India claims to effectively meet SDG 16.9 of legal ID for all, expands authentication methods
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the agency that implements the country’s Aadhaar identity system, claims to have reached…
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Facial analysis still biased, press still confusing it with facial recognition
An assistant professor at the University of Maryland performed an audit of leading facial recognition services Government Technology claims, and…
Star Alliance expects biometrics use by more member airlines; Idemia updates PreCheck enrollment
Star Alliance said it intends for at least 12 of its 26 airline members to deploy biometric solutions by 2025,…
PixLab launches face biometrics authentication framework for web applications
Machine vision company PixLab has launched its web-based facial authentication framework, FaceIO, which can be integrated on any website via…
Aadhaar biometrics considered for expansion toward non-banking financial firms
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is considering onboarding several nonbank financial companies (NBFCs) to authenticate users online via…
Facial recognition coming to Lincoln Corsair as partnerships formed for automotive biometrics
Several companies in the automotive space have recently unveiled new partnerships or products showcasing the potential of biometrics in the…
TikTok says physical biometrics stay on users’ devices, keystroke logs do not
It was difficult to see social media executives testifying before a U.S. Senate committee and not think about the numerous…
Vendors hand kid gloves to US regulators looking at commercial surveillance online
Faced with the prospect of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission becoming active in their industry, people in the commercial surveillance…
Prominent facial recognition researcher scraped videos of trans people, left dataset exposed
New research finds that a controversial facial recognition dataset of trans people remained available online for years after the initial…
New Zealand plans to introduce mDLs, eventually
New Zealand’s land transport management agency Waka Kotahi says it is working to introduce a mobile driver’s license (mDL) which…
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