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Face biometrics development targeting tricky tasks
Nov 23, 2024 · Face biometrics are a common theme running through the most-read articles of the week on Biometric Update, along with the impact that deepfakes and synthetic data are having on the field’s market and development.New algorithms from Innovatrics and Incode performed well in NIST testing and a new training dataset of synthetic identities seeks to bridge the realism gap.
US Senators want investigation of TSA’s expanding use of facial ...
Nov 22, 2024 · This week, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, a vocal advocate for privacy rights and transparency, joined forces with a bipartisan coalition to demand a thorough investigation into the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) use of facial recognition technology, signaling that the long contentious debate over the increasing use of facial recognition technology at airport security checkpoints ...
Nigeria’s contactless biometric passport app launches
Nov 4, 2024 · The mobile application dubbed NIS Contactless Biometrics App, which enables the remote capture of face and fingerprint biometrics for passport renewal applicants, launched in Canada on November 1.
NEC launches single-image multimodal biometrics
Nov 25, 2024 · Tech giant NEC has developed a new technology that allows authentication with both face and iris biometrics with a single camera image. The solution allows iris recognition even with lower-resolution photos that contain a lot of noise, taken with a …
Age estimation leaders emerge in NIST evaluation
Oct 11, 2024 · Idemia is likewise on top of the evaluation by demographic group for men and women born in six regions of the world, demonstrating “low variation across columns,” which indicates “equitable accuracy across demographic groups.”
Japan supporting identity system upgrades in Vietnam, Laos
Nov 20, 2024 · Japan’s Ambassador to Vietnam, Ito Naoki, and Vietnam’s deputy Minister of Public Security, Lt Gen Nguyen Van Long, recently signed a diplomatic note in this regard, as reported by Voice of Vietnam.. The funding is a grant which will enable Vietnam get new equipment for its “national population database center” with features including the possibility for interoperable population data ...
Jamaica begins rolling out national ID | Biometric Update
Nov 20, 2024 · Jamaica symbolized its adoption of a digital national ID system in a ceremony with the country’s prime minister.. Chairman of the National Identification Registration Authority (NIRA) bishop Conrad Pitkin handed over a national identification card to prime minister Dr. Andrew Holness, at the official launch of the NIRA at the Central Sorting Office in Kingston.
Mastercard launches identity, attribute verification based on …
Oct 14, 2024 · Mastercard has unveiled an Identity Attribute Verification service for online interactions based on new industry specifications from EMVCo. The service will soon reach a production rollout, at which point it will enable relying parties to verify attributes like age and physical address, according to a company announcement.
Toppan Gravity to acquire HID’s Citizen Identity business: insider
Oct 17, 2024 · Hong Kong-headquartered Toppan Gravity has reached a deal to acquire Texas-based HID’s Citizen Identity division from Swedish access control giant Assa Abloy, a source within the company has informed Biometric Update.. The source says Toppan Gravity will take control of HID CID in the months ahead.