Category: Face Recognition and Verification
Description: Identifying and verifying individuals based on facial features.
Example: Unlocking a smartphone using face recognition or verifying identity at airport security.
Use Cases: Security, access control, and personalized services.
Biometric verification is becoming part of the global health toolkit – Biometric Update
Use cases for biometrics and digital ID in digital healthcare systems continue to proliferate globally. Indonesian healthcare authorities have deployed facial recognition to improve efficiency and prevent identity theft. Kenyan hospitals will soon require biometric verification for patients. And the Philippines has launched an e-health platform as part of its digital transformation campaign. FRT helps fight fraud, reduce lineups in Indonesia In Jakarta, Indonesia, the BPJS Kesehatan – the social security administrator for health – has launched a facial recognition system called FRISTA. In reporting from the Antara news agency,…
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The Inevitability of Biometric Authentication – PaymentsJournal
Fraud has reached epidemic levels, prompting merchants and payments companies to prioritize its reduction. Since biometric identification can help mitigate fraud costs, U.S. consumers are one step closer to scanning their face or fingerprint at the point of sale. In a new report, Are Consumers “Buying” Biometric Identification?, Christopher Miller, Emerging Payments Lead Analyst, and James Wester, Co-Head of Payments at Javelin Strategy & Research, examine the inevitable emergence of biometric authentication and the ramifications for merchants, processors, and consumers. Swimming Upstream After Amazon’s launch of Pay by Palm at…
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NIST facial recognition evaluations showcase accuracy gains, new developers – Biometric Update
Asian biometrics developers continue to join the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST’s) facial recognition tests, with three new companies contributing algorithms to the latest evaluations. Both the 1:1 Verification and 1:N Identification tracks of the Face Recognition Technology Evaluation (FRTE) were updated with new reports on July 3. The reports show continued improvement in match rates overall, and the top performers are mostly the same as in other recent editions of the reports. A relative newcomer in the top of the 1:1 Verification leaderboard is Dubai developer…
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San Antonio-area supermarket unveils ammunition vending machine – San Antonio Current
The machine uses ID verification and facial recognition technology to ensure the buyer is at least 21-years-old, according to its manufacturer. Shutterstock / Sophon Nawit” class=”uk-display-block uk-position-relative uk-visible-toggle”> click to enlarge Shutterstock / Sophon Nawit The machine uses ID verification and facial recognition technology to ensure the buyer is at least 21-years-old, according to its manufacturer. Shoppers at one San Antonio-area grocery store can now buy ammunition next time they pick up a loaf of bread, a gallon of milk or a six-pack of beer. Earlier this week, Lowe’s Market…
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