Impact of Facebook $650 million Patel BIPA settlement
By David J. Oberly, Biometric Privacy & Data Privacy Attorney The original $550 million figure and Judge Donato’s response 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.
SenseTime’s biometrics business grows during COVID-19 despite U.S. ban
Despite being included on the U.S. Entity List of blacklisted Chinese companies, SenseTime’s business has been flourishing in China, where…
New Zealand renews airport facial biometrics contract with NEC and partner for $20M
New Zealand has renewed a contract for facial recognition services to check biometric passport photos with NEC and partner DXC…
Face biometric authentication for social welfare approved by Morocco’s data protection authority
The CNDP, Morocco’s personal data protection commission, has approved the use of biometric authentication systems, specifically facial recognition technology, by…
NY, UK politicians demand reform of biometric facial recognition use in law enforcement
The Security Industry Association (SIA), which includes biometric technology developers NEC, Clearview AI, Idemia and Ayonix corp. among others, has…
PopID deploys first U.S. facial recognition payment network for shops and restaurants in Pasadena
A biometric facial recognition-based payments system from PopID is coming to restaurants and stores in Pasadena, California to allow customers to…
U.S. district court gets Clearview AI’s attention; biometrics firm decries latest legal setback
The fight over biometric face-scraping and -selling is building like a professional wrestling story line, and, at least to some,…
Biometric face recognition literacy gap in U.S. causing problems, Mitre report says
Mitre Corporation has published a technical paper offering practical recommendations for implementing biometric facial recognition based on real-world experience, the…
Biometrics and body temperature scanning technologies support COVID-19 recovery efforts
Whoop fitness straps are being used in a COVID-19 vaccine trial, while biometric facial recognition and body temperature scanning solutions…
IDnow orders up 350 percent, selfie biometric and ID document check solutions launched by Sumsub and Socure
Impressive growth numbers announced by IDnow indicate why Sumsub and Socure are launching new technologies for remote biometric identity verification,…
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