Ring expands ‘Search Party’ function from lost dogs to broader surveillance
The Ring home security ecosystem is at the center of a privacy and surveillance debate after internal communications, a controversial…
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The fight over Ring’s new facial recognition feature
The growing pushback against the use of facial recognition in consumer surveillance devices has sharpened considerably with Amazon Ring’s plan…
Smart home ecosystem consistency is coming
The smart home ecosystem is rather splintered with consumers having to check badges that say “Works with Apple Home or…
Apple looks to compete with Google and Amazon with biometric-enabled smart home device
Apple could be targeting the smart home market. The Cupertino company is reportedly looking to muscle its way into a…
Open Home Foundation launches to defend privacy, choice in smart homes
The Open Home Foundation has launched as a non-profit to support privacy, choice, and sustainability for smart homes. This will…
Verified in Vegas: biometrics on display at world’s largest tech conference
CES 2024 takes over the Las Vegas Convention Center and Venetian Hotel this week until January 12, and AI is…
Smart home market embracing edge biometrics for improved security and privacy
Smart home systems, equipped with biometric recognition capabilities, are generating a substantial amount of data through their IoT devices, typically…
Yale Home brings FPC biometrics to its smart door locks
Sweden-based Fingerprint Cards has announced that its biometric technology has integrated with the Yale Assure Lock 2 Touch. This is…
Fujitsu pilots model house that can authenticate anyone, anywhere, all the time
You can add “continuous authentication” to your biometric lexicon, as the Japanese firms Fujitsu and Misawa Homes team up for…
Startup’s doorbell would match a visitor biometrics to social media
A doorbell company wants to enable its buyers to identify visitors against images from social networks such as Facebook and…
