Google and YouTube Send Cease-and-Desist Letter to Clearview AI
According to CBS, Google and YouTube have sent a cease-and-desist letter to facial recognition company Clearview AI. Clearview AI’s app scrapes images from…
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Here’s a Look at the Keynote Lineup for the FIDO Alliance’s Authenticate Conference
The FIDO Alliance has finally shared the list of keynote speakers for the inaugural Authenticate conference in June. The organization first put out the call…
Biometrics Controversy: Google, Microsoft Execs Differ Over Proposed Facial Recognition Moratorium
With the tech industry facing the possibility of a multi-year moratorium on biometric facial recognition in the European Union, the executives of two of the…
Google Begins Testing Biometric Authentication For Autofill on Android and Chrome
Google has begun testing the addition of a layer of biometric authentication for its Google Autofill feature for use with Android and Google Chrome. With the…
TypingDNA Lands $7 Million in Series A Funding
TypingDNA is maintaining its upward trajectory with $7 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Google’s AI-oriented Gradient Ventures fund, and also…
Samsung Galaxy Iris Sensors Now Support Google’s Biometric API
Samsung has updated the iris scanners in its Galaxy S9 and Note9 smartphones to now support the new Google Biometric API. Samsung’s iris scanning tech was…
Popular Password Manager Announces Face Unlock Support for Pixel 4 Users
LastPass has confirmed that it will be supporting face-based unlocks on Google’s Pixel 4 smartphone. The beta for the Android version of the app is currently…
Security Flaw Makes Pixel 4 Face Unlock Vulnerable to Spoofing
Google has delivered a sophisticated biometric security feature in its latest Pixel smartphones, but it has a glaring potential flaw: the devices’ Face Unlock…
Google Subcontractor Comes Under Fire for Dubious Data Collection Tactics
Biometrics News – Mobile Biometrics – Facial Recognition A Google subcontractor is being scrutinized for its questionable data collection tactics. The company…
Is the Google Pixel 4 Ditching Fingerprint Biometrics?
“An unusually large amount of information has been leaked about the Google Pixel 4, reportedly because a retailer in Hanoi has been selling nearly-finished…