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Google Biometrics News
Google patents method of matching voices to speakers’ faces in video
A patent filed by Google for an automated method of matching faces to voices in videos has been published by…
| Jun 18, 2018 | Google to open its first Africa AI research center in GhanaGoogle has opened an AI research center in Ghana’s capital of Accra, to take advantage of the cities educational ecosystem… |
| Jun 12, 2018 | Google Cloud Startup Program will enable ID R&D to accelerate developmentAI-based biometric authentication products developer ID R&D announced it has been accepted into the Google Cloud Startup Program. The purpose… |
| May 31, 2018 | Google launches new Vision and Voice AI KitsGoogle has launched a Vision AI Kit and upgraded its Voice Kit with Raspberry Pi Zero, and both DIY maker… |
| Apr 25, 2018 | Google lobbies to change BIPAGoogle’s parent company, Alphabet Inc., is lobbying to roll back photo provisions in Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), according… |
| Apr 17, 2018 | Google, Microsoft, and Infineon reveal FIDO2 implementations at RSAMicrosoft and Google security team leaders will present the new authentication options available in their browsers and other core products… |
| Apr 16, 2018 | Google develops audio-visual AI speech separation modelGoogle researchers have developed a method of using computer vision, pattern recognition, and speech processing to separate the speech of… |
| Jan 5, 2018 | Google researchers create universal adversarial image patches to defeat AI object recognitionA team of Google researchers has developed a way to defeat AI-based image recognition systems with adversarial images that can… |
| Dec 15, 2017 | Google improves smile recognition algorithm accuracy with demographic classifiersGoogle researchers have discovered a way to improve the company’s smile detection algorithms across genders and races, which reaches a… |
| Nov 17, 2017 | Biometrics industry stocks this weekAs the biometrics industry continues to grow, Biometric Update is bringing a new focus to the stories around the stocks… |
| Oct 5, 2017 | Biometrics industry stocks this weekAs the biometrics industry continues to grow, Biometric Update is bringing a new focus to the stories around the stocks… |
| Jun 30, 2017 | Google denied immediate appeal to ruling in face recognition suitA federal judge has denied a request by Google to immediately appeal his ruling in a class-action lawsuit that alleges… |
| Apr 3, 2017 | Plaintiffs say Google cannot stay proceedings in biometric privacy lawsuitOn Friday, a putative class of consumers said Google cannot stay proceedings to appeal parts of a federal judge’s recent… |
| Mar 13, 2017 | Google requests appeal of decision in biometric privacy lawsuitGoogle has requested permission from U.S. District Court Judge Edmond Chang to immediately appeal his decision to allow a class-action… |
| Feb 23, 2017 | Google working on fingerprint unlock feature for Chrome OSChromebook owners with the right hardware may be able to start using their fingerprints to access their laptops later this… |
| Jan 26, 2017 | Apple to become a member of AI research groupApple will reportedly join the Partnership on AI, a nonprofit artificial intelligence research organization with a membership that includes Amazon.com… |
| Nov 7, 2016 | Google’s voice recognition feature could be exploited by criminals and policeGoogle’s decision to run its Trusted Voice feature – which allows users to unlock their phones via their phone —… |
| Oct 31, 2016 | Facebook claims it can collect user biometric data without consentOngoing advances in facial recognition technology enable companies to potentially profit from their user base’s biometric data, and privacy advocates… |
| Oct 5, 2016 | FPC touch fingerprint sensors featured in new Pixel phones by GoogleGoogle’s new Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones feature the FPC1025 touch fingerprint sensor from Fingerprint Cards (FPC). “We are proud… |
| Sep 6, 2016 | Google may add fingerprint sensor support to Chrome OSGoogle is working on adding a new log-in method using fingerprint sensors. According to a report by 9TO5Google.com, Chrome Unboxed… |
Google Industry Insights
Google’s BIPA extraterritoriality dismissal provides key lessons
By David J. Oberly, Biometric Privacy & Data Privacy Attorney Utilizing a successful extraterritoriality challenge, Google was recently able to…
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