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NIST’s Patrick Grother on bias, biometrics evolution and plans to test face recognition with masks
NIST biometrics expert Patrick Grother discusses the agency's role supporting technology development, and bringing clarity to the debate on demographic differences in facial recognition performance with data ... Read the full interview here.

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Clearview AI suggests its facial biometrics for contact tracing and requests stay in privacy lawsuits
Clearview AI has communicated with federal and state authorities about using its technology to identify individuals as part of coronavirus...
 
The rollout of biometric identification systems with remote fever detection continues
The wave of announcements by biometrics companies adapting and upgrading their systems with facial recognition technology and temperature detectors to...
Infinity Optics launches white paper to explain biometric hash technology and privacy protection
Infinity Optics has published a white paper to explain the intricacies of its QuantumCrypt biometric hash technology, including how it...
 
NextGenID releases biometric identity-as-a-service procurement model with payment options
NextgenID has released a frictionless biometric identity-as-a-service (IDaaS) procurement model for federal agencies with payment options for the ID*Capture Kiosk...
Zwipe biometrics selected by APAC payment card manufacturer as white paper on fraud published
Asia Credit Card Production Ltd. (ACC) has selected Zwipe to provide biometric technology for a range of payment products and...
 
Aware and secunet report earnings and new biometric border control deployments
Aware has reported a decrease in revenue over the first three months of fiscal 2020 due to lower biometrics services...
Airport security wants a good look at travelers … from a distance
New biometrics systems and security protocols are being assembled in Australia in anticipation of the eventual return of normal air...
 
Alcatraz AI partners up to boost regional U.S. facial biometrics sales, marketing
To expand its biometrics business development in Northern California, Northern Nevada and the Rocky Mountains, Alcatraz AI has entered a...
Hotels in Singapore roll out contactless AI, biometric tech to attract guests
To keep people interested in the hospitality sector, while fully aware of the COVID-19 threat, hotels in Singapore are rolling...
 
Amazon places $10M order for thermal cameras with biometric capabilities from Dahua
Dahua has continued to find customers for its biometric facial recognition cameras despite being restricted from U.S. government contracts by...
Secret Double Octopus secures $15M to invest in passwordless authentication for enterprises
Secret Double Octopus has secured $15 million in Series B funding to further develop its passwordless authentication technology and to...
 
Grow digital ID system for emergency and reap long term rewards, World Bank says
The response of governments to the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic highlight the importance of digital ID, according to...
 
 
 
 
 
 
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