US local and state leaders push for police use of facial recognition
New Orleans ban on the police use of facial recognition has been reversed. The city council this week returned 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.
Facial recognition algorithms need to be protected now against master face attacks – researchers
Biometrics researchers say master face attacks pose “a severe security threat” for under-protected facial recognition algorithms. Four IEEE scientists studied…
Warrant served on US suspect forcing him to unlock phone with biometric lock
For years, the Internet has argued if police in the United States can force a suspect to open their phone…
Regulators hammer Didi for illegal biometric data collection, let top execs off easy
China regulators have fined ridesharing giant Didi Global a significant sum, saying the company illegally harvested the facial recognition data…
Who’s watching the US DOJ’s use of facial recognition? Hint, the ACLU plays a part
Law enforcement agencies in several U.S. jurisdictions have engaged with the ACLU to formulate their policies for facial recognition use….
Researcher cautions African govts against biometric surveillance without proper legislation
African governments must press on with efforts to put in place robust data protection regulations if they continue to deploy…
Metasphere biometric check-in hub approved for Singapore’s E-Visitor Authentication System
Automated technology solution provider for the hospitality sector Metasphere has announced its innovative biometrics-based contactless hotel kiosk solution has been…
Manipulated faces threaten trust in remote biometrics, new legal battlegrounds
The European Association for Biometrics addressed different potential harms related to face biometrics and technologies for digital manipulation of faces…
Bahrain latest addition to US biometric Global Entry Partnership
Bahrain is the latest country to fully join the Global Entry Partnership, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) program…
Combate à Fraude picks new CEO to lead digital ID market expansion efforts
Brazil-based identity verification and digital onboarding solutions provider Combate à Fraude (CAF) has hired new chief executive officer Darryl Green,…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
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