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Pindrop’s proprietary, text-independent voice biometric engine passively identifies legitimate and fraudulent callers by voice alone.
Pindrop Biometrics News
Biometric privacy lawsuit against Amazon and Pindrop refiled in federal court
A biometric data privacy lawsuit alleging that Amazon and Pindrop failed to meet the informed consent requirements of the Biometric Information Privacy…
| Sep 21, 2020 | Biometric privacy claim against Pindrop and Amazon dismissed for lack of jurisdictionAmazon and Pindrop did not violate biometric privacy law in Illinois by capturing data for voice recognition from people when… |
| Jul 30, 2020 | Signzy hiring dozens to respond to video eKYC demand, biometrics industry appointments announcedSeveral biometrics providers have added new leaders to their teams, with StoneLock appointing a new GM, Acceptto welcoming a new… |
| Jun 22, 2020 | AWS and Pindrop named in voice biometric data privacy lawsuit as cases test liability limitsPlaintiffs in a biometric data privacy suit say Amazon Web Services’ call center operations fall under the jurisdiction of state… |
| May 13, 2020 | Remote authentication keeps the world working: A Biometric Update interview seriesWhen nearly all work, transactions, education, and everything else began being conducted from remote by necessity due to the pandemic,… |
| Apr 30, 2020 | Voice biometrics adoption and call center demand increase during lockdown, Pindrop CEO saysFor companies in some industries, including tech, working from home has long been an option for many workers. For other… |
| Mar 3, 2020 | Pindrop CEO demonstrates audio deepfake and discusses biometric fraud prevention at RSA 2020Criminals are using online content such as from YouTube to synthesize the voices of company CEOs and managers to commit… |
| Feb 25, 2020 | Pindrop upgrades biometric voice recognition solution Deep Voice 3Pindrop is launching an upgraded version of its biometric voice recognition technology Deep Voice 3, which leverages machine learning and… |
| Dec 5, 2019 | Biometrics stocks update: Zwipe subscription details, weak OneConnect IPO and De La Rue warningZwipe has announced the approval of a previously announced preferential rights issue of up to NOK 74.5 million (roughly US$8.16… |
| Nov 13, 2019 | Pindrop report finds 90 voice fraud attacks occur every minuteCoinciding with the release Tuesday morning of deepfakes of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson endorsing opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn for… |
| Apr 25, 2019 | China amends law to ban deepfakes as ValidSoft exec proposes biometric detectionChina has moved to ban “deepfakes,” as the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress amended the country’s Civil Code… |
| Apr 17, 2019 | Nearly half of public believes voice will replace keyboards for computer interaction by 2023Computer keyboards will barely be used by 2023, with voice technology taking over as the main channel of interaction, according… |
| Feb 4, 2019 | Threat of deepfakes draws legislator and biometrics industry attentionA U.S. senator plans to reintroduce legislation against “deepfake” media in the coming year as legislators join members of the… |
| Jan 10, 2019 | Pindrop announces expansion of voice biometrics into smart cars and IoT devicesPindrop is extending its voice biometric technology beyond the call center to IoT devices, voice assistants, smart home and office… |
| Dec 5, 2018 | Pindrop raises $90M to support voice biometrics expansion into Europe and vertical marketsPindrop has closed a $90 million Series D funding round led by Vitruvian Partners, and plans to establish stronger regional… |
| Nov 21, 2018 | Pindrop provides voice biometrics and multi-factor authentication for new Verizon call center serviceVerizon has launched a new enterprise call center service combining multi-factor anti-fraud and authentication technology from Pindrop with its media… |
| Sep 19, 2018 | Voice fraud spike driven by breaches and increasing useIncidents of voice fraud climbed by 350 percent from 2013 to 2017, and increased 47 percent in 2017 to reach… |
| Jun 20, 2018 | Pindrop launches call center customer instant authentication technologyPindrop has launched a product for validating customer phone numbers even before the call arrives at the call center. Pindrop… |
| Jun 13, 2018 | Pindrop study shows enterprises plan to adopt voice technology despite security concernsThe number of businesses using voice technology to interact with customers is set to leap from 28 percent currently to… |
| Jun 7, 2018 | Bank of the West to use Pindrop voice biometrics for fraud detectionBank of the West will use Pindrop’s proprietary machine learning-powered voice biometrics technology for fraud detection as part of its… |
