Mobile Biometrics, Apple IP, and a C-suite Appointment in This Week’s Top Stories

While COVID-19 remains an important topic in the mainstream news, this week’s roundup of top stories from the biometrics industry is remarkably clear of any coronavirus infections. Instead, FindBiometrics visitors showed a lot of interest this week in mobile biometrics, a controversial Clearview-like service, a bit C-suite change, and more.

Starting with a bit of controversy, Poland-based PimEyes was in the spotlight this week after a major privacy rights advocacy group called it out over privacy concerns. Like the embattled Clearview AI, PimEyes lets its users trawl the web for images that match a given face, though unlike Clearview the company says its service doesn’t include social media platforms in its searches:

In Wake of Clearview AI, Another Biometric Web Trawler Draws Criticism

In mobile biometrics news, Apple intrigue is as popular as ever. This week, readers were drawn to news of an Apple patent that suggests that company is continuing to refine the already highly sophisticated 3D facial recognition technology used in its newer iPhone models:

New Patent Suggest Apple Still Aims to Improve Face ID Biometrics

And IDEMIA got some attention with a new biometric tablet. Dubbed the ID Screen, the handheld supports both facial and fingerprint recognition:

IDEMIA Unveils New Multimodal Biometric Tablet

Meanwhile, in corporate news, BioCatch announced its appointment of a new Chief Marketing Officer this week. Mark Elliott, its new executive, brings to the table a considerable amount of experience in the world of financial services:

BioCatch Announces New Chief Marketing Officer

And finally, FindBiometrics visitors were understandably interested this week in claims from USC researchers that they had developed highly accurate biometric systems including a 100 percent accurate facial recognition algorithm:

USC Researchers Proclaim 100% Accurate Anti-spoofing Biometric Tech

Stay posted to FindBiometrics next week as we continue to bring you the latest news and interviews from the exciting world of biometrics. To see the hottest stories of the week in mobile digital identity, visit our sibling site Mobile ID World.

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June 21, 2020 – by Alex Perala

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