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Google Biometrics News
Facebook claims it can collect user biometric data without consent
Ongoing 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… |
| May 29, 2016 | Biometrics industry insight, ID4Africa and behavioral analytics trending this weekHere is a recap of the most popular biometrics industry news that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. Industry insight… |
| May 24, 2016 | Google to offer Android login based on behavioral biometrics by end of yearGoogle will begin trialing “several large financial institutions” next month in preparation for the upcoming launch of Project Abacus, which… |
| Apr 3, 2016 | Biometrics in healthcare, banking and counter-terrorism trending this weekHere is a recap of the most popular biometrics industry news that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. Healthcare Intent… |
| Mar 28, 2016 | Google to make speech recognition API available to developersGoogle announced its plans to enter the competitive voice recognition market by opening up its speech recognition API to third-party… |
| Mar 13, 2016 | Biometrics research, facial recognition, authentication and access control trending this weekHere is a recap of the most popular biometrics industry news that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. Research and… |
| Mar 8, 2016 | Pentagon establishes Defense Innovation Advisory BoardThe Pentagon has established a new “Defense Innovation Advisory Board” in order to import technological innovation and best practices from… |
| Mar 6, 2016 | Google accused of violating the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy ActGoogle has become the latest technology firm to face legal action after being accused of violating the 2008 Illinois Biometric… |
| Mar 5, 2016 | Google piloting payment app that uses face biometrics for authenticationGoogle is piloting a new payment app in San Francisco called Hands Free that uses face biometrics for authentication. The… |
| Feb 22, 2016 | Google opens its Cloud Vision API to beta developmentLast week, Google made its beta release of its Cloud Vision API open to the general public. Demonstrably, Google’s Cloud… |
| Jan 28, 2016 | Google, Movidius aims to make smartphones see on their ownGoogle is working with Movidius to incorporate powerful image recognition technology into smartphones. The two companies entered into an agreement… |
| Oct 29, 2015 | Google Photos expands facial recognition tagging feature to international usersGoogle has expanded availability of its facial tagging feature, which was previously only available to U.S. users of its new… |
| Oct 27, 2015 | Google Play Store offering fingerprint option for purchasesGoogle’s Nexus Imprint, the fingerprint authentication feature offered in the new Nexus 5X and 6P smartphones, can also be used… |
| Oct 25, 2015 | Biometrics in banking, fingerprint and iris authentication in this week’s most popular newsHere’s a recap of the most popular biometrics industry news that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. X-ray camera tech… |
| Oct 20, 2015 | Google updates Android 6.0 requirements for fingerprint sensorsGoogle has updated its Compatibility Definition document for Android 6.0, which details a list of requirements smartphone and tablet manufacturers… |
| Jun 7, 2015 | Fingerprint biometrics and facial recognition most popular this weekHere’s a recap of the most popular biometrics industry news that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. Fingerprints Once again,… |
| Jun 3, 2015 | Google patents technology that uses contact lenses as an identification deviceGoogle has patented a new technology that transforms a contact lens into an identification device, according to a report by… |
| Jun 2, 2015 | Google uses revamped Nexus 5 with fingerprint scanner to demonstrate Android PayGoogle has posted a new video in which product manager Maya Ben-Ari uses a Nexus 5 smartphone to demonstrate some… |
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 |
