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Google Biometrics News
Google claims its facial recognition system can achieve near 100 percent accuracy
Google published a paper detailing its new artificial intelligence system, FaceNet, which Google researchers call the most-accurate technology available for…
| Mar 3, 2015 | Google developing API layer to support Android mobile paymentsGoogle has announced at Mobile World Congress that it is currently developing a new mobile payment system called Android Pay… |
| Dec 5, 2014 | Google wants biometric authentication over passwords for GlassGoogle’s next version of Google Glass could enable wearers to access websites by scanning their fingerprints or eyes instead of… |
| Oct 26, 2014 | Biometric Update: most popular news for week ending October 26Here’s a recap of most popular and noteworthy biometrics industry news that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. Biometrics Week… |
| Oct 22, 2014 | Google Chrome becomes first web browser to implement FIDO Alliance authentication standardsThe FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance announced that Google Chrome has become the first web browser to implement support for… |
| Oct 22, 2014 | Android 5.0’s improved face unlock feature could replace passwordsGoogle is offering a new security feature hidden inside its Android 5.0 Lollipop update, which provides an improved version of… |
| May 1, 2014 | Google’s Nexus 6 to include an embedded fingerprint sensor: insiderGoogle’s upcoming Nexus 6 smartphone could come with an embedded fingerprint sensor, according to prevailing rumors. Reported in Android Geeks,… |
| Jun 17, 2013 | Orbeus launches Rekognition, avoids Google Glass facial recognition banThe Google Glass facial recognition saga continues. A new service, called Rekognition has recently been launched by San Francisco-based computer vision… |
| Jun 10, 2013 | Google files patent application for facial expression recognition authentication systemGoogle has filed a patent application in regards to a facial recognition authentication system for mobile devices, which could see… |
| Jun 3, 2013 | Google rules out facial recognition for Google GlassGoogle has officially said that it will not add facial recognition features to Google Glass, following both interest and concern… |
| Mar 28, 2013 | Google Play updates Movies & TV app with facial recognition, Knowledge Graph integrationGoogle is launching a new feature for realtime insights into actors and the TV shows and films they are in,… |
| Mar 13, 2013 | USPTO awards Google patent for face recognition unlock featureThe US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted Google a patent for its facial recognition unlock feature, already being used… |
| Oct 3, 2012 | Google to purchase Viewdle for $30 millionAccording to industry sources, Google is near to completing a deal to purchase Viewdle, a facial recognition software vendor. The… |
| Jul 20, 2012 | Secure Planet’s Biometric Android app released on Google PlaySecure Planet has recently launched a free Android phone application called Secure BioID-Lite App on Google Play Andriod app store…. |
| May 29, 2012 | Expert says biometric systems subject to spoofsAccording to Biometrics Institute Technical Committee Chair Ted Dunstone, biometric systems are more susceptible to vulnerabilities or spoofs because hardware… |
| May 14, 2012 | Biometrics will Challenge the Security and Privacy of Social NetworkingPrivacy protection will become increasingly critical once biometrics are integrated into personal computing profiles. Currently, biometrics are mostly the domain… |
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…
| Biometrics will Challenge the Security and Privacy of Social Networking |
