DHS suggests face biometrics bias reduction method, quantifies demographic effects
Removing facial features associated with race and gender can make face biometric algorithms less likely to confuse people with others…
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Certify Health face biometrics integrated by Elo to improve patient management
Certify Health is combining its face biometric Software as a Service (SaaS) platform Certify Care with Elo’s self-service touchscreen hardware…
Public facial recognition so far penned in by trust issues in the UK and Ireland
Questions about facial recognition in public spaces are getting more pointed and harder to dismiss by governments. Downstream from a…
Presentation attack detection might not suffer with gender bias
Gender bias, not uncommon in facial recognition, is not necessarily a factor in detecting face biometric presentation attacks, according to…
Sberbank sells VisionLabs stake to focus on STC biometrics
Sberbank is divesting its 25 percent stake in VisionLabs to focus its efforts on biometrics competitor Speech Technology Center (STC), according…
Apple upgrades Face ID’s biometric presentation attack detection
Stronger presentation attack detection for face biometrics has been unveiled by Apple, while the long-awaited launch of under-display Touch ID…
Spanish port pilots 5G-enabled facial recognition surveillance
Spain’s Port of Vigo is again the site of tracking and monitoring technology. This time, a group of vendors working…
Queensland Police deploy devices with face biometrics to stop drunk drivers
Queensland Police have started using new alcohol interlock devices with biometric facial verification capabilities in order to lower rates of…
Researchers use makeup to elude facial recognition via novel black-box attack
Researchers at Israeli Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have found a way to thwart facial recognition cameras using certain software-generated…
Advocates worried about global face biometrics systems find little transparency
Transparency continues to be a capability that world governments cannot demonstrate when it comes to biometric systems aimed at their…
