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Biometric face recognition literacy gap in U.S. causing problems, Mitre report says
Mitre identifies what it calls 'the face recognition literacy gap' as an ongoing issue, pointing to the consistent misrepresentation of NIST demographic report results, and the conflation of the accuracy of software for non-identification purposes such as age estimation and medical condition detection with face recognition ... Read the whole story here.

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Biometric face recognition literacy gap in U.S. causing problems, Mitre report says
Mitre Corporation has published a technical paper offering practical recommendations for implementing biometric facial recognition based on real-world experience, the...
 
Biometrics and body temperature scanning technologies support COVID-19 recovery efforts
Whoop fitness straps are being used in a COVID-19 vaccine trial, while biometric facial recognition and body temperature scanning solutions...
IDnow orders up 350 percent, selfie biometric and ID document check solutions launched by Sumsub and Socure
Impressive growth numbers announced by IDnow indicate why Sumsub and Socure are launching new technologies for remote biometric identity verification,...
 
Clearview AI wins biometrics contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement amidst ongoing controversy
An investigation by industry watchdog Tech Inquiry has revealed that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency paid $224,000 to...
Cyprus and Morocco launching biometric identity cards, India to launch national health cards
Cyprus’ biometric ID cards have reached public availability, according to Philenews, bringing the national identity document into line with international...
 
Biometrics-based retail analytics launched by TouchByte and Collective Intel, deployed by VSBLTY
New retail analytics solutions leveraging computer vision have been launched by TouchByte and Collective Intel, while VSBLTY has announced 300-store...
Idemia NSS advances in Base of the Future AFWERX challenges with biometric identity checks
Idemia National Security Solutions (NSS) is providing biometric technology as one of the 92 finalists in the Base of the...
 
SenseTime planning year’s biggest biometrics IPO after all, seeking $8.5B valuation
The blockbuster biometrics IPO once planned by SenseTime may come off in Hong Kong this year after all, Bloomberg reports, perhaps...
Plans for digital IDs need to focus on what isn’t yet known
A proposed five-point plan for making digital identities — and anticipated follow-on societal benefits — succeeds where so many similar...
 
Digital welfare state
Photo by Paz B. “The lack of jobs is a crime” – March 2020 – Mar del Plata, Argentina This...
Passbase biometric identity verification chosen by Las Vegas Pride to increase community safety
Passbase’s biometric identity verification technology has been chosen by Nevada-based non-profit organization Las Vegas Pride to help advance its digital...
 
$10k challenge to breach crypto wallet secured with biometric liveness detection
ITBiometrics is offering a $10,000 prize to the hacker that can breach the ITBx, its “ultra-secure, cold hardware fingerprint wallet”...
Apple patent details new ToF depth camera system for improved face biometrics
A newly published Apple patent application hints that the soon to be released iPhone 12 will come equipped with an...
 
Nigeria’s national biometric ID proposed to go digital, add DNA
Biometrics news in Africa was dominated by a pair of stories from West Africa’s largest nations this week. The results...
  Biometrics companies innovating for a range of use cases amid solid financial conditions
  Military takes robot interaction to the next damn level with new speech recognition system
  Fingerprint Cards and Infineon partner to advance biometric payment cards for mass market
  Iris ID, Trust Stamp and Secure Planet represent biometrics industry on prestigious Inc. 5000 list
  Dispension’s biometric opioid vending machines ready for Canada-wide roll out
  China creates privacy codes with biometric data protections, but is it just for show?
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