The important role of liveness detection in face biometric authentication
In order for face biometrics to truly gain mainstream adoption as a better mode of authentication, it is essential to…
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Google responds to limitations of gender labels in facial analysis by removing them to avoid bias
Google has removed gender labels from its Cloud Vision API to avoid bias or misclassification of people with its facial…
Jumio, HID Global recognized for excellence in innovation
A pair of biometrics companies have won awards, with Jumio being recognized for the second year in a row for…
Google, Apple announce biometric security upgrades for operating systems
Plenty of exciting security upgrades are expected this year for both Android and iOS. As Google is introducing upgraded biometrics…
Travel industry group pitches biometrics to relieve airport chokepoint stress as deployments discussed
U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Roger Dow says the organization is focused on expanding biometrics use to enhance security…
NYU launches alliance to promote discussions about biometrics and other Public Interest Technologies
New York University (NYU) has launched the Alliance for Public Interest Technology (PIT), which it describes as “a group dedicated…
Qualcomm helps German startup sell its skin-sensing liveness sensor
Biometric liveness testing reportedly is taking a big step forward in a Qualcomm accelerator program with a new algorithm that…
TypingDNA to demo typing biometrics to growing market at RSA
Fresh off a $7 million Series A funding round led by Gradient VC, Google’s AI venture arm, TypingDNA is bringing…
AWS executive says no misuse of its face biometrics by police, talks foreign government sales
Andy Jassy, Amazon Web Services CEO, would have no problem selling the company’s facial recognition software Rekognition to law enforcement…
LA hospital trades in badges for facial biometrics-only secure access control from Alcatraz AI
Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital in Los Angeles is using biometric facial recognition technology from Alcatraz AI to replace…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection