More than a third of smartphone facial biometric systems defeated with photo
Printed photos of a smartphone user were sufficient to unlock 42 out of 110 devices (38 percent) with facial recognition,…
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.
FBI trialing Amazon facial biometrics for video processing
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) is piloting Amazon Rekognition to sort the enormous volumes of video footage it…
Black Hat presentation on spoofing Face ID cancelled over incomplete research
A presentation on defeating Apple’s Face ID biometrics scheduled for Black Hat Asia in March has been cancelled after the…
Malaysian state launches facial recognition to CCTV network
The State of Penang has launched the first public facial recognition system in Malaysia to the CCTV network on Penang…
Neurotechnology launches SDK to integrate facial biometrics with enterprise and consumer apps
Neurotechnology has launched a new Face Verification software development kit (SDK) to enable the integration of facial authentication with liveness…
Google biometric privacy suit dismissed for lack of injury
A lawsuit against Google under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) has been dismissed for failing to meet the “concrete…
Chinese home-sharing company to trial facial recognition smart locks for rentals in Chengdu
Xiaozhu, a company providing similar services to Airbnb for the Chinese market, is rolling out smart locks with facial recognition…
NEC updates facial recognition software with protection functionality
NEC has developed a new function in its Neoface Watch suite which will hide any unmatched/unknown individuals captured in any…
BrainChip increases facial classification accuracy up to 30 percent
BrainChip has announced an update of its AI-powered video analysis software BrainChip Studio that it says improves its face classification…
Biometric photo search startup Waldo Photos raises $5M to grow team
Facial recognition service startup Waldo Photos has raised $4 million in a financing round led by Lewis & Clark Ventures…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection