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Google Biometrics News
Google patents under-display camera for its Pixel smartphone
Google has filed a patent that describes a new under-display front-facing camera that could be used in its Pixel smartphone….
| Jun 29, 2023 | VC, Alphabet fund development of AML productsInternal and external investment in digital identity-based, crime-curbing AI continues. Venture fund Notion Capital has put $11 million into fintech… |
| Jun 19, 2023 | Password managers roll out passkeys for Android, biometrics for WindowsPassword manager app Dashlane is set to introduce third-party passkey support for Android 14 users. Passkeys are a type of… |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Coughers identified in algorithm studyIt is a development that begs the question, what bodily function will not be turned into a biometric identifier. Researchers… |
| Jun 8, 2023 | Google Photos now suggesting names when no face visibleIt may not exactly be back-of-the-head recognition, or male-pattern-baldness biometrics, but Google Photos appears to have developed a way to… |
| Jun 7, 2023 | Google Wallet rolls out mDL support and prepares more digital identity use casesGoogle Wallet users in certain U.S. states will now be able to store digital identities on their phones. From today… |
| Jun 7, 2023 | 4 digital identity vendors talk up their passkey effortsIt is getting harder to avoid knowledge about passkeys. This week alone, four vendors including Meta announced passkey capabilities in… |
| May 5, 2023 | Having slayed Samsung in patent dispute, biometrics firm targets Google, MicrosoftA little-known company has filed two infringement lawsuits one each for Google and Microsoft claiming they stole intellectual property underlying… |
| May 3, 2023 | Google introduces passkey sign-in with farewell note to passwordsAs of May 3, 2023, Google users can opt to secure their accounts using passkeys rather than passwords, according to… |
| Mar 22, 2023 | Here in my car, I can listen to you: voice assistants make noise in the automotive sectorA world in which people talk to their cars is getting ever closer, as automakers and artificial intelligence (AI) firms… |
| Feb 28, 2023 | cetecom advanced accredited for Android biometric standards testingSmartcard testing and certification service provider cetecom advanced has been accredited as a Google partner for Android Biometric Security Testing…. |
| Feb 9, 2023 | Chrome Password Manager now supports face, fingerprint biometric securityGoogle has announced several new security features to the Chrome browser, including one to enable users to leverage a computer’s… |
| Jan 30, 2023 | Locking incognito tabs with biometrics and pulling out a key ring to log on – new securityA couple advances in securing one’s data have been introduced, although one just does not feel like an advance. Google… |
| Jan 20, 2023 | Google bashes Texas biometric law while another state proposes its ownNothing is getting easier on the legal front for companies in the United States collecting the biometric identifiers. A lawsuit… |
| Dec 16, 2022 | Next digital ID in US: Maryland tests Android appGoogle’s first public step into digital U.S. state IDs will fall in Maryland, which was implied by the company in… |
| Dec 14, 2022 | Biometrics patents for enrollment, learning variations and personalization granted, filedNextgenID has been granted a patent on the Identity portal hardware and accompanying software that makes up its Trusted Identity… |
| Dec 12, 2022 | Liveness detection may be coming to Apple, gesture recognition lives on for Google devicesIntellectual property protection claims by Apple for liveness detection with fingerprints or face biometrics have been published by the U.S…. |
| Dec 9, 2022 | Password managers make opposite calls on biometricsA new biometric passwordless authentication feature has been launched by Bitwarden to increase the speed and convenience with which users… |
| Dec 6, 2022 | Beta for Google mobile driver’s license app is outA beta test of Google’s wallet app supporting some mobile U.S. driver’s licenses is out. The beta was announced by… |
| Dec 1, 2022 | Consumers in three recent biometric data privacy cases seek class action statusThree proposed U.S. class actions involving alleged biometric privacy violations are churning between Chicago and New Orleans. The defendants are… |
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 |
