Cognitec lauds combination of biometric accuracy and speed shown in NIST test
Cognitec has announced that the latest results from the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST’s) face biometrics testing show…
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Dermalog claims win in LivDet fingerprint biometrics anti-spoofing competition
Dermalog Identification Systems has placed atop an overall challenge leaderboard at LivDet, a yearly event hosted by the University of…
AI skeptics to lawmakers: Resist the urge to solve AI bias with more tech
European privacy advocates think it is a mistake for governments to believe more technology can make AI fair to all…
Microsoft demonstrates facial analysis in the wild using just synthetic data
Microsoft has published a research paper demonstrating that it is possible to train facial analysis algorithms just using synthetic data,…
London mayor sets out plan for smart city biometrics with Emerging Technology Charter
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has published an updated Emerging Technology Charter designed to act as a set of practical and…
DHS suggests face biometrics bias reduction method, quantifies demographic effects
Removing facial features associated with race and gender can make face biometric algorithms less likely to confuse people with others…
Rank One face biometric accuracy leaps in latest NIST benchmarking
Rank One Computing has reported a 30 to 40 percent leap in accuracy in the latest NIST FRVT ongoing benchmarking,…
New phone biometrics patent for Apple as Meeami, Precise announce integrations
It is an eventful week for technological advances in smartphones, with Meeami announcing a new version of its voice biometrics…
Tech5 and Imageware integrate biometrics portfolios, unveil first joint customer win
Tech5 and Imageware have come together to develop a combined biometric solution for the marine and visitor management industries, and formed…
Algorithmic schmutz hurts detection of male face more than female
A research paper looking at how well the three best-known biometric face detection algorithms are likely to work outside the…
