GSA finds ‘bias’ in facial recognition errors, plans tests but no deployment
Tests conducted by America’s General Services Administration have shown higher false rejection rates in face biometric systems for African Americans…
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Argentine judge demands answers on how police got irregular biometrics access
Argentine national security agencies have acquired irregular access to the biometric records of seven million people, including the president, and…
Turning that expression of frustration into code: A new human-machine interface
A coder has created a new computer interface that uses more-than-subtle facial expressions and used the software to complete an…
Paychex releases biometric time and attendance clock with Iris ID scanner
Rochester, U.S.-based Paychex, a human resources and payroll company, has launched its iris and face biometric time and attendance device…
SIA urges more support for NIST biometrics tests, passage of two US tech competition bills
The Security Industry Association (SIA) is voicing its support and feedback for two U.S. bills in Congress that aim to jumpstart…
Grants to investigate digital ID issues, COVID surveillance tech launched
The Africa-China Reporting Project (ACRP), in alliance with two of its partners (Paradigm Initiative and Omidyar Network), has unveiled a…
Fujitsu declares success in trial of self-sovereign ID for students with university
Fujitsu and the Keio Research Institute at SFC have finished a month-long trial of a self-sovereign digital identity for students that…
It’s fun. It’s trendy. It’s putting your iris biometrics on the market for free
The ACLU is warning that a TikTok trend tied to Euphoria, a controversial teen drama on cable TV is unsafe….
FaceTec’s bounty for biometric liveness spoofs doubles to $200K
The Spoof Bounty Program run by FaceTec to uncover vulnerabilities and test the defense of biometric liveness detection systems has…
Estonia to support Mongolia’s transition to digital government
An Estonian non-profit will help Mongolia’s digital infrastructure get up to speed as part of a memorandum of understanding signed…
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