Canaan expands edge AI chip offering to Japan with Cathay partnership
Canaan, a Beijing-based hardware and chip designer best known for building servers for bitcoin mining, has partnered with Cathay Tri-Tech…
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.
Proposed AI and biometrics restrictions by EU draw mixed, muted reaction
Reaction is rolling in to the European Union’s attempt to coral artificial intelligence with regulation, which includes strict new proposed…
TikTok hit with biometric data privacy suit under GDPR
TikTok and its parent company are facing a lawsuit from a former UK regulator over allegedly intentional violations of children’s…
Illinois pols move face biometrics ban for undocumented immigrants
The Illinois state Senate has passed a resolution that would greatly restrict the access that immigration agencies within federal and…
Facial recognition concerns impact Malta, South Africa and NYC public safety projects
Maltese MEPs of the Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) met on Thursday to discuss the recent European Commission proposal for new…
European data protection regulator argues biometric surveillance restrictions not strong enough
European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) Wojciech Wiewiórowski says the European Commission’s proposed legislation restricting the use of facial recognition and…
Automotive biometrics market sizzles but faces familiar demographic disparity challenge
Electric and autonomous vehicles continue to be growth areas for biometrics, as a startup’s market entry and two new implementations…
Atos builds edge facial recognition workplace safety system with Safr software
Atos, a global provider of cloud, security and compute solutions, revealed it is using biometric technology from Safr, a division…
Real-time facial recognition system deployment blocked by Italian data protection authority
The Italian data protection authority (Garante) has published a new document in which it declared the Sari Real Time facial…
Jumio partners for public sector selfie biometrics onboarding as boom continues
Copper River IT has selected Jumio’s face biometrics and digital KYC capabilities to enhance its program-focused advanced network and systems…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection