China pilots biometric ID cards to monitor citizens’ online activities
The Chinese Communist Party (CPP) has announced that it is looking to put in place a new kind of online…
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ID R&D biometrics and liveness selected to power Credas onboarding solution
Biometric authentication providers have signed up new customers in several industries, including a new onboarding client for ID R&D, an…
Ugandan police accused of using facial recognition system to fuel rights abuses
The police in the east African nation of Uganda have been faulted for using a facial recognition system deployed in…
Google argues alleged biometric privacy violations not covered by Illinois state law
Google has filed a motion to dismiss claims against it under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) from federal court…
Apple patent filing details new biometric authentication sensors for wearable devices
A new patent application filed in April by Apple has been published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, describing…
UN says nations need to ensure biometrics firms aren’t part of rights abuses
A UN committee on fighting racial discrimination has published a report detailing the role that facial recognition companies should play…
More calls, more crimes: New tools to stop fraud in the call center
This is a guest post by Mark Horne, CMO of Pindrop The bad news: Cybercriminals work from home too. The…
AuthenTrend partners with Microsoft on biometric passwordless authentication
Biometric authentication solutions provider AuthenTrend announced a new partnership with Microsoft earlier this month, to foster the development of passwordless…
Biometrics-backed digital ID in the spotlight as new laws and systems weighed around the world
The top news stories of the week on Biometric Update focus primarily on digital ID. Those stories cover government programs…
Report says lack of diversity in face biometrics datasets extends to expression, emotion
A pair of new studies on algorithmic bias in face biometrics both suggest that the lack of diversity in datasets…
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