Wave Systems Corp. (fka WAVXQ)

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Microsoft removes facial recognition database

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3469653-microsoft-removes-facial-recognition-database

•Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Duke University, and Stanford University quietly delete their respective facial recognition training databases following an earlier FT report the sites were being used by the likes of Chinese firms SenseTime and Megvii.

•The MS Celeb database was published in 2016 and contained 10M images of nearly 100K individuals collected by web scraping under a Creative Commons license.

•Microsoft: “The site was intended for academic purposes. It was run by an employee that is no longer with Microsoft and has since been removed.”
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How many databases like this are in existence? Using Wave VSC 2.0 could be better privacy and security given articles like this. Using Windows Hello which has facial recognition as an option could be less secure and private (due to instances like this article) for the user and company using it than a PIN and TPM! Wave VSC 2.0 has the PIN and TPM as the second factor of authentication. Wave VSC 2.0 works with Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and 10. Windows Hello works with all of these except Windows 7. Wave VSC 2.0/Wave ERAS is the better enterprise 2FA choice for organizations!!
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https://www.wavesys.com/products/wave-virtual-smart-card

Excerpt:

The user experience with a virtual smart card is simple: he or she logs in with a PIN (authentication factor number one). The TPM (authentication factor number two) then transparently identifies the device to the network and connects the user to all the approved services. It’s one less thing for users to carry around.
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https://www.wavesys.com/products/embassy%C2%AE-remote-administration-server-tpm-management

Excerpts:

Token-free, password-free user authentication

We know you’ve dreamt about shredding your list of passwords. Go on and do it.

Because you are starting the authentication process in the device’s hardware, the user doesn’t have to interact with it. All users see is their usual Windows log-in screen – no more additional passwords to access the VPN or other resources. They just sign in once, and the secure credentials in their TPMs securely and quickly connect them to everything they need. Say goodbye to user frustration and slow OS performance.
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