Digital ID and biometrics could win more mainstream acceptance in the UK thanks to a partnership between the UK Post Office and Yoti, which will see the launch of a new app designed for a variety of identity verification functions. According to the company, the effort combines the Post Office’s experience in identity services and […]

Facial recognition policies are forming as the biometric ID method moves further into the mainstream — but still backlash builds, most recently in Oregon. The Security Industry Association (SIA) recently released policy principles meant to guide the development and deployment of facial recognition technology. The organization said it believes all technology products, including facial recognition, […]

After improving the iPhone facial recognition process, Apple may be considering the addition of the biometric tool to its traditional desktop and laptop computers.

The country, already a world leader in facial recognition, is requiring the technology for new mobile phone accounts, and seeking to take the lead on global standards that help govern the technology.

A request for vendor information from the federal agency signals the convergence of facial recognition technology and agents’ body cameras for better field work.

As the Bahamas continues to recover from Hurricane Dorian, facial recognition backed by blockchain and digital ID are helping the effort to account for people still missing from that August storm.

In this informative doc, the industry group separates the facts from the misconceptions and faulty assumptions about facial recognition technology. The new analysis comes amid a growing backlash and even bans against the digital ID tool.

Dr. Nicole Spaun began her career staring at planets. “I got my PhD in geology, looking specifically at planetary geology. During graduate school, I worked with NASA’s Galileo mission to Jupiter and its moons,” Spaun says. “About two months before I defended my dissertation – about a month after 9/11 – someone who’d gone to […]

Dr. Dana Michalski was looking for work in research as she pursued her degree in behavioral science and psychology. She found a job at Australia’s Defence Science and Technology Organisation as it was then known. “I started by working half my time on Army projects working with soldiers, and the other half my time working […]

San Francisco has passed the first facial recognition ban by a major U.S. city. But tech firms and businesses are beginning to fight back against laws that could restrict biometric authentication.