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Japanese hotel uses facial and voice recognition technology

A new hotel in Japan has been equipped with a facial recognition access control system, a voice recognition system that…

 

Privacy advocates criticize Facebook’s facial recognition policy, NTIA meetings continue

Facebook’s use of facial recognition technology is once again under criticism from privacy advocates, who have argued that the technology…

 

Biometric authentication to eliminate PIN and passwords: BBVA Compass report

BBVA Compass has released a new report entitled “Biometrics: the Future of Mobile Payments,” which finds that a new wave…

 

FIDO Alliance names ING, USAA board members, hosting Q&A webinar

The FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance announced that ING in Europe and USAA in the U.S have joined its board…

 

Government of Georgia, FBI to share biometrics in effort to combat crime and terrorism

Georgian and American law enforcement agencies are expanding on their partnership to ensure that both parties can share information and…

 

Researchers develop facial recognition method that works in the dark

Researchers at the Institute of Anthropomatics & Robotics and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology have developed a new facial recognition method…

 

Precise Biometrics integrates Precise BioMatch Mobile in new smartphone

Precise Biometrics announced that it has partnered with Fingerprint Cards (FPC) to integrate its Precise BioMatch Mobile in yet another…

 

FPC touch fingerprint sensor featured in new OnePlus 2 smartphone

Fingerprint Cards (FPC) announced that the new Android smartphone OnePlus 2 features FPC’s touch fingerprint sensor FPC1150. Sales of FPC1150…

 

Wells Fargo sees big opportunity in biometrics

Wells Fargo has formed a new Innovation Group, which will work in partnership with its major businesses to meet the…

 

UK consumers find facial recognition-driven targeted ads “creepy”: RichRelevance report

RichRelevance published a new UK study, “Creepy or Cool” that reveals that 70% of UK shoppers find facial recognition technology…

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