Biometric technology is taking another step forward in the auto industry with the introduction of a system meant to reduce accidents that stem from distracted driving. The Subaru launch comes as other carmakers seek to use biometrics not only for safety, but ID and driver convenience.

Facial recognition at airport boarding gates will now help airlines board passengers faster at Los Angeles International Airport—the latest deployment of biometric boarding technology. Meanwhile, a similar project involving SITA and Jet Blue wins a major industry award.

Secure authentication and selfie technology from Jumio now helps gold and silver investment and storage firm Goldmoney to protect and confirm existing and new clients. Facial recognition is helping to secure onboarding of customers via the remote authentication method.

An important court decision impacting the biometric industry was reached as an Illinois judge found that a video game publisher would not be penalized for storing player face likenesses for in-game display. Two players sued the game maker citing that they were not informed that their biometric likeness would be available for others …

A leading Apple analyst predicted that future iPhone models would replace the Touch ID fingerprint biometric sensor first with an optical sensor and later with face recognition in future models. The goal is to recapture lost handset real estate required for the dedicated capacitive fingerprint sensor hardware enabling a larger screen and “zero bezel” solution that …

Unlike prior tests that were conducted every few years to evaluate face recognition system performance, the newly announced NIST Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT) will be ongoing. Vendors can submit at any point and have the quality of their algorithm measured against a massive database of …

After acquiring the iris biometrics portfolio and identity solutions business from AOptix two years ago, Tascent has continued its advanced user-focused biometric development. The company’s latest product is the InSight One, a sleek unit that combines iris and face recognition in a compact form factor ideal for airports, identity and access …

The Center on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown University released a report examining how the FBI and law enforcement officials across the country are using facial recognition technology.

The new facial recognition system used by the New York State DMV program has led to more than 100 arrests and 900 open cases since it launched in January, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced. The facial recognition system, which was upgraded in January combats identity theft and fraud, and is designed to remove high-risk drivers from the road.

A slow news month has the same stories seem getting played over and over again. There have been two themes when it comes to authentication technology this month: people want passwords over biometrics and some researchers found vulnerability with facial recognition biometrics.