Cherry-picking old stats undermines US border biometrics criticism
Influential studies from 2018 and 2019 still hold a prominent place in many reports on demographic differentials or bias in…
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Regula revamps Forensic Studio, elevates IDV accuracy and usability
Regula has enhanced its Regula Forensic Studio operating system to better serve the needs of forensic experts. The updated system…
Paravision emphasizes importance of FMR Max in fight against biometric bias
U.S. face biometrics developer Paravision has released a study framing its results on the latest evaluation of demographic differentials among…
Those wronged by facial recognition join rights groups in calling for police ban
There is a small but growing lobby made up of people who have been wrongly arrested as a result of…
Age assurance and children’s data privacy regulations come with endless complexity
Privacy regulation is “an incredibly complex regulatory landscape,” says Claire Quinn, chief data privacy officer for Privo, in a panel…
Immigrant and civil rights groups urge govt to ban own use of FRT, limit private use
Rights groups continue to call on the U.S. government to limit governmental use of facial recognition technology. Digital rights group…
Does facial recognition work if surgery alters a person’s face?
In the wealthy district of Gangnam in Seoul, immortalized in the viral pop hit “Gangnam Style,” there are currently 447…
Uber Eats settles driver’s biometric ID verification discrimination case
In the UK, Pa Edrissa Manjang, an Uber Eats driver, has received a payout in an out-of-court settlement after UberEats’…
Research shows improved facial recognition accuracy and low-resolution performance
The rise of biometric identification and verification systems deployed in the edge infrastructure has created a gap in accurate and…
Accura Scan reports strong face biometric accuracy results across NIST categories
Accura Scan says the biometric accuracy results for its newest algorithm across all categories in testing by the U.S. National…
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