Singapore expands passport-free biometric clearance
At Singapore’s bus halls of Woodlands and Tuas checkpoints, travellers will soon be able to enjoy passport-less clearance using face…
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.
US courts training plaintiffs and defendants on repurposing biometric data
A potential class action alleging biometric data privacy violations has been filed against photo storage site Photobucket. The twist is…
Brazil: Rio de Janeiro to get facial recognition-equipped intercity buses
In Brazil intercity vans circulating the state of Rio de Janeiro will be equipped with facial recognition. The first batch…
New facial recognition guidance for Australia addresses privacy in retail environments
As Australia grapples with the use of facial recognition technology (FRT) in retail environments, the Office of the Australian Information…
Yoti facial age estimation helps Yubo build trust with users
Yubo, which bills itself as a “live social discovery platform,” has released a new case study showing how they have…
Discrepancy in enforcement between biometric data protection in public, private sectors
UK’s ICO plans to continue keeping fines low for the public sector, while on the continent CNIL has published the…
China testing AI-powered police-ball that looks like a battle droid
The terminators and battle droids of science fiction are drawing ever closer to becoming non-fiction. In China, law enforcement agencies…
‘New era in travel’: airports, airlines continue to be sweet spot for biometrics
A fascinating experiment in biometrics would be to find a privacy conscious person who would generally avoid facial recognition, put…
Limitations of FRT apparent in search for United Healthcare CEO’s killer
The murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Midtown Manhattan involved the use of facial recognition technology (FRT) to…
iProov biometrics and liveness detection to secure workforce IDs on Microsoft Entra
Enterprise workers using Microsoft Entra ID can now use iProov biometrics and liveness detection to log into company systems through…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection