biometrics

Apple’s Face ID Hacked By Vietnamese Researchers
Apple’s Face ID Hacked By Vietnamese Researchers
November 28, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Vietnamese hackers who previously said they could bypass Apple’s Face ID biometric phone security with a mask claim to have hacked the iPhone X again,...

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BBVA Launches Iris Scanning For Its App
BBVA Launches Iris Scanning For Its App
November 21, 2017  |  Innovation

Samsung Electronics, the South Korean consumer electronics giant, and BBVA, the Spanish bank, announced Monday (Nov. 20) a new iris scanning feature that will enable...

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Samsung’s Biometrics Being Used Across Thomson Reuters Products
Samsung’s Biometrics Being Used Across Thomson Reuters Products
November 17, 2017  |  Intelligence of Things

Samsung and Samsung Electronics America announced news on Thursday (Nov. 16) that they inked a deal with Thomson Reuters to use its Samsung SDS Nexsign...

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Identity Proofing’s Break With Tradition
Identity Proofing’s Break With Tradition
November 15, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Skate to where the payments fraud puck is going – not where it’s been. We’re mixing metaphors here, but the tried and true traditional methods...

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Facebook Looks At The Face For In-Store Payments
Facebook Looks At The Face For In-Store Payments
November 10, 2017  |  Facebook

Facebook may be gunning to introduce facial recognition software for in-store payments at retail locations, as presaged by a patent application published Thursday (Nov. 9) with the...

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Why Alexa Won’t Replace Call Center Agents (Just Yet)
Why Alexa Won’t Replace Call Center Agents (Just Yet)
November 09, 2017  |  Authentication

Remember how Barbie — at first just a popular doll with pretty hair and clothes — eventually became a teacher, gymnast, veterinarian, astronaut, paratrooper, NASCAR...

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Tesco Rolls Out Face ID Banking For iPhone X Users
Tesco Rolls Out Face ID Banking For iPhone X Users
November 07, 2017  |  Intelligence of Things

Tesco Bank announced news on Monday (Nov. 6) that it has revamped its mobile banking app to enable Apple iPhone X customers to utilize facial...

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Developers Access To Face ID Concerns Privacy Experts
Developers Access To Face ID Concerns Privacy Experts
November 03, 2017  |  Apple

When Apple rolled out the iPhone X with facial recognition, the company assuaged privacy experts by asserting that facial data will be securely stored on...

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Chinese, Russian Investors Pour $460M Into Chinese Facial Recognition Startup
Chinese, Russian Investors Pour $460M Into Chinese Facial Recognition Startup
November 02, 2017  |  Artificial Intelligence

Megvii Face++, the Chinese facial recognition startup, has raised $460 million in venture capital funding, led by the Chinese government. According to news from The Financial...

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