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Publication date: October 2019Source: Biometric Technology Today, Volume 2019, Issue 9Author(s): Tim Ring (Source: Biometric Technology Today)
Source: Biometric Technology Today - October 17, 2019 Category: Information Technology Source Type: research

‘1m fingerprint’ data leak raises doubts over biometric security
Publication date: September 2019Source: Biometric Technology Today, Volume 2019, Issue 8Author(s): The discovery last month of up to 1 million fingerprint records plus facial images exposed on an open database has raised fears that biometric data is as vulnerable to hackers as traditional ID data if it is not stored securely. (Source: Biometric Technology Today)
Source: Biometric Technology Today - September 17, 2019 Category: Information Technology Source Type: research

$1bn US border control contract up for grabs
Publication date: September 2019Source: Biometric Technology Today, Volume 2019, Issue 8Author(s): The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency is tendering for new biometric systems worth almost $1 billion as it significantly expands its use of facial recognition technology. (Source: Biometric Technology Today)
Source: Biometric Technology Today - September 17, 2019 Category: Information Technology Source Type: research

Top football clubs give debut to FRT
Publication date: September 2019Source: Biometric Technology Today, Volume 2019, Issue 8Author(s): Leading Danish Superliga soccer club Brondby has kicked off its new season by installing Panasonic facial recognition technology (FRT). It follows news that English football champions Manchester City have started a project with Texas-based Blink Identity to trial facial ID access in the club's VIP and academy areas. (Source: Biometric Technology Today)
Source: Biometric Technology Today - September 17, 2019 Category: Information Technology Source Type: research

Android adopts biometrics over passwords
Publication date: September 2019Source: Biometric Technology Today, Volume 2019, Issue 8Author(s): Google has taken a significant step in backing biometrics over passcodes, by enabling Android operating system users to access online services using their fingerprints. (Source: Biometric Technology Today)
Source: Biometric Technology Today - September 17, 2019 Category: Information Technology Source Type: research

EU set to join global crackdown on facial recognition
Publication date: September 2019Source: Biometric Technology Today, Volume 2019, Issue 8Author(s): The European Commission is reported to be planning new laws that will give EU citizens explicit rights over the use of their facial recognition data. The new regulation would limit “the indiscriminate use of facial recognition technology” by companies and public authorities, an official has told the Financial Times. (Source: Biometric Technology Today)
Source: Biometric Technology Today - September 17, 2019 Category: Information Technology Source Type: research

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The complexity of consent and privacy in biometrics – worldwide
Publication date: September 2019Source: Biometric Technology Today, Volume 2019, Issue 8Author(s): John PetersenIn a recent discussion with an acquaintance, I asked the following privacy question: would it concern you if a biometric template of yourself any biometric was stored by a responsible third party like a bank, healthcare provider or government agency? Interestingly, their reply was cautious, couched with a number of caveats primarily around consent and how securely this template would be stored. This underlying concern was based on the assumption that if the template was somehow stolen, my acquaintance's very exis...
Source: Biometric Technology Today - September 17, 2019 Category: Information Technology Source Type: research

Why face recognition accuracy varies due to race
Publication date: September 2019Source: Biometric Technology Today, Volume 2019, Issue 8Author(s): Kevin BowyerThe varying accuracy of face recognition across race and gender has attracted a good deal of media attention. Publications ranging from the New York Times to Wired have carried headlines like ‘Facial Recognition Is Accurate, if You're a White Guy’ and ‘The best algorithms still struggle to recognize black faces equally’1, 2, 3. Press releases by organisations like the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Georgetown Law Center on Privacy & Technology4, 5 have spurred some of this media coverage – whi...
Source: Biometric Technology Today - September 17, 2019 Category: Information Technology Source Type: research

Institute advises on how to stop spoofs
Publication date: September 2019Source: Biometric Technology Today, Volume 2019, Issue 8Author(s): The Biometrics Institute has released new guidance for users on how to prevent spoofing attacks on their biometric systems. The guide focuses on presentation attack detection (PAD) and liveness detection – advising users on how to prevent hackers using a printed photo, recorded image or video, a 3D mask or fake silicone fingerprints to fool biometric sensors. (Source: Biometric Technology Today)
Source: Biometric Technology Today - September 17, 2019 Category: Information Technology Source Type: research

Swedish school caned for using facial recognition on pupils
Publication date: September 2019Source: Biometric Technology Today, Volume 2019, Issue 8Author(s): Sweden's data protection authority (DPA) has issued its first ever fine after a school was judged to have improperly used facial recognition technology to monitor its pupils. (Source: Biometric Technology Today)
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Publication date: September 2019Source: Biometric Technology Today, Volume 2019, Issue 8Author(s): Tim Ring (Source: Biometric Technology Today)
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