New facial recognition tools and defences for data and privacy protection
Several new tools have been developed to help consumers protect their privacy or data, either from or with facial recognition…
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Cognitec unveils new camera for ISO-compliant biometrics capture at borders
Cognitec has developed a specialized camera for fast capturing of ISO-compliant images for face biometrics matching at border crossing in…
France’s new biometric ID cards from IN Groupe actually fit in people’s wallets, enable EU travel
The rollout of France’s new national digital identity card with embedded fingerprint biometrics, supplied by IN Groupe, began this week…
Online tool exposes whether face biometrics have been trained with your photos
Exposing.AI is an online tool that can help users to track whether their pictures have been used to train AI…
PSA opens PhilSys’ biometric registration process to the public
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) opened the second, biometrics-focused part of the registration process for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys)…
REAL ID law quietly passes with a possible win for government watchdogs
Among the many disparate provisions in the federal appropriations act signed into law last month was an updated REAL ID…
India mulls digital voter ID before assembly elections next year
The electoral commission of India is reportedly considering embarking on a project to digitize photo ID cards to provide a…
Face morphing threat to biometric identity credentials’ trustworthiness a growing problem
Face morphing poses a significant threat to contemporary face biometrics, NIST Computer Scientist and International Face Performance Conference (IFPC) 2020…
Facial recognition utilized by protestors around the world to identify police
Portland’s ban on the use of facial recognition technology does not apply to individuals, which is why Christopher Howell has…
A year later and UK passport biometric face scan system still favors white males
Almost a year to the day after media stories questioned bias in UK biometric face scanning systems, it appears little…
