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Google Biometrics News
Google debuts Wallet, new Pixel Watch and Phone at I/O event
At Google’s I/O developer conference this week, the company released its Wallet for Android, with plans for biometrically secured digital…
| May 12, 2022 | Expanded skin tone scale released by Google to help reduce bias in AI, computer visionProgress on work done by Google to reduce the level of AI bias in the capture of images of skins… |
| May 5, 2022 | Apple, Google, Microsoft increase FIDO, W3C support to widen passwordless sign-inApple, Google and Microsoft will work together to accelerate acceptance of a passwordless sign-in standard set by the FIDO Alliance… |
| May 5, 2022 | Voice biometrics to reach $21B; Pindrop, PowerVoice pursue new partnershipsThe global voice biometrics and speech recognition technology market is set to reach $20.9 billion by 2026, growing at a… |
| Apr 27, 2022 | Settlements mount in Illinois face biometric data privacy lawsuitsCourts in the State of Illinois resolved and continued legal disputes over the use of face biometrics by Google, TikTok,… |
| Apr 26, 2022 | Face biometrics for smartphones still evolving, eye and gesture tracking in developmentIndustry reports from the smartphone front suggest that Apple will inevitably launch an iPhone with its facial recognition camera tucked… |
| Apr 13, 2022 | Aviation pins hopes on digital identity, super apps, biometrics to turn around revenuesThe aviation sector took a significant hit throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. As it struggles to recover, different elements are looking… |
| Apr 4, 2022 | Biometric data privacy claims proceed against Meta and Google, Jumio settlement protects clientA biometric data privacy suit brought against Meta by non-Facebook users is advancing to trial after U.S. District Court Judge… |
| Mar 31, 2022 | Smartphone biometrics news aplenty for Apple; not so GoogleIt has been some time since something more than the need to show off has been a top reason behind… |
| Mar 1, 2022 | New Google photo software designed to see more skin tonesLess than a year after Alphabet said it was working on a better way to accurately photograph dark skin, it… |
| Jan 26, 2022 | Biometric data privacy lawsuit against Amazon split between state and federal courtsAmazon will face two biometric data privacy claims over voice biometrics allegedly collected by its digital assistant Alexa without meeting… |
| Nov 19, 2021 | Google Pixel 6 in-display fingerprint biometrics speed fixed . . . maybeThe software driving the in-display fingerprint biometric sensor on the Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro is being updated,… |
| Nov 12, 2021 | Apple patent filing describes face biometrics to adjust display for glassesA pair of updates to Face ID will allow the feature to work on more repaired phones and could soon… |
| Nov 9, 2021 | Google defends slow biometric unlock time for Pixel 6Google has justified the somewhat longer unlock time for the Pixel 6 phone using its in-screen fingerprint sensor, saying it… |
| Nov 2, 2021 | No face biometric unlock on Pixel 6, BlackBerry upgrades security toolThe much-anticipated Pixel 6 launch confounded hopes of a return of biometric 3D face unlock. The new range uses new… |
| Oct 13, 2021 | Samsung, Google renew mobile face and fingerprint biometrics effortsSamsung recently filed a new patent application with the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) for a foldable phone with a… |
| Oct 7, 2021 | Google adds voice biometrics to Contact Center AI platformGoogle has updated its Contact Center Artificial Intelligence (CCAI) platform to bring voice biometrics and conversational AI to call center… |
| Sep 30, 2021 | Biometrics to replace car keys for Genesis vehicle, Cerence voice control deployed by VinFastSeveral technology companies have released new biometrics solutions for the automotive sector. Genesis will implement face and finger recognition technology… |
| Sep 27, 2021 | Google accessibility feature turns a glance into a commandAndroid and iOS are adding accessibility features. Beginning September 30, Google’s Android will enable people to control some navigation with… |
| Sep 15, 2021 | New phone biometrics patent for Apple as Meeami, Precise announce integrationsIt is an eventful week for technological advances in smartphones, with Meeami announcing a new version of its voice biometrics… |
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 |
