Biometric bias and how to prevent it [Q&A]

As we move away from passwords to other forms of authentication, there's increasing reliance being placed on technologies like biometrics. But there's growing evidence that this technology could be flawed, with facial recognition exhibiting higher error rates for those with darker skin for example. We spoke to Dr. Mohamed Lazzouni, CTO of Aware, to discuss the ethical issue of bias in biometrics and what needs to be done to prevent it. BN: In recent months, there's been extensive coverage of facial recognition systems being biased and inherently flawed. Do you think this is a fair assessment of the technology as… [Continue Reading]