Published inAustin StartupsEthical AI: Demographic Bias in Facial Recognition TechnologyThere is a tremendous amount of misleading and inaccurate reporting on the topic of demographic bias in biometric identification systems…Jun 2, 2021Jun 2, 2021
Published inAustin StartupsDeep Fakes & Facial Recognition TechnologyBack when I was a competitive skydiver, we would often video tape our training jumps so we could analyze them later. That meant an…Oct 7, 2020Oct 7, 2020
Published inAustin StartupsPros and Cons of Fever ScanningIn the age of COVID-19, does it make us safer?Aug 27, 2020Aug 27, 2020
Published inAustin StartupsFace Recognition and COVID-19An Amazon delivery driver in Delaware was filmed by a Ring doorbell as he reacted to snacks that were left for him and the video went…Aug 17, 2020Aug 17, 2020
Published inAustin StartupsMore About Biometrics at AirportsThere is some interesting news in the world of biometric identification and privacy this week. The Department of Homeland Security…Dec 16, 2019Dec 16, 2019
Published inAustin StartupsDisneyland & FingerprintsIt may surprise many people but the Walt Disney Corporation is an enthusiastic and early adopter of biometric technology. All the way back…Aug 27, 2019Aug 27, 2019
Published inAustin StartupsHuman Versus Computer VisionIt wasn’t until I started learning about computer vision that I realized that human vision is just really amazing. Because we grow up…Aug 14, 20192Aug 14, 20192
Published inAustin StartupsOpting-out of Face Recognition at AirportsAnd why are you being photographed at airports all of a sudden?May 20, 2019May 20, 2019
Published inAustin StartupsAbout Bans on Face Recognition TechnologyThis year, Oakland and San Francisco, California, and Somerville, Massachusetts, all banned the government’s use of facial recognition…May 14, 2019May 14, 2019
Published inAustin StartupsAdvances in Identity Technology and PrivacyDoes Anyone Really Care About Privacy?Dec 3, 2018Dec 3, 2018
Published inAustin StartupsEverything You Always Wanted To Know About Face Recognition (but were afraid to ask)What is Face Recognition?Oct 8, 20182Oct 8, 20182
Published inAustin StartupsAccuracy of Police Face Recognition SystemsThere have been a bunch of articles published recently about the terrible accuracy of facial recognition technology used by the Welsh…Jul 2, 2018Jul 2, 2018
Published inAustin StartupsWhat is Your Favorite Biometric Modality?You have one, right? It’s not just me?Oct 23, 2017Oct 23, 2017
Published inAustin StartupsBiometric Face Recognition and Border SecurityGovernments everywhere are looking for ways to increase border security without making the border crossing process more onerous for both…Oct 12, 2017Oct 12, 2017
Published inAustin StartupsAdvances in Biometrics & PrivacyShould you be concerned?Sep 18, 2017Sep 18, 2017
Published inAustin StartupsBiometrics 101: What Are Biometric Modalities?There are many different biometric modalities but biometric matching always works the same way. First a person must be enrolled — the…Aug 3, 2017Aug 3, 2017
Biometrics 101: Fingerprint MatchingFingerprints are the most common method for criminal identification (and other identification) today. They are useful because fingerprints…Aug 1, 2017Aug 1, 2017
Security vs. Security TheaterAfter working in the field of biometric identity for almost a decade, I’ve learned some things about security in general. The first is that…Jun 30, 2017Jun 30, 2017