Stanford researcher Michal Kosinski has published a study that suggests that facial recognition can be used to predict someone’s political affiliation. In the study, Kosinski developed a facial recognition algorithm using open-source facial … [Read more...] about Stanford Study Uses Facial Recognition to Guess People’s Political Affiliations
buguroo Advocates for Behavioral Biometrics for Regulatory Compliance
buguroo is pushing its behavioral biometric technology to financial institutions looking to comply with a growing number of industry regulations. The company called particular attention to Europe’s GDPR and PSD2 legislation, the latter of which lays … [Read more...] about buguroo Advocates for Behavioral Biometrics for Regulatory Compliance
Alibaba Disavows (but Acknowledges) Facial Recognition Platform with Ethnicity Tag
Alibaba is trying to distance itself from its own Alibaba Cloud division, and in particular from a controversial facial recognition program that is able to identify people based on their ethnic background. The feature would give Chinese authorities … [Read more...] about Alibaba Disavows (but Acknowledges) Facial Recognition Platform with Ethnicity Tag
Massachusetts Legislature Bans Police Use of Biometric Facial Recognition
Massachusetts is set to become the first state to ban the public use of facial recognition technology. To that end, both houses of the state legislature have now passed a sweeping police reform bill that would bar the use of biometric surveillance … [Read more...] about Massachusetts Legislature Bans Police Use of Biometric Facial Recognition
Gartner Offers Ethical Advice for Those Using Biometric Facial Recognition
Gartner has released a set of guidelines for organizations that are considering the use of facial recognition. The organization notes that the use of facial recognition is still largely unregulated, insofar as there are no uniformly recognized laws … [Read more...] about Gartner Offers Ethical Advice for Those Using Biometric Facial Recognition
Face Biometrics Month: The Roundup
For the past month, FindBiometrics has been putting the spotlight on what is perhaps the most high-profile biometric modality today: face biometrics. Now, with Face Biometrics Month coming to a close, it's time to look back at our featured coverage … [Read more...] about Face Biometrics Month: The Roundup
Face Biometrics Month: Contactless Scanning Takes Off
Facial recognition is perhaps the hottest modality going right now in the biometrics industry, and we kicked off Face Biometrics Month at FindBiometrics with a look at how it came to take so much of the spotlight. A big part of the reason is the … [Read more...] about Face Biometrics Month: Contactless Scanning Takes Off
Unisys Updates Stealth Enterprise Security Platform
Unisys has announced the latest version of its Unisys Stealth enterprise security platform. The platform comprises half a dozen subsystems aimed at addressing different areas of enterprise IT. Its Stealth(core) component, for example, is aimed at … [Read more...] about Unisys Updates Stealth Enterprise Security Platform
Patriot One Provides PATSCAN Security for Las Vegas Casino
The Plaza Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas will soon be securing its premises with Patriot One’s PATSCAN Multi-Sensor Threat Detection Platform. Phase 1 of the partnership will kick off with the installation of PATSCAN Multi-Sensor Gateways and the … [Read more...] about Patriot One Provides PATSCAN Security for Las Vegas Casino
State of Nevada Adopts Parole Management System Featuring Voice Biometrics
The state of Nevada is overhauling its probation management system with the help of Tyler Technologies. To that end, the Nevada Parole and Probation (NPP) Department will be replacing its existing Offender Information Tracking System (OTIS) with the … [Read more...] about State of Nevada Adopts Parole Management System Featuring Voice Biometrics
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