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Microsoft Biometrics News
Third-party authentication coming to Microsoft Entra ID in public preview
In an effort to bolster security measures for user identities, Microsoft Entra ID (formerly known as Azure Active Directory) is…
| May 3, 2024 | Microsoft further limits law enforcement use of its facial recognitionMicrosoft has updated its terms of service to clarify its ban on U.S. police departments from using Azure OpenAI Service… |
| May 3, 2024 | On World Password Day, the industry dreams of passkeysYesterday was World Password Day, which is fitting, as a new survey from the FIDO Alliance shows that passwords are… |
| Apr 29, 2024 | DHS forms new board to advise on AI deployments in critical infrastructureThe U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has formed an AI Safety and Security Board, bringing together leaders from government,… |
| Apr 22, 2024 | Microsoft teases easy video deepfake tool, declines to release itMicrosoft is the latest tech giant to tease an AI product so good at producing deepfake humans that it poses… |
| Apr 18, 2024 | Thailand advances National AI StrategyThe government’s adoption of the National AI Strategy (2022-2027) is aimed at promoting the use of artificial intelligence with a… |
| Apr 15, 2024 | Shohei Ohtahi interpreter scandal just one pitch in global game of bank ID fraudMany will see the story of baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani and the interpreter who embezzled millions from him to pay… |
| Feb 21, 2024 | Idemia strengthens Microsoft ties with new Entra Verified ID integrationIdemia Public Security (IPS) has been recognized as a Microsoft Entra Verified ID partner for remote onboarding, according to a… |
| Feb 7, 2024 | Microsoft adding Face Check selfie biometrics to Entra Verified IDIn a blog post credited to Ankur Patel, head of product for Microsoft Entra Verified ID, the tech giant announced… |
| Jan 23, 2024 | New partnerships, projects drive digital and financial inclusion in developing nationsThe push to reach millions of digitally and financially underserved people and communities in Africa and around the world remains… |
| Dec 18, 2023 | Microsoft pushes authentication news involving Entra, AndroidMicrosoft says its Authenticator app supports phishing-resistant passkeys. In the same breath, By next summer, according to Microsoft, users of… |
| Nov 30, 2023 | Synthetic voice biometrics are a shifty chorus of fraud, requiring an agile responseIn 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…. |
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…
