Researchers defeat facial recognition systems with universal face mask
Can attackers create a face mask that would defeat modern facial recognition (FR) systems? A group of researchers from from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Tel Aviv …
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Clearview fine: The unacceptable face of modern surveillance
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued its third largest ever fine of £7.5m. It was imposed on Clearview AI, the controversial facial recognition company …
Facial recognition market to reach $12.67 billion by 2028
The facial recognition market size is projected to reach $12.67 billion by 2028 from $5.01 billion in 2021, growing at a CAGR of 14.2% from 2021 to 2028, according to the …
AI can spot biometric spoofing attacks with ease
Humans have far greater difficulty identifying images of biometric spoofing attacks compared to computers performing the same task, according to research released by ID …
AI technology is redefining surveillance
Surveillance today is narrowly defined as “continuous observation of a place, person, group, or ongoing activity in order to gather information,” especially when the subject …
Consumer attitudes towards various digital identity authentication methods
With concerns around online fraud and identity theft rising, consumers expect businesses to utilize new technologies to protect them online. According to research from …
Biometrics for banking and financial services market to reach $8.9 billion by 2026
The turn of next decade is expected to be more challenging for banks and financial institutions as security breaches become more sophisticated with technology advancements. …
DefakeHop: A deepfake detection method that tackles adversarial threat detection and recognition
Army researchers developed a deepfake detection method that will allow for the creation of state-of-the-art soldier technology to support mission-essential tasks such as …
Number of users of software-based facial recognition for payments to surge
The number of users of software-based facial recognition to secure payments will exceed 1.4 billion globally by 2025, from just 671 million in 2020, a Juniper Research study …
Intel RealSense ID: Facial authentication designed with privacy as a priority
Intel introduced Intel RealSense ID, an on-device solution that combines an active depth sensor with a specialized neural network designed to deliver secure, accurate and …
Face recognition software making progress at recognizing masked faces
A study of face recognition technology created after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic shows that some software developers have made demonstrable progress at recognizing …
Facing gender bias in facial recognition technology
In the 1960s, Woodrow W. Bledsoe created a secret program that manually identified points on a person’s face and compared the distances between these coordinates with other …