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Microsoft Biometrics News
Google and Microsoft introduce new biometric password security tools
Google has announced a new feature in its Chrome browser for iOS allowing users to lock incognito tabs using Face…
| Jan 22, 2021 | Keyless brings multi-factor biometrics to Microsoft Azure AD B2CCybersecurity firm Keyless has announced a partnership with Microsoft Azure AD to provide the first password-less authentication to the platform’s B2C… |
| Jan 6, 2021 | Absolutely need to have the last word? Microsoft patents way to stuff you into a chatbotA new patent promises a future in which the personality of any person living, dead or fictional can live on… |
| Dec 23, 2020 | RingCentral acquires DeepAffects as more biometrics integrated to improve online meetingsRingCentral has acquired conversational intelligence provider DeepAffects to bring its multi-speaker biometric voice recognition, emotion recognition, real-time closed captioning and other… |
| Dec 22, 2020 | Top five FIDO Korea hackathon projects unveiled as Microsoft reviews strides in passwordless digital IDThe top five winners of the 2020 FIDO Hackathon – Goodbye Password Challenge have been announced, and organizers have published… |
| Dec 11, 2020 | VinCSS FIDO2 authenticator with biometric option recommended by MicrosoftVingroup member VinCSS Cyber Security Services LLC is now officially recommended by Microsoft. The company’s VinCSS FIDO2 Authenticator key is… |
| Nov 30, 2020 | AuthenTrend partners with Microsoft on biometric passwordless authenticationBiometric authentication solutions provider AuthenTrend announced a new partnership with Microsoft earlier this month, to foster the development of passwordless… |
| Nov 11, 2020 | Informal agreement on restricting exports of biometric surveillance technology reached by EUThe European Union has reached an agreement on limiting exports of facial recognition and other technology that can be used… |
| Oct 13, 2020 | Bootstrapping a global AI training dataset for the visually impairedA Microsoft-funded research project is preparing to expand an AI program intended to help blind people and those with low… |
| Oct 2, 2020 | More equitable digital ID systems needed to encourage adoption, ID2020 expert panel saysFor good digital identity systems to be sustainable, their value proposition to end users will need to be clearer than… |
| Sep 23, 2020 | Jumio, Onfido biometrics secure onboarding for Azure Active Directory B2C customersBoth Jumio’s end-to-end identity verification and biometric facial authentication solutions and Onfido’s identity document and facial biometrics verification are now… |
| Sep 15, 2020 | Amazon and Microsoft move for dismissal of biometric privacy suit, arguing no jurisdiction for training dataIllinois’ biometric privacy law does not apply to conduct out of state and therefore suits against Amazon and Microsoft over… |
| Sep 10, 2020 | The deepfake battle is joined by Microsoft, banks and biometrics companiesIs it possible to always or at least reliably detect synthetic media? It seems unlikely today, much less as deepfake… |
| Sep 9, 2020 | ID R&D voice biometrics and anti-spoofing now available to developers through Microsoft Azure MarketplaceVoice biometrics and anti-spoofing capabilities from ID R&D are now available for Microsoft Azure customers to build into their apps. Both… |
| Jul 15, 2020 | Facial biometrics training dataset leads to BIPA lawsuits against Amazon, Alphabet and MicrosoftDespite being conceived of as a way to make biometric facial recognition more equitable, IBM’s Diversity in Faces is continuing… |
| Jul 8, 2020 | Could COVID-19 be the challenge IT can’t (or won’t) solve? Spoiler alert: YesDomestic U.S. IT companies, at one time seemingly invincible, globally admired and widely envied, today might as well be standing… |
| Jun 16, 2020 | TypingDNA’s behavioral biometrics now available for Azure AD clients to leverage 2FAMicrosoft Azure Active Directory B2C customers can now leverage behavioral biometrics through TypingDNA’s Authentication API to ensure a frictionless two-factor… |
| Jun 15, 2020 | Some surprising questions, fewer insights after Deepfake Detection ChallengeFew if any unique or actionable insights have resulted from a lengthy contest created by Facebook to defang deepfake content,… |
| Jun 11, 2020 | Microsoft joins the crowd in declining to sell facial biometrics to U.S. police until federal law in placeMicrosoft has followed Amazon and IBM in declaring it does not sell facial recognition technology to police in the United States,… |
| Jun 11, 2020 | Amazon pauses sale of facial biometrics to police while advocates push Microsoft and Ring to followAmazon has put a one-year moratorium on direct sales of its biometric facial recognition service to law enforcement to allow for… |
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…
