In a closed pilot trial that used both voice and facial recognition for biometrics, Mastercard have announced a 98% success rate. The pilot, which used a group comprised of Mastercard employees from around the world, aims to gain a deeper understanding of consumer interaction with biometrics. The entire process apparently took less than ten...
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Ireland Begins Move to Facial Recognition for Passports
Biometric Update reported that the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade have issued a public tender looking for a vendor to provide facial recognition software for its passport services.
The introduction of biometrics into passports would bring Ireland online with countries such as Australia, who have recently beefed up the biometrics elements in...
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A Masked Society
In an effort to fight back against constant surveillance, URME Surveillance of Chicago has developed a prosthetic mask to be worn by those individuals who wish to conduct their business more privately under the watchful eye of CCTV. The mask created has the likeness of the company's founder, Leo Selvaggio, However, a possible pitfall...
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Smile for the camera!
If you don't like having your photograph taken, then this may give you the shivers. Facebook have created a new facial verification software called DeepFace, with a whopping 97.53 percent accuracy rating.
MIT's report on the software stated that "The deep-learning part of DeepFace consists of nine layers of simple simulated neurons, with more than...
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