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Microsoft Biometrics News
Synthetic voice biometrics are a shifty chorus of fraud, requiring an agile response
In the Tower of Babel that digitized global society has become, synthetic voice attacks are adding confusion to the issue…
| Nov 22, 2023 | Microsoft misses own protocol, laptop fingerprint biometrics defeated in testMicrosoft’s Hello biometric authentication software has proven surprisingly fallible in a security test, requested by the software company, of three… |
| Nov 10, 2023 | Microsoft introduces new authentication recommendation engine for EntraMicrosoft is not entirely happy with how companies are using its identity and access management product line for enterprise clients… |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Watchdog cries foul over Scotland Police biometrics-sharing pilot storing data in USA Police Scotland biometric evidence-sharing pilot project has been accused of being not just needlessly risky but of being criminal… |
| Sep 29, 2023 | More free Clear ID subscriptions for LinkedIn members in North AmericaAn unexpected Venn diagram has free ID verification services at its center. The lobes around it include Microsoft, Mexico and… |
| Sep 25, 2023 | Use of passkeys expands as passwordless authentication push advancesThe drive for a passwordless near-future continues as passkeys are increasingly being adopted as authenticators for different sign-in purposes. Reports… |
| Sep 8, 2023 | Some big names sweated a hot summer with biometric privacy court casesIt’s a brand-name roundup of biometric information privacy lawsuits today, with Clearview AI, Microsoft, Google, and Amazon battling in court… |
| Aug 17, 2023 | Au10tix selfie biometrics for identity verification coming to XX, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, is rumored to have introduced a new selfie biometrics and ID… |
| Aug 11, 2023 | AuthID, Enacomm, 1Password, Microsoft and Videosign announce executive appointmentsBusinesses providing identity verification and biometrics have added c-suite leaders and high-ranking executives to help build up their customer bases…. |
| Jul 26, 2023 | Face biometrics, liveness capabilities launched by DocuSign, PresentID, MicrosoftThe business uses for biometric identity verification continue to diversify, with executives pushing at the edges of what ID tools… |
| Jul 25, 2023 | 1Password, Microsoft move to biometric authentication1Password and Microsoft are among vendors moving to passwordless login, switching to phishing-resistant biometric passkeys. In a blog post, 1Password… |
| Jun 28, 2023 | Passkeys advance with FIDO Alliance Guidelines, $3.5M for 0passIn an eventful week for the prospects of widespread passkey adoption, the FIDO Alliance has published new guidelines for enterprises,… |
| Jun 28, 2023 | It has been a bumpy ride of late in biometrics privacy and productsIt might be a slow start to summer for some business sectors in the U.S., but not for biometrics privacy…. |
| Jun 7, 2023 | Microsoft to pay $20M fine for collecting kids’ biometrics on XboxMicrosoft has been fined $20 million over allegations by U.S. regulators that they collected biometrics and other personal data from… |
| May 26, 2023 | Microsoft outlines approach to regulating risks of its biometric techMicrosoft has highlighted some of the risks of unpoliced biometric adoption, discussing some of the strategies it uses to manage… |
| 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… |
| Apr 13, 2023 | Clear biometrics, Microsoft Entra verifiable credentials integrated with LinkedInLinkedIn has announced the launch of a new partnership with Clear to provide free identity verification for nearly 200 million… |
| Mar 27, 2023 | Au10tix collaborates with Microsoft on reusable decentralized digital ID for enterprisesAu10tix is working with Microsoft on decentralized digital identity based on verifiable credentials to make ongoing ID verification, onboarding, workflow… |
| Mar 2, 2023 | Veriff settles BIPA claim for $4M; defendants reaching for victory strategiesDefendants in U.S. biometric privacy lawsuits will not like the analogy because of its implied inevitability, but the legal production… |
| Jan 11, 2023 | Potentially a big week for Microsoft’s AI aspirationsVall-e has chopped its learning time to 3 seconds, and Microsoft might be near big stake in Open AI. Microsoft… |
Microsoft Industry Insights
Entra Verified ID introduces DIDs and VCs to the Microsoft ecosystem
Microsoft’s new product, Entra Verified ID, introduces Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) and Verifiable Credentials (VCs) to the Microsoft ecosystem. DIDs are…
| Microsoft aims to kill the password | |
| Intel drops facial recognition from TV set-top box, and why cable needs to ‘get the net’ |
Brand Focus: Microsoft
Identification-as-a-service provides benefits, says MorphoTrak executive
Cloud computing provides many benefits including ease of use, time savings, security, convenience, versatility, and scalability. For these reasons, cloud…
