New Google photo software designed to see more skin tones
Less than a year after Alphabet said it was working on a better way to accurately photograph dark skin, it…
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Driving license biometrics could form pan European ‘perpetual police line-up’: Statewatch
Any holder of an EU driving license will have their details and biometric information and photograph added to a pan-EU…
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…
Britain proposes path to free Voter Card, digital identity potential for polls
A paper published by the UK government outlines what will be accepted as photographic identity at future elections in Great Britain,…
Committee urges UK gov to halt voter ID bill as requirement could reduce turnout
The Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC), a group of cross-party MPs, has urged the government to stop…
Seoul shares face biometrics of 170M travelers with private firms
The South Korean government shared roughly 170 million face images of citizens and resident foreign nationals with the private sector…
Potentially devastating digital ID hack in Argentina could have many ripples
Demonstrating just how hard it is going to be to engender trust in public or private biometric systems, a hacker…
Nigeria collects biometrics of elementary school children for meal program
Nigeria is creating a database of children’s biometrics ostensibly to increase transparency in a school meals scheme. The National Home…
Turkey scans photos for the faces of disloyal citizens
The authoritarian leaders of Turkey reportedly are using facial recognition algorithms to identify anti-government protestors. According to news publisher Nordic…
A win for spotting synthetic faces but deepfake blue videos get easier to make
For everyone worried about detecting AI-born faces, it is reassuring to know that generative adversary networks still have a problem…
