Danish Justice Minister Confirms Facial Recognition Plans Amid Gang Violence
Denmark will officially allow police the use of retroactive facial recognition technology in certain criminal investigations. The plans were confirmed by…
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Harvard Researcher Argues for Hi-res Imaging in Fingerprint Recognition
Newly available research from Harvard makes the case for integrating high-res imaging into anti-spoofing systems. Authored by Linda Estella, the paper Using…
Researcher Claims 99% Accuracy for AI-driven Emotion Detection
New research published in the International Journal of Biometrics points the way to enhanced face-based emotion detection. The paper, by Lanbo Xu of…
Atlanta Falcons Fans Can Now Pay for Snacks with a Face Scan
Atlanta Falcons fans can now enter the Mercedes-Benz Stadium and make purchases using a facial recognition system, eliminating the need for phones, IDs, or…
Driver Safety Tech Targeted in Latest BIPA Lawsuit
A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed against Omnitracs, LLC, alleging that the company has violated Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act…
Kurds Look to Biometrics to Fight Payroll Fraud in Government
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is taking steps to address issues related to salary payments for civil servants by implementing biometric technology.…
Russian Government Plans Biometric Border Initiative
The Russian government has proposed an experimental program that will require foreigners and stateless persons to submit biometric data before entering Russia.…
NIST Offers FRTE Update at Age Assurance-focused Biometrics Institute Event
The Biometrics Institute has put the spotlight on age assurance technology as a means of protecting children and other vulnerable individuals online. In a…
FaceTec’s ‘UR Codes’ Offer Transformative Potential—for Free
FaceTec has launched a new identity verification solution that leverages biometrics together with QR codes, and could have a transformative impact across a…
ID Talk: How to Make Biometric Data Useful – and Useless – with FaceTec’s Jay Meier
On the latest ID Talk podcast, Jay Meier returns to expand on last week’s discussion about the importance of biometric binding—that is, linking a person’s…