Biometric privacy suit alleges Onfido violated Illinois’ informed consent rules
Onfido is the latest biometrics company to be hit with a potential class-action suit under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act…
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.
Amnesty pushes for ban on facial recognition use for mass surveillance by police, government
Amnesty International is supporting the Algorithmic Justice League, the ACLU, the Electronic Frontier Foundation in their fight against biometric facial recognition technology use for…
DataWorks face biometrics police contract extension on hold as Detroit residents protest
Earlier this week, Detroit residents started a caravan of 40 vehicles to protest against Project Green Light, which sees biometric…
U.S. law enforcement face biometrics market carries on despite splashy announcements
U.S. police will still have choices among biometrics providers when contracting facial recognition services, despite several big names exiting the…
Behavioral biometrics and facial recognition to secure more bank accounts with FICO report showing attitude shift
Far more people in Britain are happy providing biometrics to banks for security purposes (71 percent) than are content with…
UN sets signposts at good digital ID and ethical use of facial recognition on digital roadmap
Universal digital identity must be “good” and legislation and safeguards must govern facial biometrics to benefit from the technologies without…
Australian rights advocates criticize use of facial biometrics by police, government
Australian Human Rights Commissioner Edward Santow is pushing for more rigorous facial recognition regulation to prevent law enforcement from abusing…
Biometrics startup TouchByte secures grant to develop contactless access control prototype
TouchByte has received nearly £50,000 (roughly US$63,000) in government funding from innovation agency Innovate UK to develop a biometric facial…
Biometric payment card timelines move up, tech giants pause facial recognition sales to U.S. police
Anticipation for mass market biometric credit and debit cards continues to build, with market conditions aligning and major announcements expected…
Spirit Airlines and SITA talk biometrics for air travel reopening, Houston and Hawaii announce deployments
As the aviation industry seeks a way to restart safely and win the confidence of the traveling public, Spirit Airlines…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection