Local Groups Push Back Against Facial Recognition at German Border
A proposed border law in the German state of Saxony has come under fire from local interest groups, in large part because of the planned use of facial…
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Suprema Unveils New Facial Recognition Terminal at Intersec 2019
Suprema is making a big splash at Intersec 2019. In the days before the conference, the security company announced that it would unveil a brand new facial…
EFF Raises Alarm Over TSA’s Expanding Biometrics Efforts
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is raising red flags over the Transportation Security Administration’s plans to expand its use of biometrics at US airports.…
Year in Review: Facial Recognition Was in the Spotlight in 2018, Warts and All
Facial recognition technology has had a big year, in good ways and bad. On the positive side, Apple signaled a more or less definitive switch to 3D facial…
CyberLink to Highlight Retail Applications of Face Biometrics Tech at CES 2019
Taiwan-based CyberLink is aiming to elevate its profile with plans to showcase its facial recognition technology at next month’s Consumer Electronics Show…
Facial Recognition Has Shown 20X Improvement Since 2014: NIST
Those in the biometrics industry know intuitively that facial recognition has advanced by leaps and bounds in recent years, but a new report from the National…
ID3 Touts FRVT Performance in Latest NIST Testing
France-based ID3 Technologies has announced that its facial recognition technology has delivered an “excellent performance tradeoff” in the latest evaluations…
Secret Service Trialing Facial Recognition Security Around White House
The US Secret Service (USSS) has started testing facial recognition security around the White House, scanning passersby via CCTV feeds. For now, the trial…
New SAFR Partnership Opens Door to Important China Market
“Homtar says it will launch the first trial of SAFR in Shenzhen within a month’s time.” A new partnership offer RealNetworks a pipeline to the China market for…
Yoti’s Research Into Charity Sector Yields Surprising Results
“…Yoti’s Head of Social Impact, Ken Banks, explained that many charity organizations felt that technological solutions based on smartphones would actually…