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PeasyPay launches biometric payment system, NTT facial recognition payments trialed on self-driving buses

A biometric payment system using facial and palm recognition has been launched by startup PeasyPay in Hungary to provide GDPR-compliant in-store…

 

The deepfake battle is joined by Microsoft, banks and biometrics companies

Is it possible to always or at least reliably detect synthetic media? It seems unlikely today, much less as deepfake…

 

Misunderstandings in biometrics targeted by EAB and EU regulator collaboration

Data protection regulators in Europe have been receptive to the European Association for Biometrics (EAB) as the organization addresses common misconceptions…

 

DHS biometrics collection proposals would add more than 2 million immigrant records each year

Details of proposed new rules for collecting and using biometrics from people for purposes related to immigration have been posted…

 

Role of biometrics in global decentralized digital ID platform explained by Goode Intelligence white paper

The use of identity tokens bound to users with biometrics through a template-less algorithm and not dependent on smartphone ownership…

 

EU leaders to propose regional digital ID system rules and funding by mid-2021

The European Union is planning to establish an EU-wide digital ID system, with a proposal due by the middle of…

 

Portland, Oregon bans face biometrics for businesses and local police

Biometric facial recognition can no longer be used by private organizations or local agencies in Portland, Oregon after City Council…

 

Banning won’t give facial recognition a conscience, but research and informed regulation might

Attempts to tame biometric facial recognition systems by banning them will only result in new problems, according to a global…

 

FaceTec 3D face biometrics to authenticate users on new social media platform Voice

FaceTec is providing facial biometrics for social media company Voice for a new social media platform to avoid the widespread mistrust created…

 

BioConnect and Genetec biometric access control tech secures Telehouse data centers in NY

KDDI Group subsidiary Telehouse America has upgraded its data centers in New York with biometric fingerprint and facial recognition, and…

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