Thales, the Trusted Provider of Accurate and Efficient Biometric Technologies
November 09 2021 - 2:38AM
Business Wire
- Fully adapted to the current Covid context, Thales provides
highly accurate biometric authentication and identification methods
for smooth and secure user experiences.
- Thales solutions offer full compliance with GDPR and support
‘touch less’ use cases such as access management, border control,
airport security, air passenger experience and much more.
- In a recent position paper Thales promotes the responsible use
of facial recognition technology for a more ethical approach.
Thales has built an undisputed leadership in many markets
over the past 30 years and continues this track record in the
biometric technology domain. The company regularly benchmarks the
accuracy of its algorithms and develops new security mechanisms to
fight fraud and to continuously improve efficiency of its face
recognition technologies. However Thales reminds that the global
acceptation of biometrics is closely linked to the responsible and
transparent use of it. This is an essential parameter for people
adoption expressed in a recent position paper.
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With the global digital transformation of the world, facial
recognition technology and biometrics at large, have rapidly shown
their potential in bringing both the security and the convenience
expected for today’s applications. While we are still at the early
stage of a global adoption, the technology is ideal for the
Covid-era by providing a touch-free experience. In particular,
facial authentication helps us easily and safely cross borders,
enrol to digital services or be granted physical access to a
building without the need for keys or badges.
Thales took a lead in training its algorithms1 to adapt to the
new context of mask wearing. Thanks to its deep neural network
algorithms the technology is more than 99.3 % accurate when no mask
is present, and around 97% for mask wearers2. On top, complex
liveness detection mechanisms have been deployed to flag ID fraud
and spoofing attempts, recognizing unalive versions of a face
(pictures, videos, masks etc). In addition to these technical
advances, Thales solutions are also designed to comply with
established data protection and privacy regulations (such as GDPR)
and the group openly values the need for ‘ethical biometrics’ in a
recent position paper.
“Our engagement to technologies goes far beyond the quality and
the accuracy of our solutions. Today the main stake is not only to
launch new solutions but to make sure they are designed to be
ethically used, in line with Thales purpose and with people
expectations” said Youzec Kurp VP Identity & Biometrics
Solutions at Thales. “Biometrics being a highly-sensitive
technology it became critical to call for more transparency and
ethics in its usage; so we can build the trust we need to welcome
such innovations in our daily lives.”
1uses these algorithms for its Face
Recognition Platform (FRP), Cogent
Automatic Biometric Identification System (CABIS), Mobile
Biometric Identification (MBI), Cogent
Mugshot System (CMS), and Software Development Kits
(SDK).
2 as long as the reference photo is of good quality, (such as in
a passport or ID document) and that the mask does not hide the
eyes
About Thales
Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) is a global leader in advanced
technologies, investing in digital and “deep tech” innovations –
connectivity, big data, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and
quantum computing – to build a confident future crucial for the
development of our societies. The Group provides its customers –
businesses, organisations and governments – in the defense,
aeronautics, space, transport, and digital identity and security
domains with solutions, services and products that help them fulfil
their critical role, consideration for the individual being the
driving force behind all decisions.
Thales has 81,000 employees in 68 countries. In 2020 the Group
generated sales of €17 billion.
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