5 Ways SAFR Is Optimized for 5G

June 3, 2019 | General

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...

5 Ways SAFR Excels at Facial Recognition for Live Video — and Why You Should Care

May 23, 2019 | General

wild images  noun [wī(-ə)ld•im-ijz] camera-unaware faces; faces in motion in real-world conditions. See also faces in the wild. // In the April 2019 NIST results, SAFR tested as the fastest and most compact among algorithms for wild images with less than 0.022 False...

Privacy and Bias: How SAFR Tackles Top Facial Recognition Concerns

May 8, 2019 | General

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

March 4, 2019 | General

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...

Privacy by Design: Best Practices for Using Facial Recognition to Support Safer K-12 Campuses

October 22, 2018 | General

Facial recognition technology is the newest tool K-12 administrators can use to make campus access more secure and convenient. Districts nationwide are successfully incorporating this technology as part of daily life in schools. While leaders in education are...

Recognizing Bias

September 17, 2018 | General

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...