Idiap researchers propose biometric fairness metrics to decouple bias from accuracy
Several new measures for quantifying demographic differentials, or bias, in biometric identity verification systems are suggested in a paper which…
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TypingDNA integrates behavioral biometrics with WSO2 IAM for customer, employee authentication
Customers using a pair of WS02’s identity and access management (IAM) solutions are now able to deploy TypingDNA’s behavioral biometric…
Hitachi ID and Hypr partner on passwordless biometrics to tackle phishing, account takeovers
Hitachi ID has entered a new biometrics partnership with decentralized authentication expert Hypr. As part of the collaboration, the companies…
Google puts multimodal biometrics unlock on Pixels, Samsung gets faster fingerprint sensor
Several big names in smartphones have unveiled updates (or have been the object of rumors) regarding new biometrics within their…
Pakistani political ‘hecklers’ threatened with blocked biometric ID, bank accounts
Pakistan’s Interior Minister has warned that supporters of recently-ousted prime minister Imran Khan and his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party whose…
Face biometrics deployed for everything from supermarket payments to World Cup security
Face biometrics deployments spanning identity verification, small-n searches and large-scale forensic investigation, and even live facial recognition dominate the most-read…
Russia’s biggest bank gets patents for detecting deepfakes
Add to the list of things Russia’s Sber is, deepfake detector. The Kremlin-controlled bank/new-economy conglomerate has been awarded two domestic…
Africa needs biometric de-duplication, Smile Identity argues
Nobody loves an enticing promotional customer campaign more than an accomplished identity fraudster. That is as true in Africa as…
Mexican soccer removes face biometrics from Fan ID security scheme
Mexico’s soccer Liga MX and the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol (FMF) have followed independent advice and dropped facial recognition tools…
OCR Labs appoints leader to expand biometric onboarding into gaming industry
Fiona Davies has been appointed OCR Labs Global’s new head of Gaming to drive the expansion of the company’s identity…
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