Microsoft retrains facial recognition AI to better recognize gender across skin tones
Microsoft has improved the capability of its facial recognition technology to recognize the gender of people with darker skin tones,…
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Toronto Declaration calls for application of human rights frameworks to machine learning
Human rights organizations have launched a document calling for the framework of international human rights law to be applied to…
Privacy advocates issue warnings as facial recognition planned for U.S. schools
A pair of U.S. school boards are implementing facial recognition systems in schools to improve their security, Gizmodo reports, and…
UK facial recognition bias report reveals Home Office using outdated Cognitec software
Cognitec released its FaceVACS-DBScan 5.5 software for biometrics matching at scale in 2020. A biometric accuracy and bias assessment of…
International standard for biometric bias measurement unanimously approved
A new international standard for how to test demographic differentials in biometric systems for bias has been approved, and is…
The law is not keeping up with AI deepfake fraud, and it will only get worse
Joe Biden deepfake robocalls, Taylor Swift deepfake porn, the launch of Sora: the past few weeks have seen progressively disruptive…
Mobile device biometrics generate big sensors sale, back extensive airport trial
A pair of major developments in native device biometrics were among the most-read articles of the past week on Biometric…
Professor wins grant from privacy commish to tackle facial recognition bias in Canada
Dr. Gideon Christian has been awarded a $50,000 grant from Canada’s Office of the Privacy Commissioner Contributions Program for his…
TSA plans for holiday air travel surge, advocates plan pushback on facial recognition
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration is preparing for the wave of travellers over the Independence Day weekend with travel tips…
ID.me’s travails are a problem for the biometrics industry
ID.me’s repeated self-congratulations about the intercepting billions in attempted fraud against U.S. state and federal governments do not appear to…
