ID.me doubles user count in one year; surpasses 10M users
Digital identity platform ID.me announced this week that it has surpassed 10 million users, doubling its user count in just…
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Threat of deepfakes draws legislator and biometrics industry attention
A U.S. senator plans to reintroduce legislation against “deepfake” media in the coming year as legislators join members of the…
Tech giants win invalidation of patents for voice-controlled digital assistants
A group of patents related to voice-controlled digital assistants have been invalidated by a Delaware federal court, half of those…
Volvo developing driver cameras to monitor behaviour and biometrics
Volvo is developing in-car cameras to provide biometric identification and monitor driver health, CAR magazine reports. Volvo has been testing…
Biometric data collection regulation proposed in Arizona House
Another U.S. state is considering major new regulatory rules that would make it illegal for businesses to use biometric data…
Leaked code indicates Android Q to natively support 3D facial biometric hardware
Android appears to be working on native support for advanced biometric facial recognition hardware in Android Q, according to XDA-Developers….
Amazon shareholder proposal requests civil rights review before selling facial recognition tech
A shareholder proposal organized by corporate activist non-profit Open MIC asks that Amazon halt its sales of facial recognition technology…
Large coalition of groups calls on tech giants to commit to no facial biometrics for government
A coalition of more than 85 advocacy groups has written Amazon, Google, and Microsoft to ask them not to provide…
Americans trust military and academics over technology companies on responsible AI development
Nearly half of Americans have some or a great deal of faith in the U.S. military’s capability to produce AI…
Biometric authentication coming to WhatsApp
Users of WhatsApp on Android could soon be able to protect their chats with fingerprint authentication, as the feature has…
