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A new Apple patent suggests that the company is still working to enhance its sophisticated facial recognition technology. The patent describes a compact, next-gen apparatus for Apple’s TrueDepth camera system. This is the component of the iPhone that powers Apple’s Face ID authentication system, projecting a grid of infrared light onto a user’s face in […]
Singapore-based Infinity Optics Solutions’ QuantumCrypt platform received the 2020 Global New Product Innovation Award from business consulting and market research firm Frost & Sullivan. QuantumCrypt removes the need to store and encrypt biometric templates captured from iris, face and fingerprint images, which could make it more cost-effective and suitable for Internet of Things (IoT) applications. […]
To kick off ID Evolution Month at FindBiometrics, last week we brought you a special feature outlining the rise of selfie-based authentication. But just as selfie authentication has become more sophisticated through the pursuit of greater biometric detail, this week we’re going to sharpen the picture with an in-depth look at the cutting-edge of facial […]
Infineon and Qualcomm have teamed up to develop a reference design for a new 3D authentication system. The system is built with Infineon’s REAL3 3D Time-of-Flight (ToF) sensor, and is based on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Mobile Platform. The news comes shortly after the two companies unveiled a new 3D image sensor with VGA resolution […]
The facial recognition specialist Alcatraz AI is bringing a new access control solution to the upcoming ISC West event in Las Vegas. The 3D Facial Authentication Platform has been cheekily dubbed the Rock, and will be on display at booth #13127. While the eponymous prison was built to keep people in, the new facial recognition […]
What We Got Our Hands On: ZoOm is a contactless, AI-driven, 100-percent software authentication solution based on 3D face biometrics captured via standard front-facing selfie cameras and webcams. ZoOm can be used for digital and physical access applications, promising 10-second enrollment and 2-second authentication times. It can be employed for user onboarding, user authentication, liveness […]
Fingerprint scanning is now a familiar and even mainstream concept among consumers today, thanks largely to the mobile biometrics revolution, which has seen the fingerprint sensor emerge as a standard feature on smartphones over the past several years. That trend is generally thought to have been catalyzed by Apple, which made fingerprint authentication a flagship […]
Biometrics News – Facial Recognition California-based defense contractor and facial recognition specialist StereoVision Imaging (“SVI”) has announced the issuance of eight continuation patents for its technological portfolio. In a statement, the company said it is “significantly growing its U.S. and international patent portfolio” pertaining to Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) LiDAR technology. This is SVI’s […]
There’s a New Sheriff in Town Standardized Anti-spoof Testing Brings Law and Order to the ‘Wild West’ Standardized biometric presentation attack detection (PAD) testing is finally here, bringing accountability to the biometrics industry, itself charged with providing trust in cyberspace. Over the past five years, the biometrics industry has experienced massive growth thanks to the […]
A team of Tencent researchers has managed to get past Face ID’s liveness detection with a pair of glasses and some tape. To execute the attack, the researchers placed a strip of black tape on each lens. The tape mimics the outline of the eye, while a dot of white tape in the center imitates […]
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