Ask the Expert: Casinos, Face Recognition, and COVID-19

We asked Sam Kljajic, a 20-plus-year worldwide veteran surveillance and security consultant in the gaming industry, six questions about facial recognition technology and what it means for the casino industry: 1. These are unique times, so let’s start there. What do...

Face masks don’t negate the benefits of facial recognition

How SAFR maintains accuracy in the age of COVID-19 By Eric Hess Senior Director of Product Management for Face Recognition & Security Solutions As we continue to adjust to social distancing mandates, more experts are now recommending wearing face masks as another...

The Fastest Facial Algorithm Just Got Faster

By Dan Grimm, GM and VP Computer Vision, RealNetworks July 19, 2019 The United States National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) conducts an on-going battery of tests, known as the Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT), to measure the key characteristics of...

SAFR’s TCO Advantage: Detection at the Edge

Compared to cloud-only platforms, SAFR has a competitively lower total cost of ownership (TCO). Facial recognition industry Goliaths are no match for the strength of SAFR’s perfectly tuned algorithm — lightning-fast speed and high accuracy — and its edge processing...

5 Ways SAFR Is Optimized for 5G

By: Reza Rassool 5G is nearly here, already boldly transforming the way we interact with and consume media. Its increased available bandwidth can support vast amounts of data. This much-anticipated speed and connectivity have been widely reported as game-changing, and...

Privacy and Bias: How SAFR Tackles Top Facial Recognition Concerns

By: Reza Rassool Last month, I had the opportunity to discuss facial recognition with Steve Wong at the NAB Show in Las Vegas. As is natural to do with any emerging technology, Steve brought up some common concerns around facial recognition. I’m always happy to answer...

Bringing SAFR to the World

By Dan Grimm “Why did you decide to help build a facial recognition business? Isn’t that a little… scary?” I have been asked that question numerous times since leaving Amazon to lead SAFR by RealNetworks. The short answer: I believe excellent facial recognition...

Recognizing Bias

Human Facial Recognition Humans are born with a capacity for facial recognition that is shaped through repeated exposure. As infants, we quickly learn to recognize the faces of those around us and come to regard them as safe and important to our wellbeing. Human...