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Deepfakes and fraud prevention in biometrics
Looking at biometrics and its relevancy regarding the internet and online presence, identity fraud is an important issue to mention. To date, most people do not have a clear understanding of the potential risks in today’s technologically advanced world. For that very reason it is essential to clarify and explain one of the terms associated with fraud: Deepfakes. This phenomenon is an example of a possible threat to peoples’ digital identities. What is “deepfake”? Deepfakes are fake videos, photos and in a few cases even fake audios produced by an artificial intelligence where peoples’ faces, actions or voices are adjusted in a certain way. Often the line between reality and fakeness is…
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Deepfake detection research funded by German Federal Ministry of Education and Research
German biometrics company BioID today announced its engagement in FAKE-ID, a project on deepfake detection funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). This work on deepfakes is part of the Federal Government’s framework programme Research for Civil Security and the BMBF funding call on artificial intelligence in security research. It is set to take place from May 2021 until April 2024 in association with multiple partners, amongst them Bundesdruckerei GmbH and Fraunhofer Heinrich-Hertz-Institute from Berlin, Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg as well as Berlin Institute for Safety and Security Research (FÖPS Berlin) at the Berlin School of Economics and Law. BioID contributes its anti-spoofing technologies and expertise in the…
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BioID Liveness Detection compliant with ISO/IEC 30107-3
Biometrics-as-a-Service provider BioID GmbH today announced the official PAD evaluation report by TÜV Informationstechnik GmbH (TÜViT) was issued. BioID Liveness Detection was successfully audited both on level A and level B attacks. The FIDO accredited biometric laboratory TÜViT tested against criteria based on FIDO Biometric Certification Requirements v1.1 (FIDO1.1) and ISO/IEC 30107-3:2017. The applied criteria are considered by TÜViT to be stricter than FIDO1.1, so as the test was successful, the FIDO criteria are also regarded as being met. In 1000 spoofing attempts, various photos, paper masks and moving videos on different displays were used by TÜViT for challenging the anti-spoofing system. In addition, a bona-fide test with live persons, designed for auditing correct live classifications,…
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ARIADNEXT receives FIDO accreditation powered by BioID liveness detection
Biometrics-as-a-Service developer BioID and ARIADNEXT, a French digital identity provider, today announced their partnership. BioID’s liveness detection is an integral part of ARIADNEXT’s product IDCheck.io. Only recently, in November 2020, this solution has received one of the first in the world FIDO biometric certifications according to the standards ISO19795 and ISO 30107. In addition to examining facial recognition performance, a thorough liveness detection testing was central for the FIDO accreditation. This fraud prevention component is provided by BioID from Germany. AMONG THE FIRST SOLUTIONS IN THE WORLD TO RECEIVE FIDO BIOMETRIC CERTIFICATION Two FIDO accredited laboratories were involved in testing and evaluating the biometric components facial matching and liveness detection. The French ELITT, a laboratory specialized in…
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Photobooth-Deluxe automates passport photo creation with BioID
Photobooth-Deluxe, a provider of mobile photobooth systems from Germany is specialized on optimizing the quality and expanding use cases for such equipment. Through the integration of an ICAO-compliance check for biometric photos from German company BioID GmbH, yet another innovative application has been enabled: Photobooth-Deluxe now offers a cost-efficient self-service system for creating biometric ID photos for official documents. QUALITYCHECK API FOR EMPLOYEE BADGES Photobooths have long exceeded only being a fun tool for weddings or company events. Numerous companies are now leveraging the possibility to automate employee pictures for their internal profile and badges as well as visa applications. These processes become more efficient through the self-service photobooth as…
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AML Compliant Biometric Identity Verification for Crypto Market
LCX AG (Liechtenstein Cryptoassets Exchange) has announced the collaboration with German biometrics provider BioID GmbH. With facial recognition and liveness detection technologies from BioID, LCX has introduced an Anti-Money-Laundering (AML) compliant digital identity verification on the institutional as well as consumer level. Since 2018, the financial technology startup LCX provides cryptoasset financial products and services. As a blockchain innovator, LCX is focused on helping both traditional and blockchain market participants with the LCX Terminal. The advanced crypto trading desk enables trade on all major crypto exchanges within a single interface, managing the complete crypto asset trading lifecycle across multiple platforms. REGULATORY COMPLIANCE FOR PROFESSIONAL CRYPTO FINANCE With the currently effective…
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German biometrics company BioID chosen as trusted technology partner by South African Comcorp
The South African on-boarding specialist Comcorp has chosen German biometrics company BioID to provide biometric face matching and liveness detection for their established digital identity proofing solution. Comcorp is a proud South African software company. Their focus is on digital onboarding, system integration and digital identity. Comcorp’s latest innovation is Curata – a Biometric Authentication solution. Curata is designed to allow (a) users to authenticate themselves using facial recognition against (the) South Africa’s population register. BioID PhotoVerify enriches Curata to be a completely automated onboarding solution by performing highly trusted face match and biometric anti-spoofing in real time. “Comcorp has chosen BioID as their Trusted Technology Partner. After 26 years…
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South African identity provider Comcorp chooses BioID as trusted technology partner
The South African on-boarding specialist Comcorp has chosen German biometrics company BioID to provide biometric face matching and liveness detection for their established digital identity proofing solution. Comcorp is a proud South African software company. Their focus is on digital onboarding, system integration and digital identity. Comcorp’s latest innovation is Curata – a Biometric Authentication solution. Curata is designed to allow (a) users to authenticate themselves using facial recognition against (the) South Africa’s population register. BioID PhotoVerify enriches Curata to be a completely automated onboarding solution by performing highly trusted face match and biometric anti-spoofing in real time. “Comcorp has chosen BioID as their Trusted Technology Partner. After 26 years in the financial services…
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BioID automates Digidentity identity verification
German biometrics company BioID and Dutch identity provider Digidentity, part of Solera Holdings, Inc., collaborate to offer a completely automated identity proofing process to the British government. Digidentity delivers state-of-the-art, certified identity solutions with high levels of assurance complying with eIDAS, KYC and AML regulations. For fraud prevention and automation, these are supported by the anti-spoofing liveness detection technologies from long-term partner BioID. As a certified identity proofing service provider, Digidentity verifies over 20 million identities and their technology processes more than 300 million authentications a year. Offering remote identity verification for GOV.UK Verify, Digidentity enables the British public to access a wide range of governmental services online. Among other security features, facial recognition…
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Liveness Detection Certification
Also known as presentation attack detection (PAD), liveness detection certification and certified liveness detection solutions have become the hot topic of the whole biometrics industry. In the following, this article will thus explain the most important elements of a liveness detection certification, including PAD evaluations and FIDO certifications as well as their limitations. Until only 3 years ago, liveness detection certification was a non-existent topic in the commercial facial recognition industry. Not only was no term defined publicly if it came to biometric anti-spoofing. Back then, in the absence of comprehensive solutions securing facial recognition against attacks, there was no public discussion on biometric anti-spoofing at all. Consequently, no objective and comparable liveness detection certification or…
