GAO report shows a need for privacy guidelines regarding facial recognition
Senator Al Franken (D-Minn.) said the recently-released Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on facial recognition technology serves as “a reminder”…
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.
Wells Fargo pilots SpeechPro’s combined face and voice authentication technology
Wells Fargo announced it has launched a pilot program of SpeechPro’s biometric technology that enables its business customers to log…
Selfies to emerge as both payment, anti-fraud solution
MasterCard is now encouraging everyone to use their smartphones to “take a selfie”. The payment company is currently testing new…
Customs to conduct biometric exit pilot at 10 U.S. airports
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced it will conduct the BE-Mobile Air Test in which it will collect biometric…
Australian Immigration plans to implement new biometric border clearance system
Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection is moving ahead with its plan to overhaul the customs and border process…
NEC to provide facial and fingerprint recognition to make Indian city safer
NEC Corporation announced that NEC India and AP Technology Services Limited (APTS) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate…
Japanese hotel uses facial and voice recognition technology
A new hotel in Japan has been equipped with a facial recognition access control system, a voice recognition system that…
Privacy advocates criticize Facebook’s facial recognition policy, NTIA meetings continue
Facebook’s use of facial recognition technology is once again under criticism from privacy advocates, who have argued that the technology…
Government of Georgia, FBI to share biometrics in effort to combat crime and terrorism
Georgian and American law enforcement agencies are expanding on their partnership to ensure that both parties can share information and…
Researchers develop facial recognition method that works in the dark
Researchers at the Institute of Anthropomatics & Robotics and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology have developed a new facial recognition method…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection