SAFR Details Face Mask Performance of Facial Recognition Platform
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, SAFR is working to make its facial recognition algorithm more effective at identifying people with masks – and seeking to be…
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Canadian Real Estate Firm Draws Criticism Over Residential Facial Recognition
The Canadian real estate firm 1Valet has come under fire for using facial recognition on its properties. 1Valet currently manages three buildings in Ottawa and…
Adroit Forecasts $3 Billion Biometrics-as-a-Service Market
The Biometrics-as-a-Service (BaaS) market is expected to reach $3 billion by 2025. That figure comes courtesy of a new report from Adroit Market Research, and…
Invixium Reports ‘Significant’ Increase in Demand for Contactless Biometrics Amid COVID-19
Toronto-based biometrics specialist Invixium says it has been seeing “a significant rise in the demand for touchless biometric solutions” – and that this trend…
AI Chip Maker Intellifusion Secures $141 Million in Pre-IPO Funding Round
Shenzen-based artificial intelligence (AI) chip maker Intellifusion announced that it has secured $141 million in a pre-IPO funding round led by Utrust VC,…
CovIdentify Study Looks to Smartphone, Wearable Biometrics for Symptoms of COVID-19
A new study out of Duke University aims to use biometric data gathered from smart wearables and smartphones to try and spot early symptoms of the COVID-19…
Talos Researchers Explore Limits of Mobile Fingerprint Biometrics
Researchers with the Cisco Talos cybersecurity group are trying to highlight the limitations of consumer grade fingerprint sensor security with a new paper…
Integrated Biometrics Provides Fingerprint Scanners for Humanitarian Efforts in Yemen
Integrated Biometrics (IB) has teamed up with Prodigy Systems to facilitate the distribution of food and other resources to refugees in Yemen. Prodigy Systems…
IDEMIA, Zwipe, and IDEX Embark On New Biometric Payment Card Pilot
IDEMIA and Zwipe have successfully produced the first samples of a new chip designed for biometric cards. The companies will now move forward with a pilot…
FacePhi Delivers Biometric Facial Recognition Solution for South Korean Hospital
FacePhi has been able to maintain all of its primary business operations in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The facial recognition specialist has been able…