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A proposed class-action lawsuit filed against photo-sharing service Shutterfly that alleged it had violated the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act (BIPA) was dismissed by a federal judge last week, granting Shutterfly’s motion to compel the plaintiff to take her claims to arbitration. The case — which was filed in June of 2019 by Vernita Miracle-Pond and […]
Japanese tech giant NEC Corporation has announced that it has developed a biometric authentication device that is capable of recognizing individuals even if their faces are partially obscured by a mask or other covering. This development comes at a time when a growing number of people around the world have resorted to wearing face masks […]
SmartSearch, a U.K.-based Anti-Money Laundering (AML) solutions provider, has announced that it now offers biometric verification via its new facial recognition feature, enabling clients to perform Know Your Customer (KYC) as well as AML checks and remotely onboard their customers in seconds. The addition comes at a time when restrictions on movement placed by governments […]
The city of Boston is considering passing a ban on the use of facial recognition technology, a move that would make then the third municipality to do so in the state of Massachusetts in the past 6 months following similar moves from the communities of Brookline and Cambridge late last year and earlier this year […]
South African credit information bureau Xpert Decision Systems (XDS) announced that it has launched a new web-based automated facial biometrics solution that will allow its clients to remotely and securely authenticate their identity in real time. This announcement comes amid the global COVID-19 pandemic which has caused a large number of enterprises and consumers to […]
California-based access control maker Alcatraz AI has announced a new partnership with Intelligent Systems Marketing, Inc. (ISM) that will see its products marketed and sold throughout Northern California, Northern Nevada, and the Rocky Mountain states. Alcatraz’s solution, The Alcatraz Rock, is a frictionless physical access control platform that works with any access control system and […]
Biometric software services company Aware Inc. has announced that its CaptureSuite solution has been chosen by a European government to be deployed at its borders. Using the CaptureSuite fingerprint solution will enable the border agency of the country — which is yet to be identified — to quickly capture the biometric fingerprint data of travelers […]
Israeli facial recognition company Corsight AI announced that it has received $5 million in funding from Canadian intelligence and security technologies-focused fund Awz Ventures. Corsight has stated that it will be using the money to continue the development of its proprietary facial recognition platform that is able to recognize faces that are concealed behind masks, […]
Tech Giant Google appears close to announcing a new physical debit card to be used with its Google Pay payment platform, complete with biometric security. The news — which comes via a series of leaked documents obtained by TechCrunch — would position Google in the FinTech industry alongside competitor Apple, following the launch of the […]
Embattled facial recognition startup Clearview AI is yet again the subject of scrutiny following reports that a security officer from an outside firm gained access to a cloud repository containing thousands of private files including the company’s source code. Chief security officer at SpiderSilk, a Dubai-based cybersecurity firm, Mossab Hussein discovered the repository. He said […]
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