biometrics

Homeland Security Reverses Decision To Use Facial Scans For US Travelers
Homeland Security Reverses Decision To Use Facial Scans For US Travelers
December 05, 2019  |  Biometrics

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has reversed its plans for mandatory facial recognition scans of Americans arriving and departing the country, TechCrunch reported on...

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Deep Dive: The Fight To Stop Biometric Spoofing
Deep Dive: The Fight To Stop Biometric Spoofing
December 05, 2019  |  Authentication

Biometric authentication is one of the hottest trends in the digital ID space. Users demand both ironclad security and seamless login experiences, and biometrics are...

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Deepfakes’ Next Stop: Banking
Deepfakes’ Next Stop: Banking
December 05, 2019  |  Authentication

From Arnold Schwarzenegger, to Kim Kardashian, to maybe, just maybe: You. The rise of deepfakes — the eerily lifelike impersonations that superimpose heads onto bodies...

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Inside The Launch Of Colorado’s New State-Run Digital Driver’s License
Inside The Launch Of Colorado’s New State-Run Digital Driver’s License
December 03, 2019  |  Authentication

Digital identities are growing more important and omnipresent in everyday life, and the need to keep them secure grows more pressing by the day. Financial...

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Homeland Security: US Travelers Should Be Included In Facial Scans
Homeland Security: US Travelers Should Be Included In Facial Scans
December 02, 2019  |  Biometrics

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) wants to update a current law requiring non-U.S. citizens to be subject to facial recognition scans while entering and...

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Mobile Phone Registration in China Now Requires Facial Scanning
Mobile Phone Registration in China Now Requires Facial Scanning
December 02, 2019  |  Biometrics

China has implemented a new policy requiring citizens who want new phone service to scan their faces to verify identities instead of simply presenting ID...

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Leaked Documents Show UN Facial ID Tenets Framed By China
Leaked Documents Show UN Facial ID Tenets Framed By China
December 02, 2019  |  Biometrics

Technology firms in China are framing facial recognition policies at the United Nations (UN), The Financial Times (FT) reported on Sunday (Dec. 1), citing leaked...

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Hey Alexa, Do You Get Me?
Hey Alexa, Do You Get Me?
November 29, 2019  |  Amazon Technology

Machines don’t have feelings, at least not yet. But machines – notably, the voice-assisted and voice-activated devices that are increasingly populating consumers’ homes – are becoming much...

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China Tech Giants Push For Face ID Standards
China Tech Giants Push For Face ID Standards
November 27, 2019  |  Biometrics

Tencent, Xiaomi and Ant Financial are among the Chinese tech giants partnering with artificial intelligence (AI) firm SenseTime in an effort to standardize the facial...

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