California startup plans to add facial recognition to marijuana dispensary kiosks
California startup greenbox Robotics has launched a self-service retail device it calls the world’s first intelligent kiosk for dispensing cannabis…
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.
Responsible use of facial biometrics in focus at World Economic Forum
As issues related to artificial intelligence, and facial biometrics in particular are receiving significantly increasing attention from the public and…
Czech, Polish and German rights groups criticize plan for facial recognition at border
German privacy and digital rights organization Digitalcourage together with Czech partner organization IURE and the Polish Panoptykon Foundation have issued…
Onfido partners with BitPay to secure Bitcoin payments
Onfido announced that BitPay is using Onfido AI technology to meet KYC requirements and onboard new users to its platform….
Telpo reports strong interest in its biometric retail tech at NRF2019
Retail smart device provider Telpo reports that its smart POS terminals and biometrics-based payment solutions were a hit at NRF…
Microsoft prepares to operationalize principles for responsible use of facial recognition
Microsoft expects to “operationalize” its ethical principles for facial recognition by the end of March, company President and Chief Legal…
Facial biometrics specifically addressed in proposed Washington State data protection bill
A bill proposed in Washington’s state legislature would require companies using facial recognition software to obtain consent from consumers before…
New Rank One Embedded algorithm triples speed with smaller footprint
Rank One Computing has released an accelerated version of its standard ROC SDK algorithm called ROC Embedded for mobile devices…
City in Mexico issues tender for smart lamppost project
The City of Puebla in east-central Mexico has published a call for tenders to install a public lighting system with…
Hardware maker AOPEN announces Digital Engines for edge facial recognition
Global technology company AOPEN has announced a new line of AI-enabled Digital Engines for edge visual computing, which the company…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection