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Shiny skin ruining face biometric data? DHS researchers develop fix
Researchers with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security have developed a way to correct for how much lights reflects off of the skin of a person in a photograph used for face biometrics .. Keep reading this report

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Promise of knowledge distillation for debiasing biometric PAD discussed in EAB event
The innovative technique for training machine learning models known as ‘knowledge distillation’ is showing promise for mitigating bias in biometric...
 
Biometric ticketing reaches NFL, deployed to new soccer stadium
The Columbus Crew of North America’s Major League Soccer has deployed a converged wired and wireless network from Hewlett Packard...
Biometric access control solutions, integrations and customer wins indicate market growth
A number of access control companies have expanded their offerings, with Tascent launching a new biometric endpoint and Invixium appointing...
 
Socure appoints Matt Thompson to lead public sector biometrics, ID verification business
Socure has hired industry heavyweight Matt Thompson to be the company’s new general manager of Public Sector Solutions. In this role,...
Clear Health Pass integrates with Apple Health app, adds more venues
iPhone users can now share verifiable COVID-19 status records from the Apple Health app with Clear’s Health Pass to allow easy...
 
Biometric payment cards see new tech, new uses and new names
Biometrically-authenticated payment cards look set to become the next piece of biometric kit in people’s pockets worldwide. Idemia is developing...
AI skeptics to lawmakers: Resist the urge to solve AI bias with more tech
European privacy advocates think it is a mistake for governments to believe more technology can make AI fair to all...
 
Liquid Avatar digital wallet app rolls out, approved for convenience store age verification
Liquid Avatar Technologies has released a new version of its mobile app designed to enable users with biometrics-backed verifiable digital...
BioCatch launches behavioral biometrics-based Age Analysis to protect elderly from fraud
BioCatch has launched behavioral biometrics software to help prevent fraudulent account openings targeting the elderly and vulnerable. The new solution, Age...
 
European Parliament wants to keep option for biometrics surveillance ban
A German member of the European Parliament is reporting that that body has acted to keep the recommendation of a...
Lawsuit filed over allegations of Uber face biometrics bias
A former Uber driver who lost his job after the company’s face biometric identity verification system failed to recognize him...
 
Why digital onboarding is the future
By John Dobson CEO, SmartSearch It has become a cliche at this point to say that the pandemic has changed...
ISO standard for mobile driving licenses published
In a move that should speed the adoption of and investment in mobile driving licenses (mDL), the International Organization for...
 
Age Verification: Determining age using facial features
Can we accurately estimate a person’s age without referring to personal documents? To what accuracy can we do this, and...
 
 
 
 
 
 
Events and Webinars
Digital Trust World 2021
  October 4, 2021 - October 7, 2021
Digital Trust World 2021 Online October 4-7, 2021 Digital Trust World 2021 is a new event from research and consulting...
World Border Security Congress
  October 5, 2021 - October 7, 2021
World Border Security Congress Athens, Greece October 5-7, 2021 The World Border Security Congress is a high level 3 day...
Biometrics Institute Congress
  October 6, 2021 - October 26, 2021
Biometrics Institute Congress Online October 6th, 13th, 20th and 26th 2021 The Biometrics Institute Congress is the industry gathering for...
IFINTEC Finance Technologies Conference and Exhibition
  October 12, 2021 - October 13, 2021
IFINTEC Finance Technologies Conference and Exhibition Istanbul, Turkey October 12-13, 2021 IFINTEC Finance Technologies Conference and Exhibition will be held...
Authenticate 2021 Conference
  October 18, 2021 - October 20, 2021
Authenticate 2021 Conference Seattle, WA or Virtually October 18-20, 2021 Relying on passwords is passé. Modern authentication systems and standards...