Face biometrics accuracy identifying mask wearers improves in latest NIST FRVT report
Facial recognition accuracy remains significantly lower when subjects’ faces are covered, but error rates have dropped by around a quarter…
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.
Massachusetts partially bans police facial recognition use in latest reform bill
Massachusetts state lawmakers have passed a new statewide police reform bill banning facial recognition technology for police departments and public…
NY school district allegedly misled about face biometrics system’s racial bias
A facial recognition system purchased by New York’s Lockport School District has greater disparities in performance between demographics than claimed…
Acuant partners with Traxx on biometric authentication for secure transactions
Identity verification solutions provider Acuant has partnered with Traxx Payments to develop a digital Know Your Customer (KYC) process called…
Paravision brings face biometrics to the network edge with Ambarella CVflow platform support
Paravision has launched an AI toolset to provide full support for Amberella’s CVflow AI vision processing architecture, enabling its face biometrics…
EVA Air joins Biometric Exit, launches facial recognition service at San Francisco Airport
Taiwanese airline EVA Air has launched a facial recognition boarding service at San Francisco Airport, joining U.S. Customs and Border…
Brazil to trial biometric pension benefits app with 10,000 retired civil servants
Brazil is testing a new facial recognition program on 10,000 retired public servants to streamline periodic verification used to confirm…
Gartner to biometrics firms: Do better with facial recognition. Somehow
The facial recognition community continues to speak in circles when ethics is the topic. Notable business-to-business tech analyst Gartner is…
Trueface computer vision wins for biometric travel innovation, public safety
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced Trueface, CalAster and several academic teams as Phase 1 winners…
ID R&D biometrics and liveness selected to power Credas onboarding solution
Biometric authentication providers have signed up new customers in several industries, including a new onboarding client for ID R&D, an…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection