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AnyVision open letter calls on facial recognition providers to eliminate bias
AnyVision’s letter, signed by CEO Avi Golan and titled ‘Purging Demographic Bias while Increasing Transparency in Facial Recognition,’ emphasizes the importance of understanding the use case to evaluating how much trust users should place in systems .. Keep reading this report

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Biometric Update Daily News
NIST provides guidance for using mobile device biometrics to authenticate first responders
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued draft guidance on using mobile device biometrics to authenticate...
 
FacePhi face biometrics called up to top soccer league for stadium access
FacePhi has been chosen to implement its face biometrics for access control at the Valencia CF stadium. Fans will use...
Capital One Ventures invests in Socure digital identity analytics
Socure has boosted Capital One’s digital identity trust to increase card approval rates and slash false positives for its U.S....
 
Shufti Pro continues to expand, opens office in Ukraine
Shufti Pro has opened a new office in Kyiv, Ukraine to foster the development of biometric identity verification solutions in...
Zwipe discusses biometric cards’ potential with FSS, closes MPES deal
Zwipe joined with Financial Software and Systems (FSS) to explore the market potential from their recently-closed biometric card partnership in...
 
Like a nightmare come true: Killer robots fighting humanity’s wars
There is a lot to consider in news of at least one hunter-killer quadcopter participating autonomously in factional warfare in...
Digital health pass with Vision-Box biometrics considered by India
Vision-Box is working with India’s Civil Aviation Ministry on the development of a digital health pass using its face biometrics,...
 
TransUnion sees fraud attempts rise 24 percent among its customers globally
The global rate of suspected financial-services digital fraud attempts among TransUnion customers rose 24 percent in the first four months...
Zimbabwe contracts for biometric passports production
Zimbabwe has chosen an unnamed company to build a national biometric database for the country with the aim of facilitating...
 
New York Surveillance City: 15K cameras can feed facial recognition systems
Amnesty International has released the results of a crowdsourced investigation into surveillance in New York City which found that the...
Biometric health innovations for wearables advance towards market
Several companies have unveiled upgrades to their biometrics-powered wearable devices last week. LifeQ announced a $47 million investment funding round...
 
Tesla turns on facial recognition, Kia adds in-car fingerprint biometrics
Tesla is using facial recognition in the advanced driver assistance systems of its Model 3 and Model Y vehicles to...
 
 
 
 
 
 
Events and Webinars
Emerging approaches to the regulation of biometrics: The EU, the US and the challenge to the UK
  June 10, 2021 - June 10, 2021
Emerging approaches to the regulation of biometrics: The EU, the US and the challenge to the UK Online June 10,...
EAB workshop on fingerprint image quality (NFIQ2.1)
  June 15, 2021 - June 16, 2021
EAB workshop on fingerprint image quality (NFIQ2.1) Online June 15-16, 2021 The European Association for Biometrics (EAB) together with the...
FinTech Connect Toronto
  June 15, 2021 - June 16, 2021
FinTech Connect Toronto Online June 15-16, 2021 FinTech Connect North America is where teams from major financial institutions go to...
Identiverse
  June 21, 2021 - June 23, 2021
Identiverse Denver, CO June 21-23, 2021 Virtual Dates June 21-July 2  The brightest minds in the identity industry come here...
Aviation Festival Asia
  June 22, 2021 - June 23, 2021
Aviation Festival Asia Online June 22 – 23, 2021 Join Asia’s Largest Business Aviation Event! Aviation Festival Asia is broadcasting...