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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.

 

The Vatican and Big Tech, Pentagon release overlapping AI commandments

It is hard to know what it means when a global religious figure, two iconic technology giants and the Pentagon…

 

FacePhi partners up to provide South Korean hospitals with facial biometric authentication

FacePhi has entered a partnership with Nssmart to develop biometric facial recognition authentication kiosks for hospitals in South Korea, the…

 

French high court rules against biometric facial recognition use in high schools

A lawsuit seeking to block biometric facial recognition technology pilots in two high schools in French cities of Nice and…

 

Acuant adds passive liveness to face biometrics system for omnichannel identity verification

Acuant has added advanced passive liveness testing to the biometric facial recognition capabilities of its FaceID and WebID offerings for…

 

New restrictions placed on facial recognition payments in Beijing to prevent coronavirus spread

China’s central bank is urging payment services organizations in Beijing to introduce measures to reduce chances for coronavirus infections, including…

 

Fashion and makeup designed to throw off biometric algorithms

Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (STOP), Executive Director Albert Fox Cahn believes creative cosmetics and facial make-up can “throw off many…

 

Lawmakers need schooling on face recognition, say subject-matter experts

Governments around the world do not understand how biometric facial recognition works, and that is leading to ill-informed or needlessly…

 

Smart-ID registration with remote biometrics launches with SK ID, iProov partnership

SK ID Solutions has announced facial biometric registration for Smart-ID accounts, combining smartphones’ NFC capabilities with biometric passports and identity…

 

Controversial biometrics firm reports facial recognition client list breached

Clearview AI’s client information has been breached, after a third party gained “unauthorized access” to its full customer list, the…

 

Springfield passes facial biometrics moratorium as new deployments announced

The local government of Springfield, Massachusetts has approved legislation to place a moratorium on use of biometric facial recognition by…

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