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Amazon finds zero false positives in Rekognition testing and takes issue with bias report
Accusations that Amazon provides inaccurate facial biometric technology and lacks appropriate concern over the ethical and social concerns about facial recognition are not properly grounded in fact, the company said in response to a recent research paper and newspaper article ... Read the whole story here.

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Personal re-identification innovation could extend camera tracking beyond facial biometrics
The utility of facial recognition in public surveillance systems could be significantly improved if the systems could continue to identify...
 
IDEX raises $25M to carry it to profitability with biometric payment cards
IDEX Biometrics has completed a private placement of NOK 214 million (US$25 million) with existing shareholders, including Woodford Investment Management,...
Patientory healthcare app integrates IrisGuard biometric authentication
Healthcare data company Patientory Inc. and IrisGuard have announced the integration of IrisGuard’s biometric authentication technology with the Patientory App...
 
Biometric identity platform CLEAR secures new funding to accelerate growth
CLEAR announced today a new round of financing from funds and accounts advised by global investment management firm T. Rowe...
Telmate provides corrections facilities with inmate and visitor face and voice biometrics
Voice and facial biometrics collected by Telmate’s inmate communications systems from both prisoners and those communicating with them are being...
 
SuperCom awarded four year electronic monitoring contract in Estonia
SuperCom announced today that it has secured a contract with the national government of Estonia to deploy its Pure Security...
Researchers reveal smartphone-based biometric gait recognition technology
Researchers from the University of Pretoria and City University of Hong Kong have proposed a continuous biometric gait recognition technique...
 
Aerospace defence contractor deploys BIO-key tech for biometric sign-in
BIO-key announced today that a global security and aerospace company has purchased and deployed BIO-key’s fingerprint reader solutions to support...
Yoti presents at Davos and adds new onboarding partner
Yoti participated in a panel at the recent World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, organized by the company’s partner LedgerState,...
 
Finda to provide facial biometric authentication for cross-border services in Philippines
Hong Kong-based fintech company Finda International Consultancy and Management has been chosen by MyEG Philippines to provide its facial biometric...
 
 
 
 
 
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