force, the Garda Síochána, to…
A new kind of digital camouflage emerges from DARPA AI research
A new AI tool backed by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) could signal a turning point in…
Ring faces new scrutiny as lawmaker warns of biometric surveillance crisis
U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey’s long-running probe into Amazon’s Ring surveillance doorbell system reached a new boiling point this week…
London Police facial recognition expansion casts wide net
London’s Metropolitan Police have a new community crime-fighting strategy that expands the use of facial recognition and other technologies to…
UK facial recognition bias report reveals Home Office using outdated Cognitec software
Cognitec released its FaceVACS-DBScan 5.5 software for biometrics matching at scale in 2020. A biometric accuracy and bias assessment of…
iProov, Aware, Paravision power airport biometric boarding pilots at MCO
Airports across the Americas are accelerating their shift to biometric identity systems, with Orlando, Houston and Oklahoma City all rolling…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection