US and EU AI regulatory proposals under the microscope
Proposals for a framework in the U.S. and a set of laws in Europe to govern the development and use…
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.
Consumer privacy tension increases with voice and face biometrics cases across the US
A couple of biometrics lawsuits filed recently accuse JPMorgan Chase Bank of breaking California privacy law by recording customers’ phone…
Moscow data center to collect face biometrics from video streams nationwide
The Department of Information Technologies of Moscow is in the process of finalizing a new data storage center with biometric…
Mixing synthetic, real faces make biometric recognition pretty good
A team dominated by Microsoft scientists has published research indicating that anyone scraping the internet for faces with which to…
NZ privacy advocates: Laws need revamp to reflect biometric surveillance realities
An Aotearoa New Zealand privacy advocacy group thinks that nation’s approach to privacy and biometrics must be more nuanced than…
UAE governments support biometrics expansion for online services, age verification
The General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), will provide all its services…
EU Parliament meeting shows facial recognition still at the center of AI Act
An EU Parliament gathering – the first official debate by lawmakers about the proposed AI Act – saw European Parliament…
San Francisco, Cancún now direct travelers through face biometrics checks
Vacationers traveling in North America by ship and plane are seeing more biometric verification at ports of entry. Princess Cruises…
Strong words from investment firms about using facial recognition ethically
Categorization AI algorithms should be “avoided at all costs” by companies, according to almost two dozen industry investment firms that…
US goes deeper with list of Chinese tech firms allegedly working on military products
Thirteen names have been added to the U.S. Defense Department’s list of companies that are considered to be fronts for…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection