UK agency opens final round of challenge to solve biometric data privacy puzzles
The UK government has opened a final competition for grant money to be used on biometric and other digital information…
ethics
Datasets behind face biometrics reveal fields’ ethical backslide: research paper
Face biometrics researchers have largely abandoned a set of data collection practices in order to fuel the voracious appetite of…
Guide for ethical, legal use of facial recognition published by BSIA
A 16-page document detailing parameters for the ethical and legal use of automated facial recognition (AFR) by companies has been…
New ID and biometrics advisory board, ethical AI alliance formed by global organizations
The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced the foundation of an Identity and Biometric Technology Advisory Board (IBTAB), with the…
Public-private biometrics collaborations will increase; establish robust policies, UK govt group urges
Collaborations on live facial recognition and other biometric technologies between the public and private sectors are likely to increase, according…
Remote proctoring vendors to senators: Trust us.
Asked by U.S. senators to address equity concerns being raised about their biometric products, executives at online proctoring firms say…
Uniphore to address issues in biometrics with WEF community and new partnerships
Uniphore has joined the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Innovators Community and announced a pair of partnerships to contribute to…
Pushing ethics up the AI-development chain: Concerns about research funding and training get louder
A trio of recent articles on AI, each from a unique angle, are posing ethics questions that are more fundamental…
Biometrics Institute hiring COO to promote responsible and ethical technology use
The Biometrics Institute is looking for a new Chief Operating Officer to oversee operations and strengthen the organization’s operational strategy and…
Paravision answers face biometrics ethics concerns with AI Principles and new chief advisor
Paravision has published a set of principles to guide the ethical development of face biometrics and other technologies related to artificial…
