UK forced to delete 5m voice records
Publication date: June 2019Source: Biometric Technology Today, Volume 2019, Issue 6Author(s): The UK Government has been forced to make what's claimed to be the biggest ever deletion of biometric IDs from a state-held database. The data destroyed is the voice authentication records of 5 million British citizens, which were being held by the tax authority, HMRC, without the individuals’ consent. (Source: Biometric Technology Today)
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US wants biometrics to monitor immigrants
Publication date: June 2019Source: Biometric Technology Today, Volume 2019, Issue 6Author(s): The US Government is planning to use biometric technology like voice and facial recognition to help it monitor suspected illegal immigrants and asylum seekers, without having to lock them up. (Source: Biometric Technology Today)
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Giant pandas protected by face ID
Publication date: June 2019Source: Biometric Technology Today, Volume 2019, Issue 6Author(s): A facial recognition app that can tell one giant panda from another is being used by animal conservation experts in China. (Source: Biometric Technology Today)
Source: Biometric Technology Today - June 29, 2019 Category: Information Technology Source Type: research
First universal privacy guidelines launched
Publication date: June 2019Source: Biometric Technology Today, Volume 2019, Issue 6Author(s): The Biometrics Institute has produced what it believes are the first universal privacy guidelines for biometric systems. (Source: Biometric Technology Today)
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Is lip-reading the secret to security?
Publication date: June 2019Source: Biometric Technology Today, Volume 2019, Issue 6Author(s): Liam McQuillanToday's best user authentication systems are multi-factor: people are verified via something they know (a pin or password), something they have (like a key fob), and something they are (biometric authentication). The ‘something they are’ factor provides very reliable user authentication by identifying the individual from a unique physiological or behavioural characteristic, like their fingerprint, voice, face, lip movement or keystroke analysis. These biometric modalities are accurate, easy-to-use and should be d...
Source: Biometric Technology Today - June 29, 2019 Category: Information Technology Source Type: research
How AI and biometrics are driving next-generation authentication
Publication date: June 2019Source: Biometric Technology Today, Volume 2019, Issue 6Author(s): George BrostoffWe are entering a new era of fast and secure authentication enabled by a perfect digital storm: the convergence of AI and biometrics. As with many innovative breakthroughs, this transformation is not down to the advancement of one single technology – several hardware and software developments are connecting to create a new and powerful paradigm. (Source: Biometric Technology Today)
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Why the biometrics industry needs anti-spoofing standards
Publication date: June 2019Source: Biometric Technology Today, Volume 2019, Issue 6Author(s): Steve CookThe first publicly available biometric fingerprint reader in a mobile device debuted in 2011 in the technologically ambitious Motorola Atrix. Since then, security-related biometrics for consumers have enjoyed explosive growth, mostly due to the mass integration of biometric hardware in smartphones. (Source: Biometric Technology Today)
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Shareholders scorn Amazon Rekognition ban
Publication date: June 2019Source: Biometric Technology Today, Volume 2019, Issue 6Author(s): Amazon is to continue selling its controversial Rekognition facial recognition system to US police forces after its shareholders overwhelmingly rejected a move to ban it. (Source: Biometric Technology Today)
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Publication date: June 2019Source: Biometric Technology Today, Volume 2019, Issue 6Author(s): Tim Ring (Source: Biometric Technology Today)
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Yoti age-checker helps ‘Tinder for teens’ website weed out under 13s
Publication date: May 2019Source: Biometric Technology Today, Volume 2019, Issue 5Author(s): Yoti's face recognition technology has enabled controversial children's social site Yubo to remove thousands of profiles of users who are under the qualifying age of 13. (Source: Biometric Technology Today)
Source: Biometric Technology Today - May 22, 2019 Category: Information Technology Source Type: research
EU gives go-ahead to 240m person biometric database
Publication date: May 2019Source: Biometric Technology Today, Volume 2019, Issue 5Author(s): The European Union is to create one of the world's biggest biometric databases. The Common Identity Repository (CIR) will hold the personal data of around 240 million non-EU citizens, with the aim of helping police and border control officers better identify criminals and terrorists. (Source: Biometric Technology Today)
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