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These 4 Facial Recognition Uses Will Be a Benefit to Your Business (Business-review.eu, May 23, 2022)

Probably the biggest reason for them all is security. If you are running a high-risk business or feel you need the extra layer of protection, then using facial recognition in your business is a no-brainer. Say if you own a casino and you’ve flagged suspicious people who are out to count cards. One way to combat this is to have facial recognition systems in your casino that will find the person or people you have flagged as suspicious. This way, your security can block these people from entering your premises. It is a great benefit to have and can save you time, money, and the unnecessary effort you would have to spend to remove these people from your property. However, it can also protect you in other ways. You can have facial recognition systems installed in your business in case, heaven forbid, one day you are a victim of a robbery.


 

UK Watchdog Fines Facial Recognition Firm £7.5m Over Image Collection (Theguardian.com, May 23, 2022)

The UK’s data watchdog has fined a facial recognition company £7.5m for collecting images of people from social media platforms and the web to add to a global database. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) also ordered US-based Clearview AI to delete the data of UK residents from its systems. Clearview AI has collected more than 20bn images of people’s faces from Facebook, other social media companies and from scouring the web. John Edwards, the UK information commissioner, said Clearview’s business model was unacceptable. “Clearview AI Inc has collected multiple images of people all over the world, including in the UK, from a variety of websites and social media platforms, creating a database with more than 20bn images,” he said.


 

Second Opinion: Tired of Memorizing so Many Passwords? Too Bad: The Alternatives Aren't Better Yet (Yahoo! News, May 23, 2022)

Biometrics are measurements of unique physical characteristics — also including iris scans and voice patterns — that can identify individuals. Signing in via face or fingerprint recognition saves us from memorizing yet another password, and can reduce the risks of hacking and phishing — when online attackers trick users into handing over their passwords. These cybercrimes can cost Americans millions and spread their login information widely. Are biometrics the answer? Many businesses and governmental agencies think so. These systems aren’t yet mandatory; Google, Apple and Microsoft’s password-free approach also includes using device PINs — like the code you might type in to unlock your iPhone — as a password alternative, alongside fingerprint and face verification. But we’re already seeing a troubling creep toward biometrics becoming the standard.


 

Biometric Security Becoming More Affordable, Available for Consumer use (Wthr.com, May 23, 2022)
The same technology we've used for years to unlock our smartphones is now being used to unlock our homes. It's called "biometric security,” and it's becoming more affordable and more readily available to everyone. As more and more Hoosiers are discovering, you don't need your house keys — you just need your finger.  “Biometric security is any type of security that utilizes your body to run a function, whether it's unlock a door or turn on a light or create a series of commands,” said Ben McCann, owner of Catalist Technology Integrators. Biometric security is already a billion-dollar industry, and it's expected to quadruple in size over the next five years. “It's been growing, and the technology has been getting better and better,” McCann said. “I don't have a house key on my house. I haven't had one in probably 10 years.”
 

Voice Biometrics Market Size Worth $4.82Bn, Globally, by 2028 at 20.6% CAGR - Exclusive Report by The Insight Partners (PRNewsWire, May 23, 2022)
The Insight Partners published latest research study on "Voice Biometrics Market Forecast to 2028 – COVID-19 Impact and Global Analysis – by Component (Solution and Services), Type (Active Voice Biometrics and Passive Voice Biometrics), Authentication Process (Automated IVR, Agent-assisted, Mobile Application, and Employee Authentication), Deployment (Cloud and On-premise), Vertical (BFSI, Retail & Commerce, Government & Defense, IT & Telecom, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Transportation & Logistics, Travel & Hospitality, Energy & Utilities, and Others), and Application (Authentication & Customer Verification, Forensic Voice Analysis & Criminal Investigation, Fraud Detection & Prevention, Risk & Emergency Management, Transaction Processing, Access Control, Workforce Management, and Others)", the global voice biometrics market share is expected to grow from $1.31 Billion in 2021 to $4.82 Billion by 2028; it is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 20.6% from 2022 to 2028.
 

Eyelock Awarded Government Contract With Its GDPR Biometric Portable Template Technology (MENAFN.com, May 23, 2022)
If you need to meet strict GDPR requirements with your biometric user data, EyeLock has the perfect solution. EyeLock, LLC announced recently that it was awarded a contract to provide a Middle Eastern government agency with its iris biometric identity products. EyeLock's ability to meet the strict GDPR requirements that exist in the Middle East was the primary reason that EyeLock was awarded the contract. EyeLock's Portable Template technology has been deployed in other countries around the world, but this is the first time a government based in the Middle East has chosen it. A users previously enrolled biometric template is only stored on their personal mobile phone or access card. Their biometric template does not exist on any other computer system, network or database. EyeLock's Portable Template technology is ideal for governments and countries where privacy laws prohibit creating biometric databases. It also simplifies large-scale consumer applications, including enterprise class biometric deployments, where tens and hundreds of thousands of potential users are involved.


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