Smart Eye acquires Affectiva for eye-tracking biometric technology development
Eye-tracking solutions provider firm Smart Eye announced it will acquire Affectiva for $73.5 million, thus expanding its presence in Boston,…
emotion recognition
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Emotion detection’s market strength grows along with qualms
It is always creepy in a sci-fi movie when a piece of technology tries to read emotions and doubly so…
The possibilities of biometric surveillance grow with unsettling questions, critics allege
Three recent articles, two journalistic and one research, have looked at questionable biometric surveillance tools and found reason to worry…
The pulse in your face and an app could replace biometric health monitors
A biometrics idea for contactless monitoring of blood pressure and other health indicators has shown up in a pair of…
Researchers create online game to spread emotion recognition awareness
Scientists from Cambridge University and UCL have created an online video game to show the public the risks associated with…
A market for emotion recognition grows without tackling deep concerns by the public
Private and government researchers see few unassailable obstacles to — and plenty of money in — making emotion recognition a…
Council of Europe warns against biometrics-based emotion recognition
Face biometrics should not be used to implement evaluations of employees based on emotion recognition, The Council of Europe has…
Valve sees brain-computer interfaces as the future of gaming
Gaming technology firm Valve’s Founder Gabe Newell urged developers to undertake brain-computer interface (BCI) studies, predicting that they will drastically…
Police face and fingerprint biometrics programs meet backlash in India
Two cities in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh are introducing separate biometric crime-fighting technologies that are causing serious concerns…
Uniphore adds video AI to voice biometrics and speech solutions portfolio with acquisition
Indian speech biometrics company Uniphore says it has acquired Emotion Research Lab, a video and emotion artificial intelligence outfit, with…
