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General Services Administration adding facial recognition to Login.gov

10/31/202310/30/2023 Jennifer Goula

The GSA is altering its digital identity service to let users authenticate themselves based on ID. The General Services Administration (GSA) has announced that it is adding facial recognition to its digital identity services, letting users authenticate themselves based on using the technology to match their faces against a government ID already submitted to their accounts. The new service will provide a single sign-on services for Americans using Login.gov. In this way, Login.gov will accept facial recognition as an authentication against the image on an already-submitted government ID. Americans will…

New York bans schools from using facial recognition technology

10/10/202310/05/2023 Jennifer Goula

Facial recognition - Banned for use in schools

The state announced that it would not allow educational institutions to use this type of tech. New York state has announced that it has banned schools from being able to use facial recognition technology. The decision was made following indications that suggested that it would place student privacy at risk. The state officially banned schools following the result of an analysis conducted by the state’s Office of Information Technology Services. It concluded that student privacy risks were more important than the possible benefits it could offer security efforts. The move…

Smart gadgets and wearables could integrate into some city infrastructures

09/26/202309/25/2023 Jennifer Goula

Cities like Dubai that are highly connected could work well with devices such as smartwatches. Smart gadgets and wearables such as smartwatches and fitness trackers have become extremely popular but are usually considered to be extensions of smartphones in one way or another. That said, some tech experts have been speculating that the connectivity features of these devices could provide considerably greater benefit in cities like Dubai, where future-ready technologies are already being embraced. The idea is that wearing this type of technology could help to further enhance the experience…

Meta virtual reality avatars now have legs for beta testers

09/12/202309/11/2023 Jennifer Goula

So far, the legs are available for the avatars only in Quest Home, though expansion is expected. Virtual reality avatars in Quest Home will finally have legs now that Meta has started rolling out the additional body parts for beta testers. Though the legs have been added to Quest Home player avatars, they still aren’t in Horizon Worlds. This new addition to the virtual reality avatars was first announced in the Meta Community forums. “People will start to see avatar legs appear,” said Eliza Kern, Meta communications manager, in a…

AI voice transactions more readily available for mobile payments in India

08/28/202308/28/2023 Jennifer Goula

AI voice transactions - Voice technology on phone

The country’s UPI intends to roll out these services more expansively to rural users. The mobile payments system in India has taken off explosively since it first launched in 2016 and is now receiving an AI voice transactions upgrade to broaden access to these services. The service already has about 350 million active users who made almost 10 billion transactions last month. The AI voice transactions feature makes it possible for a consumer to complete digital payments both offline and through their voices. The purpose is to better reach communities…