facial recognition

Meta Settles Landmark $1.4 Billion Biometrics Suit With Texas
Meta Settles Landmark $1.4 Billion Biometrics Suit With Texas
July 30, 2024  |  Legal

Meta will pay a record $1.4 billion to settle a biometrics-related lawsuit in Texas. In a Tuesday (July 30) news release, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton...

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Google Testing Facial Recognition-Based Security System for Offices
Google Testing Facial Recognition-Based Security System for Offices
June 26, 2024  |  Biometrics

Google is reportedly testing a facial recognition-based security system at one of its offices. The company is using the technology to spot unauthorized visitors and...

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Microsoft’s Facial-Recognition Ban Points to Growing Qualms Over Privacy 
Microsoft’s Facial-Recognition Ban Points to Growing Qualms Over Privacy 
May 03, 2024  |  Biometrics

Microsoft’s decision to ban police departments from using its Azure OpenAI Service for facial recognition reflects the technology industry’s struggle to balance the promises and...

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Microsoft Bans Police Use of AI Service for Facial Recognition
Microsoft Bans Police Use of AI Service for Facial Recognition
May 02, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Microsoft has banned police departments from using its Azure OpenAI Service for facial recognition purposes. The company added language to its code of conduct Thursday (May 2) saying that this...

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Facial Biometrics Implementation Hiccups Stir Privacy, Security Debate
Facial Biometrics Implementation Hiccups Stir Privacy, Security Debate
April 04, 2024  |  Biometrics

While biometrics offer potential benefits such as enhanced security and streamlined processes, their implementation often comes with complexities and concerns, including privacy, data protection and...

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White House Wants Chief AI Officers to Keep Federal AI Use Responsible
White House Wants Chief AI Officers to Keep Federal AI Use Responsible
March 28, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

The White House unveiled a groundbreaking policy on Thursday (March 28) that requires federal agencies to identify and mitigate the potential risks of artificial intelligence (AI),...

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Portugal Shuts Down Worldcoin Biometric Data Collection
Portugal Shuts Down Worldcoin Biometric Data Collection
March 26, 2024  |  Biometrics

Portugal has reportedly put the brakes on Worldcoin’s biometric data collection efforts. As Reuters reported Tuesday (March 26), the country’s data regulator has ordered Worldcoin to halt its...

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Bold Commerce Teams With Wink to Offer Biometric Checkout
Bold Commerce Teams With Wink to Offer Biometric Checkout
January 25, 2024  |  Biometrics

eCommerce company Bold Commerce has introduced its first biometric checkout offering. Powered by Wink, the company’s Bold Checkout lets retailers offer their customers the chance to use...

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Consumers Embrace Facial Biometrics as Lawmakers Raise Fresh Privacy Concerns
Consumers Embrace Facial Biometrics as Lawmakers Raise Fresh Privacy Concerns
December 04, 2023  |  Biometrics

As biometric authentication, and notably facial recognition technology, continues its rapid advancement, heightened concerns about privacy and ethical implications have reignited global discourse.  This conversation...

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