According to a recent study by Spiceworks, 62% of businesses are currently using biometric authentication, and this is expected to go up to 90% 2020. The IT professional network added that fingerprint scanning is presently the most common type of biometric authentication, with 57% of...
A recent survey showed that Singapore banks is a global leader in adopting fingerprint and voice recognition tools, ahead of China, Australia, and the UK. The report by Forrester which polled 315 financial companies across 5 major global markets says that as much as 61% of...
Facebook recently said that it will be reintroducing its facial recognition features to users in Europe, but strictly on an opt-in basis. The social media giant was forced to withdraw the technology five years before after privacy activists had heavily opposed it. Users who choose...
Israeli startup D-ID recently announced that it has developed technology which can foil instances of facial recognition to help users preserve their privacy and protect their identities. According to Gil Perry, D-ID’s CEO, it is impossible to alter one’s face unlike passwords, which is why...
It has been reported that Chinese police are now using smart eye wear equipped with facial recognition to identify possible fugitives traveling via trains. Chinese authorities say that the glasses eliminate the process of having to ask passengers for their identification. However, concerns have been...
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) recently announced that it will be introducing facial authentication as a means of verification. According to the UIDAI, this should help users who are having issues using other forms of biometric verification, such as fingerprint and iris scanning....
Privacy expert have recently expressed their concerns regarding Facebook’s new facial recognition feature which alerts the user if their photo gets uploaded or used on the platform without their consent. Facebook touts that the feature should help users take control of how their photo is used...
In a report released last Thursday, researchers at the Center on Privacy and Technology at Georgetown University’s law school, criticized facial scans at US airports, calling it an invasive tool that did not even go through a federal rulemaking process. The authors also revealed that the...
Earlier this week, Facebook announced a new feature that will alert users if a photo of them has been uploaded to the platform, even if they have not been tagged. The setting, which takes advantage of Facebook’s facial recognition technology, will also alert users if someone...
Group managing director of Jardine OneSolution Mark Lunt recently revealed that malls and similar establishments are now using facial recognition to collect data on consumer demographics. Lunt says that the IT company has helped companies in the retail sector install technology that profiles customers. According to...