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Microsoft Biometrics News
Microsoft, UN among keynote speakers at Biometrics Institute Congress 2019 in London
Representatives of Microsoft and the United Nations have officially joined the keynote speaker list for the upcoming Biometrics Institute Congress…
| Sep 19, 2019 | AI policy advisor says facial recognition bans could spread to states and federal governmentThe trend of bans on biometric facial recognition in U.S. cities will soon spread to states, and from there to… |
| Sep 13, 2019 | High traffic identification tops this week’s biometrics and digital ID newsProgress in Nigeria and in airport biometrics systems make up several of the most popular articles on Biometric Update this… |
| Sep 3, 2019 | AnyVision reevaluates biometrics business in Hong Kong, defends Israeli army workMicrosoft-funded Israeli startup AnyVision is reevaluating its business plans in Hong Kong following controversy around the ethical use of its… |
| Aug 19, 2019 | Homomorphic encryption standards group could help secure cloud biometricsThe security of many cloud biometrics systems could soon be significantly enhanced, as a group of nearly 100 members of… |
| Aug 15, 2019 | Facebook and Microsoft make changes as scrutiny of AI training methods continuesFacebook is the latest company to admit to paying contractors to listen to audio recordings of its services users, with… |
| Aug 9, 2019 | New biometric technologies and old controversies top this week’s biometrics and digital ID newsThe most widely read articles on Biometric Update this week cover new innovations and solutions for liveness, facial recognition, vehicles… |
| Aug 2, 2019 | AnyVision facial recognition deployment controversy pulls in MicrosoftMicrosoft is receiving criticism for its involvement in biometric facial recognition, due to its investment in Israeli company AnyVision, Forbes… |
| Jul 18, 2019 | OneLogin launches passwordless device authentication for Windows PCs without Active DirectoryOneLogin has launched an access and identity management product for companies to authenticate Windows PCs for cloud applications with their… |
| Jul 14, 2019 | Feitian AllinPass launched as company joins Microsoft Intelligent Security AssociationFeitian Technologies has been selected to join the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA) and has released a new FIDO2 biometric… |
| Jun 6, 2019 | MS Celeb and other facial biometrics datasets taken downSeveral public facial recognition data sets have been deleted, including a Microsoft database of 10 million faces which is reported… |
| May 23, 2019 | Microsoft VP calls for U.S. to align privacy laws with GDPRMay 25 is the first anniversary of the EU’s GDPR taking effect, and in its first year, 18 million people… |
| May 6, 2019 | Microsoft receives FIDO2 certification for Windows HelloMicrosoft has achieved FIDO2 certification for Windows Hello, FIDO Alliance announced today. Any compatible device running Windows 10 is now… |
| May 1, 2019 | Microsoft launches machine learning computer vision toolkitA preview of Windows Vision Skills has been launched by Microsoft to help developers implement and integrate machine learning and… |
| Apr 17, 2019 | Microsoft has turned down California agency and foreign government contracts for facial biometricsA California law enforcement agency was denied the use of Microsoft biometric facial recognition technology in car and body cameras… |
| Apr 1, 2019 | Tech giants and civil society seek to institutionalize AI ethicsAs artificial intelligence becomes more controversial, tech giants are putting together councils and review processes to ensure ethical uses of… |
| Mar 15, 2019 | Microsoft denies partnership with Chinese biometric surveillance firm SenseNetsMicrosoft has denied the existence of any partnership with SenseNets, and asked SenseNets to remove the Microsoft logo from its… |
| Mar 14, 2019 | Patent filings show fingerprint sensor under Windows key and vein biometrics for Face IDA pair of patent applications from Apple and Microsoft have been published, showing a system for adding vein recognition to… |
| Feb 26, 2019 | New technologies support AI vision and speech recognition edge deploymentsWith artificial intelligence technology maturing, one of the focuses at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2019 is on delivering AI-based applications…. |
| Feb 21, 2019 | Dueling Washington State facial recognition bills spark regulation debateMicrosoft is lobbying against a bill with bipartisan support in the Washington State legislature that would ban the use of… |
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…
