Face Recognition news and trends

How Merchants Can Brace For SCA’s Looming Deadline
Regulation // September 12, 2019

In only two days, banks, payment providers and merchants in the European Union will finally hit the controversial deadline for compliance with Strong Customer Authentication (SCA). As there are still only 25 percent of merchants that are fully aware of this deadline, there are numerous...

Apple Patent Reveals Face, Touch ID On iPhones
Apple // December 18, 2018

An Apple patent shows that the tech giant might release a phone with both Face and Touch ID. Although the patent, which was found by Patently Apple, starts out describing the problems with 2D face recognition systems, it goes on to mention the possibility of both Face...

Congress Writes Second Letter To Amazon About Rekognition
Regulation // November 29, 2018

Eight members of Congress wrote a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on Thursday, reiterating its concerns about the tech giant’s facial recognition software, called Rekognition. The letter asked four questions and requested additional information about the product, and about Amazon’s decision to make it...

Apple Adds New Face ID Functionality
Apple // June 05, 2018

Through a new Face ID setting, Apple’s latest iOS 12 potentially allows more than one person to use the feature on a particular iPhone X. In the past, only one user has been able to register his or her face with an iPhone, 9to5Mac reported....

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Apple’s New iOS Turns iPhones Into Car Keys

February 06, 2020
With driverless cars and taxis increasingly easing into a crowded automotive landscape to a still undetermined impact in the market, drivers with iPhones will have more sophisticated ways soon to operate their own vehicles. According to a report from 9to5Mac, Apple is already in discussions with some car manufacturers to develop “CarKey.” It will be […]

Apple Patent Reveals Face, Touch ID On iPhones

December 18, 2018
An Apple patent shows that the tech giant might release a phone with both Face and Touch ID. Although the patent, which was found by Patently Apple, starts out describing the...

Congress Writes Second Letter To Amazon About Rekognition

November 29, 2018
Eight members of Congress wrote a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on Thursday, reiterating its concerns about the tech giant’s facial recognition software, called Rekognition. The letter asked four...

Consumer Authentication Gets Fishy In Dubai International Airport

October 11, 2017
Dubai International Airport has come up with a unique way to check passenger IDs: A virtual tunnel-shaped aquarium equipped with 80 invisible cameras that will identify passengers as they walk...