UK facial recognition bias report reveals Home Office using outdated Cognitec software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…
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AI fraud threat continues to spur deepfake detection integration, investment, development
Reality Defender and 1Kosmos have announced a strategic partnership that will see the deepfake detection firm integrate its real-time deepfake…
UK oversight bodies seek clarity on facial recognition bias, cooperation on governance
The fallout from a report on the demographic differentials of the facial recognition algorithms UK police use, tucked into an…
UK tucks biometric bias reports deep into police facial recognition plan
The UK government pledged on Thursday to increase its use of facial recognition and biometrics to identify wanted suspects. The…
Open-source library UniFace launched to ease face biometrics development
A library of models for biometric face analysis intended to provide production-ready capabilities including face detection, facial recognition, facial landmark…
Digital surveillance tools are reshaping workplace privacy, GAO warns
A new U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report warns that the rapid spread of workplace digital surveillance – ranging from…
Sony AI releases benchmark testing database for computer vision fairness testing
Computer vision models are based on image datasets that have historically been collected with little concern about ethics or lack…
Law enforcement warned of ‘existential’ threat from ubiquitous technical surveillance
A new report from the Center for Internet Security (CIS) warns that American law enforcement is facing an “existential” threat…
Views on UK digital ID scheme multiply among industry, public, privacy advocates
Government-led digital identity and the UK have a complicated relationship. It comes with a past: the national identity card plan…
DOD service members, others face security risks from publicly accessible digital data
A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) audit report warns that the Department of Defense (DOD) is unprepared for the growing…
