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Microsoft Biometrics News
Microsoft engaging with Nigeria ID4D on capacity building, consulting on data protection
Microsoft says it will work with Nigeria’s ID4D agency to help build domestic capacity to advance the country’s data protection…
| Aug 11, 2022 | Startup NeoKe’s decentralized digital ID for travel wins Microsoft hackathonA startup focusing on decentralized digital ID for travel won Microsoft’s Identity for All hackathon in July and is now… |
| Aug 1, 2022 | Facial recognition plays a role in 5-year National Australia Bank partnershipMicrosoft’s marketing department is crowing about a five-year partnership with the National Australia Bank to share the investment in, design… |
| Jul 20, 2022 | Microsoft touts new biometrics-based contact center platformBiometrics play a heavy role in a new Microsoft contact center package of software based on AI developed by Nuance…. |
| Jul 5, 2022 | Microsoft biometric data privacy lawsuit from former Uber drivers returned to state courtSome of the claims in a biometric data privacy lawsuit against Microsoft are being remanded to state court, after the… |
| Jun 22, 2022 | Microsoft restricts facial recognition services, sunsets facial analysisMicrosoft has released their Responsible AI Standard, a framework to guide the company’s work in artificial intelligence. Calling it “an… |
| May 31, 2022 | Consumer applications of face biometrics draw privacy lawsuitsA trend has emerged in biometric data privacy lawsuits, with services involving photos of people taken for reasons other than… |
| May 24, 2022 | Similar arguments to have biometric data privacy suits thrown out made by Amazon, MicrosoftAmazon did not use the biometric data of Illinois residents contained in the Diversity in Faces dataset, or benefit from… |
| 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 | Microsoft says DOD needs to be better at detecting synthetic identities. And do it soonerAI and cybersecurity are converging, according to Microsoft’s chief scientist, and one result will be the long-term inability of the… |
| Apr 1, 2022 | Signzy, ID R&D, Microsoft explore technologies to secure users in the metaverseA triad of technology companies has each discussed the potential of either digital ID or biometric technologies to secure individuals’… |
| Mar 16, 2022 | Microsoft urges enterprises to start exploring decentralized digital ID use casesMicrosoft is thinking about decentralized digital IDs, and it would like its customers to do the same. A marketing piece… |
| Mar 7, 2022 | Microsoft finishes $19.7B acquisition of NuanceAfter an almost year-long buyout process, Microsoft has completed the acquisition of Nuance, folding the latter’s voice biometrics and conversational… |
| Mar 2, 2022 | FPC to pursue enterprise PC market with match-in-sensor biometrics approvalThe fingerprint sensor for personal computers with biometric matching on-chip made by Fingerprint Cards has been added to Microsoft’s approved vendor… |
| Feb 18, 2022 | FacePhi, authID add face biometrics platforms to Oracle, Microsoft cloud servicesAuthentication providers FacePhi and authID have each unveiled partnerships with Oracle and Microsoft respectively to provide their face biometric solutions… |
| Feb 16, 2022 | Microsoft customers need to step up authentication, says MicrosoftWith cyberattacks on computers becoming less attractive (due to better defenses), criminals are more interested in attacks on identities. That… |
| 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… |
| Jan 26, 2022 | Idemia brings next-gen connectivity to eSIMs with Microsoft collaborationIdemia has struck a multi-year global collaboration deal with Microsoft to distribute next-generation eSIM and connectivity solutions for consumer and… |
| Jan 14, 2022 | Ramco Systems builds voice biometric authentication on Azure Cognitive ServicesWorkforce technologies specialist Ramco Systems has utilized Microsoft’s Azure Cognitive Services to build a voice biometric authentication solution for verifying… |
| Dec 23, 2021 | Amadeus turns to Azure cloud to orchestrate biometrics and other airport systemsAs digital transformation becomes increasingly important for businesses of all sizes, technology provider Amadeus is using the cloud to help… |
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…
