Timesite introduces Face Recognition

What are the benefits of face recognition technology Enhanced security and safety. Convenience and efficacy. Personalization. Improved user experience.

Facial recognition is a way of identifying or confirming an individual's identity using their face. 

Timesite has employed this technology as an alternative to logging in to a Kiosk using a PIN.

Is this a secure alternative to using a PIN?

Face ID uses the TrueDepth camera and machine learning for a secure authentication solution. Face ID data — including mathematical representations of your face — is encrypted and protected with a key available only to the Secure Enclave.

 Why is facial recognition safe?

 Human face recognition systems use unique mathematical patterns to store biometric data. Hence, they are among the safest and most effective identification methods in biometric technology.

Is there any risk with Face ID?

The probability that a random person in the population could look at your iPhone or iPad Pro or Android and unlock it using Face ID is less than 1 in 1,000,000 with a single enrolled appearance whether or not you're wearing a mask.  This compares to a 1 in 10,000 chance of someone cracking a four digit PIN.

Whilst this risk is very low there are still small risks.  Data breaches involving facial recognition data increase the potential for identity theft, stalking, and harassment because, unlike passwords and credit card information, faces cannot easily be changed.

How do I turn on Face Recognition in Timesite Pro?

To activate face recognition :

1. You need to be the timesheet manager for at least one person.
2. You need to enable kiosk in system setting.

SETTINGS / SYSTEM SETTINGS / FEATURES

Tick the box “Enable Kiosk”. 

Then open your mobile device and go to :

SETTINGS and switch on SHOW KIOSK and also switch on ENABLE FACE REOGNITION.

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Recent development update

Timesheets

• Begin building support for pre start and allowance inclusion checkboxes in the timesheet screens along with daily supervisor sign off.
• Add option to allow leave requests when there are not enough entitlements.
• Add options to set min/max and time increments for both paid and unpaid breaks.
• Add option to allow rounding to be set for both start and end times for every timesheet record
• Remove the authoriser dropdown filter in the authoriser screen for client users.
• Add task code column to review screen if feature enabled.
• Move break settings into new separate panels in the settings page.
• Resolve issue with date selection in the timesheet simple screen.
• Begin build of the basic grid timesheet screen and supporting backend code.

Awards Engine

• Add ability for pay rules to deal with split shifts.
• Add ability for pay rules to change hours to negative - used for RDO Bank.

Import / Export

• Add option to specify the approval status for exported MYOB Advanced time activity records.
• Add option to allow myob data sync records to only be sent if the weekly timesheet has been approved.
• Complete integration with payroll metrics.
• Add option to only send award interpreted record via advanced data sync.
• Improve matching and linking between timesite and MYOB Adv for clients/projects/project items and tasks.
• Improve error handling when connecting to Adv with incorrect credentials.
• Resolve an error in the leave request process for users imported from Adv - no colour code was applied during the import.
• Improve customer matching when exporting timesheet and invoices for MYOB AR.
• Improve the advanced logging for MYOB AR.
• Update the Adv import process to support insert and update for users.
• Add ability to auto import clients for imported projects from Adv if the client does not yet exist in TimeSite.
• Add payroll name to user groups screen and show it in the timesheet export screen if payroll metrics is enabled.
• Allow MYOB Adv to export to CSV.
• Display MYOB batch number when creating timesheet records in Adv payroll.
• Update user import and spec document to include Pay Grade.
• Resolve issue with importer default values not getting set.
• Resolve importer issue where duration and breaks timesheet data was reported as incorrect.
• Improve error handling for entitlements download for myob AR.

Invoicing

• Resolve an issue with the client name xxx invoice number format generator.

Administration

• Implement the new Sign off group page under the admin menu, this allows multiple supervisors (users) to be added to a group and for that group to be assigned to a user to be their daily signoff group.
• Include budget data in new properties for the project and task objects, this is shown if enabled in the project and task dropdowns in all time entry screens.
• Add project items to the project template screen, both tasks and project items are now linked to project templates.
• Add option to turn on or off the employee number field for users.

Mobile App

• Implement new paid and unpaid break features in both mobile apps.
• Implement face recognition in both mobile apps.
• The new break options feature has been released for both mobile platforms.

General

• Implement transaction numbers for both payments and receipts in trust accounting, numbers are unique to each transaction type.
• Update the trust cashbook and detail reports to show new transaction numbers.
• Resolve an issue with the forecast screen in the dashboard if accounting period is set to end in December.
• Add employee number to the enquiry screen.
• Ensure messaging pages in the messaging screen are shown when MYOB Adv data sync is enabled.
• Add to the user account screen the ability to de register a registered face for the kiosk, the registered face is also shown on this screen.
• Resolve an issue with license updates not including the updated qty of add-ons.