Facebook acquires mobile ID authentication startup Confirm.io
Facebook has acquired mobile ID authentication startup Confirm.io, which could help the social media company restore access to users locked…
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.
Yitu Technology opens office in Singapore
Chinese facial recognition software developer Yitu Technology has opened its first international office in Singapore and plans to hire up…
Apple’s Face ID and TrueDepth cameras make iPhone X a “strategic success”: analyst
The competitive advantage established by Apple’s Face ID and TrueDepth cameras make the iPhone X a “strategic success” regardless of…
UK Commons committee prepares for inquiry into Home Office’ biometrics guidance
A UK House of Commons committee is preparing to launch an inquiry into the storage of 20 million mugshots by…
Melco Resorts Japan introduces biometrics-based casino security solution
Melco Resorts Japan introduced its biometrics-based casino security system last week. Named MelGuard, the technology uses biometric indicators to track…
D-ID raises $4M to bring its facial recognition-blocking technology to market
Tel Aviv-based startup D-ID has raised $4 million in seed financing to continue developing its AI technology for blocking facial…
Chinese government uses facial recognition to alert authorities to individual’s movements
The Chinese government has begun using facial recognition to alert authorities when specified individuals in restive Xinjiang leave “safe areas”…
HID Approve now supports Apple’s Face ID
HID Global has announced that its HID Approve two-factor mobile authentication and verification platform now supports Apple’s Face ID. Customers…
Gradiant showcases biometric technologies for hotels, mobile devices at January events
Hotel technology provider Roommatik is testing Gradiant’s faceIDNN biometric check-in technology, and showcasing it at the FITUR 2018 event, the…
Ping Identity predicts new identity technologies will advance in 2018, but hackers will persist
In the coming year, facial biometrics will go mainstream, numerous data breaches and the emergence of identities based on blockchain…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection