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Amazon proposes guidelines for responsible use of facial recognition
Amazon has weighed in on facial recognition legislation in a blog post, calling for the creation of a national legislative framework for facial recognition and video and photo surveillance in public and commercial spaces ... Read the whole story here.

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U.S. Army AI task force could bring facial recognition to the field of battle
Facial recognition could be deployed in combat situations in the future through a new research partnership involving the American military....
 
FIMA’s electronic document, records management system mostly in compliance
A recent Department of Homeland Security Privacy Impact Assessment on FEMA’s Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration’s (FIMA) Electronic Document and...
iProov passes Level B biometric presentation attack detection test by NPL
iProov has passed an ISO/IEC 30107-3 conformance review to Level B of the NIST standards for presentation attack detection (PAD),...
 
IDEMIA renames Alabama eID app, enhances security
IDEMIA and the Alabama Department of Revenue (ADOR) have updated the newly renamed IDEMIA eID app (formerly known as Alabama...
Fingerprint Cards reporting Q4 2018 results February 15
Fingerprint Cards will host a conference call and webcast presentation of its 2018 fourth quarter results on February 15, 2019...
 
Digital identity gets mediocre marks in annual progress report
Internet of Things devices are largely unsecure and challenging or impossible to harden, and a skills shortage remains, but progress...
Original Face ID patents published
A series of patents related to the iPhone X have been published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, including...
 
Fortress Identity reports strong developer interest in its mobile SDK
Fortress Identity is reporting a postive reception from mobile developers integrating its biometric security into new and existing applications. The...
Amazon proposes guidelines for responsible use of facial recognition
Amazon has weighed in on facial recognition legislation in a blog post, calling for the creation of a national legislative...
 
IARPA and NIST offer $50,000 for best activity detection in extended video
Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) is holding an Activities in Extended Video (ActEV) Prize Challenge in collaboration with NIST,...
 
 
 
 
 
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