White House Wants Chief AI Officers to Keep Federal AI Use Responsible

Imagine boarding an airplane by showing your face instead of showing your ID. That scenario could soon be a reality, according to experts quoted in a Sunday (Feb. 18) New York Times (NYT) report on the increased use of facial recognition and other biometric technology in the...

As biometric authentication, and notably facial recognition technology, continues its rapid advancement, heightened concerns about privacy and ethical implications have reignited global discourse.  This conversation gained momentum when China introduced draft regulations this summer, aimed at imposing limitations on facial recognition. Following suit, the United States has...

Air travel players have learned first-hand during the pandemic that many of the industry’s long-standing verification practices could use a 21st-century upgrade. In the Digital Identity Tracker, the TSA’s Jason Lim explains how biometrics and government-backed digital ID solutions such as mobile driver’s licenses can...

Quickly and easily identifying consumers online is critical for any entity conducting business on virtual channels, especially financial institutions (FIs), government entities and merchants. Determining the identities of their users with the necessary speed and security is becoming more and more difficult in a world...