Moves to limit facial recognition reflect concerns, and maybe misconceptions about bias
Multiple state governments are taking action to restrict the use of facial recognition, supported by advocacy groups and motivated in…
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.
Clearview moves into AR facial recognition with US Air Force glasses research contract
Clearview AI has signed a contract with the U.S. Air Force for “Protecting Airfields with Augmented Reality Facial Recognition Glasses,” according…
Hyperverge impresses in NIST biometric identification, Paperless Travel tests
Silicon Valley and India-based biometric algorithm developer Hyperverge has barged its way among the leaders in facial recognition accuracy testing by…
New York, San Francisco warming to biometric surveillance?
Have progressive U.S. cities gone too far in corralling police use of facial recognition? Has a rise in some crimes…
Rank One improves face biometrics’ speed and accuracy in latest NIST test
Rank One Computing (ROC) has reported a 200 percent improvement in accuracy over the last five months based on the…
Kenyan telco requires face biometrics for SIM card re-registration
Safaricom, one of the leading mobile telephone network providers in Kenya, is reportedly asking users to visit the nearest Safaricom…
Popcom rolls out biometric vending machines across seven US cities
Popcom is launching its PopShop Local biometric vending machines in seven U.S. cities, with the company’s Founder and CEO Dawn Dickson-Akpoghene…
NEC America facial recognition adopted by Canadian police force
NEC Corporation of America says it will work alongside an FBI-affiliated security group to combat human trafficking, while a Canadian…
[Vendor-funded] Think tank: Consider worries about border AI but don’t touch the brake
U.S. border-control officials need to stop listening so intently to traveling Americans worried about the government’s growing use of facial…
Future forensic biometrics directions revealed in new patent, investor presentation
Two leading facial recognition providers are making moves to innovate forensic biometrics, as they see it, with patent protection for…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
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- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection