NZ government asks for help understanding facial recognition
The government of New Zealand has issued a request for information, as it aims to better understand facial recognition amid…
biometric bias
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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…
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…
California bill on police use of facial recognition passes second reading
California’s Senate Public Safety Committee has unanimously voted to advance Assembly Bill 1814, which would prevent police using facial recognition…
Biometric technology buyers are facing an assessment conundrum: Idemia
The market for biometric identification technology has grown rapidly in the past several years with buyers increasingly forced to choose…
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…
GSA testing for biometric bias ahead of Login.gov identity proofing rollout
The U.S. General Services Administration is testing facial recognition, behavioral biometrics and other technologies for remote identity proofing for the…
Discrimination concerns arise as NZ police expand biometric data use
Incorporating biometric data into policing raises concerns of bias and discrimination, particularly against Māori and Pasifika populations, a Māori technology…
US oversight body calls for more real-world biometrics testing, bias protections
A federal U.S. agency wants more testing of biometrics applications in the real world, stronger protections against bias and more…
As retailers turn to biometrics to reduce theft, costs of poor implementation loom
Demand for biometrics to reduce retail crime continues to rise, but the risk of flawed deployments of the technology are…
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