The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has requested feedback from industry leaders and interested parties on the subject of artificial intelligence, including facial recognition. The technologies have been used widely by the department, but DHS highlighted concerns around bias and privacy that follow AI and facial recognition implementations.
Financial institutions accelerated the implementation of online services during the pandemic, aiming to simplify customers’ access to their bank accounts. Unfortunately, they also simplified cybercriminals’ attack vectors. Financial institutions can employ a series of cybersecurity tools to mitigate the increased risk of cyber fraud.
The newly introduced "My Number" ID cards, equipped with facial recognition authentication, consolidate the personal information of Japanese citizens and residents, aiming to simplify the process of accessing government services like social security and healthcare. Read more about this case study here.
As major organizations integrate passwordless solutions into their products, the FIDO Alliance's new Online Authentication Barometer finds that biometrics are gaining in use and popularity.
India's Ministry of Home Affairs has founded the Safe City project to identify gender-based crime hotspots and make public spaces safer for women in Bengaluru. Honeywell will provide over 7,000 cameras and a control center, among other assets, to the city.
Travelers entering the U.S. via the Anzalduas International Bridge can participate in the facial recognition pilot program, which compares images of passengers to their previously stored travel documents.
A report published by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) details how federal agencies currently use, and plan to expand their use of, facial recognition systems.
