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Microsoft Biometrics News
Majority of Irish businesses see biometrics as answer to password problems
Biometric verification would be welcomed by 62 percent of employees in Ireland, where poor security habits in both the public…
| Feb 4, 2019 | Buolamwini responds to Amazon as police admit facial recognition recommendations not followedMIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini has responded to criticisms of her study on algorithmic bias in services offered by… |
| Jan 24, 2019 | Responsible use of facial biometrics in focus at World Economic ForumAs issues related to artificial intelligence, and facial biometrics in particular are receiving significantly increasing attention from the public and… |
| Jan 23, 2019 | Microsoft prepares to operationalize principles for responsible use of facial recognitionMicrosoft expects to “operationalize” its ethical principles for facial recognition by the end of March, company President and Chief Legal… |
| Jan 23, 2019 | Facial biometrics specifically addressed in proposed Washington State data protection billA bill proposed in Washington’s state legislature would require companies using facial recognition software to obtain consent from consumers before… |
| Jan 16, 2019 | Large coalition of groups calls on tech giants to commit to no facial biometrics for governmentA coalition of more than 85 advocacy groups has written Amazon, Google, and Microsoft to ask them not to provide… |
| Jan 7, 2019 | Microsoft patent suggests whispering technique for using voice assistants in publicMicrosoft is attempting to address a barrier to the use of voice assistants in public places by having the user… |
| Dec 7, 2018 | Microsoft announces six principles for responsible facial recognition and urges new lawsMicrosoft President Brad Smith is at it again. In a move to accept corporate responsibility and forward public policy dialogue,… |
| Dec 6, 2018 | Mastercard and Microsoft announce collaboration on decentralized universal ID systemMastercard and Microsoft have announced a partnership to strategically collaborate on a device-based universal digital identity system to replace passwords… |
| Nov 13, 2018 | Microsoft accepts ID R&D into IoT and AI Insider Labs programID R&D announced today that it has been accepted into Microsoft’s global IoT & AI Insider Labs program, a resource… |
| Nov 8, 2018 | Microsoft President says 2024 could become 1984 without biometrics regulationMicrosoft President Brad Smith has doubled down on the need to regulate facial recognition technology, warning an audience of internet… |
| Oct 24, 2018 | NAB and Microsoft collaborate on biometric ATM conceptNational Australia Bank (NAB) and Microsoft have collaborated to design a proof of concept Automatic Teller Machine using cloud and… |
| Oct 11, 2018 | Microsoft and Grab partner to verify drivers and passengers with facial recognitionMicrosoft has formed a strategic partnership with Singapore-based ride-sharing company Grab to work together on innovations in big data, artificial… |
| Oct 2, 2018 | Ping Identity integrates its multi-factor authentication solution with Microsoft Azure ADPing Identity has announced the integration of its PingID multi-factor authentication (MFA) product with Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD)… |
| Sep 25, 2018 | BIO-key exhibiting at Microsoft Ignite 2018BIO-key announced that the company will be a sponsor and exhibitor at Microsoft Ignite 2018 later this month in Orlando,… |
| Aug 7, 2018 | Microsoft now officially supports biometric authentication in Web browserLast week, Microsoft introduced official support for its Web Authentication specification in Microsoft Edge, its naive Web browser for Windows… |
| Jul 25, 2018 | SensibleVision CEO George Brostoff criticizes Microsoft call for facial recognition regulationThe specific modality being used is not the most appropriate criteria for applying government regulation to biometrics, according to a… |
| Jul 16, 2018 | Microsoft 365 launches enterprise event hosting service with facial recognitionMicrosoft has announced at its Inspire conference that it is launching a new live event hosting application with automatic facial… |
| Jul 13, 2018 | Microsoft calls for government regulation of facial recognition technologyMicrosoft has joined a growing chorus of voices calling for increased regulation of facial recognition, with President Bradford L. Smith… |
| Jul 12, 2018 | Synaptics fingerprint authentication to be integrated with AMD Ryzen and Microsoft biometric OSSynaptics and AMD have announced a joint initiative to deliver highly secure fingerprint authentication for enterprise, commercial and consumer notebook… |
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…
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| 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…
