The contours of what biometric data can be collected, how and when may wind up being defined in part by the legal system, in cases that come state by state, suit by suit. Various cases making their way through the court system in the United...
SmartMetric, a U.S. company working on biometric credit cards, reported the value of commercial cards issued in the U.S. hit $8.46 trillion in 2021, a 25.1% increase, a press release said. SmartMetric’s services allow the cardholder to touch a sensor on the card’s surface, and...
The CEO of Clearview AI, the New York-based facial recognition company, has told Reuters that his goal this year is to ink deals with the United States government and expand his team by one-third. Hoan Ton-That said that he will focus on closing deals with...
Texas attorney general Ken Paxton on Monday (Feb. 14) filed a lawsuit against Facebook parent company Meta Platforms, saying the company’s now-discontinued use of facial recognition technology violated state privacy laws regarding personal biometric data, The Wall Street Journal reported. Paxton filed the lawsuit in...
Biometrics firm ID.me is dropping the facial recognition component of its identity verification software used by a host of states and federal agencies. As The Washington Post reported Wednesday (Feb. 9), the move represents a significant reversal, coming in the wake of backlash regarding privacy...
Starting this summer, the IRS is requiring users of its online tools to verify their identity by registering with its biometrics partner ID.me, which requires users to submit a driver’s license or passport along with a selfie or in some cases video, for facial recognition,...
Samsung is launching the industry’s first fingerprint security IC (integrated circuit) — S3B512C — that offers enhanced biometrics for payment cards in an all-in-one chip solution. “S3B512C combines a fingerprint sensor, Secure Element (SE) and Secure Processor, adding an extra layer of authentication and security...
Three years ago, if you’d asked air travelers if they’d be willing to offer up their biometric data in exchange for a more streamlined experience, less than half of them would have said yes — then, COVID happened. Since the pandemic, consumers have begun to...
iProov, the London-based online biometric face authentication firm, announced a $70 million investment from Sumeru Equity Partners on Thursday (Jan. 6). Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Sumeru said it invests in technology firms that they say have the potential to change the world. They are focused on assisting...
