USC Researchers Warn About Racial Bias in Deepfake Detection Systems
A team of researchers at the University of Southern California has released a report that suggests that deepfake detection systems have many of the same biases…
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HID Global Contributes to $23 Million Round of Paravision Funding
Paravision will be looking to expand after bringing in $23 million in its latest funding round. J2 Ventures acted as the leader for the round, which had…
Ipsidy Provides Biometric Onboarding for BPSmart Chatbot Platform
BPSmart has partnered with Ipsidy in an effort to prevent fraud on its Digital Assistant Platform. To that end, the company will be integrating Ipsidy’s Proof…
Heslo Pay Uses Biometrics to Speed Up Online Payments
Heslo is hoping to streamline the online checkout process with a new Heslo Pay solution that allows shoppers to enter information more quickly. To that end,…
Massachusetts Places Mild Restrictions on Police Use of Facial Recognition
The Massachusetts state legislature has officially passed a new police reform bill that establishes some basic rules for the use of facial recognition. The…
Biden Administration Abandons DHS’s Biometric Policy Proposal
The Biden administration is abandoning a controversial Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policy proposal that would have dramatically expanded the agency’s…
Deliveroo Using Facial Recognition to Clamp Down on Shared Accounts
The UK food delivery service Deliveroo will be expanding its use of facial recognition to verify the identities of registered riders. Under the new system,…
Financial Institutions Could Be Liable for Third-party Data Breaches: Allianz
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has released a lengthy new report that details many of the major challenges that financial institutions will face…
CLEAR Uses Health Pass to Screen 100 People for Family Day Event
CLEAR is using its Health Pass solution to help bring people together in the midst of the pandemic. To that end, the company recently hosted ‘A Day of…
Thales Explains Why Behavioral Biometrics is Like the Hidden Portion of the Iceberg
Thales is trying to highlight the many advantages of behavioral biometrics, arguing that the technology has the potential to revolutionize cybersecurity in the…