US oversight committee wants answers on ID.me biometric accuracy, contracts and more
The leaders of the U.S. House Oversight Committee have penned a lengthy letter to ID.me, The Washington Post reports, to inquire…
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Know your algorithm: Future Identity report highlights importance of biometrics fundamentals
Future Identity has released its latest digital report focusing on “the high cost of cheap biometrics,” which argues that choosing…
Wicket joins leader ranks in NIST face biometrics 1:1 test
Wicket’s face biometrics algorithm scored in the top ten globally for the Visa Border category in the NIST FRVT verification test…
A promising defense against face biometrics scraping comes up short
Scratch data poisoning off the list of possible tactics to fend off horizon-to-horizon biometric photo-scraping algorithms. A public-private team of…
AI bias poorly understood, activists warn
Biased artificial intelligence systems need to be reigned in through a combination of regulation, education, and transparency, according to civil…
Samsung Galaxy biometric software hacked, overshadowing strong ultrasonic sensor performance
A hacker group has stolen biometric authentication algorithms from Samsung and leaked them, among roughly 200GB of compressed source code…
Tech5 identifies five key principles for training of biometrics systems
Tech5 has published a list of five key principles the company uses when training and deploying its biometrics system across…
Strong results for Neurotechnology’s face biometrics in NIST FRVT reports
Neurotechnology has announced that the company’s results in recent U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Face Recognition Vendor…
Tech5 commits to ‘consent-based’ images for facial recognition algorithm training databases
Geneva-based digital identity management firm Tech5 is committing itself to the “conscious choice” to keep investing in using images gathered…
US Congress takes another run at AI accountability
An unsuccessful 2019 bill designed to make biased commercial AI algorithms [less biased] has been updated and re-introduced to the…
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