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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.

 

Bengaluru police to deploy facial recognition tool

Police in Bengaluru, Karnataka will soon use automated facial recognition software to determine whether a suspected person is a wanted…

 

San Diego school board to pilot facial recognition system for students

San Diego’s Encinitas Union School District is set to launch a first-of-its-kind pilot program that authenticates students on school-issued iPads…

 

OneVisage launches 3D facial authentication solution

Switzerland-based digital identity firm OneVisage has unveiled SelfiLogin, a 3D facial authentication product that operates on standard smartphones. OneVisage’s SelfiLogin…

 

Bogotá mass transit system to test biometric security solution

Bogotá, Columbia will begin trialing an integrated video surveillance system, featuring biometrics and facial recognition cameras, in the city’s TransMilenio…

 

Can facial recognition systems be spoofed using high quality video?

Facial authentication security methods used by banking and other apps can be easily spoofed using a high quality video of…

 

Customs and Border Protection launches passport facial recognition airport pilot

The Department of Homeland Security announced that Customs and Border Protection has initiated its “1:1 Facial Recognition Air Entry Pilot”…

 

Google claims its facial recognition system can achieve near 100 percent accuracy

Google published a paper detailing its new artificial intelligence system, FaceNet, which Google researchers call the most-accurate technology available for…

 

DHS audit finds several flaws in Coast Guard’s biometric system

The Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General recently audited the US Coast Guard’s (USCG) biometric system, in which…

 

Australian city opens $1.3m surveillance center with facial recognition technology

Logan City in South East Queensland, Australia recently opened a $1.3 million CCTV surveillance centre that uses facial recognition technology…

 

Amazon acquires Internet of Things platform developer 2lemetry

Amazon recently acquired Internet of Things platform developer 2lemetry, which provides a range of IoT solutions including facial recognition technology….

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