14 Mar, 2018Digital ID for customer onboarding secures precious metals investments
Secure authentication and selfie technology from Jumio now helps gold and silver investment and storage firm Goldmoney to protect and confirm existing and new clients. Facial recognition is helping to secure onboarding of customers via the remote authentication method.
01 Feb, 2017Judge rules in favor of video game maker using biometrics
An important court decision impacting the biometric industry was reached as an Illinois judge found that a video game publisher would not be penalized for storing player face likenesses for in-game display. Two players sued the game maker citing that they were not informed that their biometric likeness would be available for others …
24 Jan, 2017iPhone face recognition, optical fingerprint sensors to replace Touch ID?
A leading Apple analyst predicted that future iPhone models would replace the Touch ID fingerprint biometric sensor first with an optical sensor and later with face recognition in future models. The goal is to recapture lost handset real estate required for the dedicated capacitive fingerprint sensor hardware enabling a larger screen and “zero bezel” solution that …
20 Jan, 2017NIST launches ongoing face recognition test to evaluate accuracy
Unlike prior tests that were conducted every few years to evaluate face recognition system performance, the newly announced NIST Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT) will be ongoing. Vendors can submit at any point and have the quality of their algorithm measured against a massive database of …
12 Jan, 2017Iris biometrics and face recognition merge in Tascent’s new sleek unit
After acquiring the iris biometrics portfolio and identity solutions business from AOptix two years ago, Tascent has continued its advanced user-focused biometric development. The company’s latest product is the InSight One, a sleek unit that combines iris and face recognition in a compact form factor ideal for airports, identity and access …
25 Oct, 2016Study: Law enforcement’s widespread use of facial recognition
The Center on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown University released a report examining how the FBI and law enforcement officials across the country are using facial recognition technology.
29 Aug, 2016New York arrests more than 3,800 using facial recognition in DMV
The new facial recognition system used by the New York State DMV program has led to more than 100 arrests and 900 open cases since it launched in January, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced. The facial recognition system, which was upgraded in January combats identity theft and fraud, and is designed to remove high-risk drivers from the road.
25 Aug, 2016Biometrics are good, biometrics are bad … good, bad … good, bad…
A slow news month has the same stories seem getting played over and over again. There have been two themes when it comes to authentication technology this month: people want passwords over biometrics and
23 Aug, 2016Law enforcement will take advantage of wearable biometrics
Body cameras have been viewed as a way to keep law enforcement honest, recording interaction with the public. In reality, they protect both the officer and the public by capturing how everyone involved reacts in different situations. But a recent study shows that adding biometric capabilities to these body cameras could enable law enforcement to spot wanted criminals and terrorists.
14 Jul, 2016Maryland rolls out new driver licenses, NEC testing face recognition payments
Gemalto has begun rolling out new driver licenses across Maryland; NEC announced a series of trials for cashless payment services using its facial recognition technologies; Entrust Datacard completed integration between the Entrust IdentityGuard Mobile Smart Credential and the BlackBerry 10 Smart Card Service Framework; SureID Inc. celebrated two-years of PIV-I issuance; Daon launched FIDO Quick Start.
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