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Natural Security releases new privacy rules and guidelines

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Natural Security has released new privacy rules and best practice guidelines, following recent consumer trials in France and with San Jose University. “It is imperative that anyone implementing biometric authentication technology maintains the privacy and security of the end user at all times. One of our key differentiators is that no personal or biometric information ever needs to be stored anywhere other than on the user’s own device. Therefore, authentication will only work if they have that device on them

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90% of smartphone users eager to use voice biometrics: Nuance survey

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Nuance Communications has unveiled the results of its own surveys measuring consumer attitudes and preferences for identification and authentication when accessing accounts and interacting with customer service, and the company has found a strong trend towards a preference for voice biometrics. According to the company, this survey data points to growing frustration among consumers with current authentication methods. 85% percent of people are dissatisfied with current methods and 90% of people are eager to use voice biometrics in place of these

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Secugen releases fingerprint authentication SDK for Android

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SecuGen has just announced the release of its FDx SDK Pro for Android. According to the company, this new SDK will allow developers to add fingerprint authentication to their Android-based software on ARM tablets and smart phones using SecuGen’s Hamster IV and Hamster Plus fingerprint readers. This SDK also incorporates SecuGen’s MINEX tested, FIPS 201/PIV complicate template extraction and matching algorithms. “We are very excited to be able to offer Android compatibility for our fingerprint readers,” Dan Riley, VP of engineering

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Precise Biometrics Tactivo gets MFi approval from Apple

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Precise Biometric’s fourth-generation Tactivo for iPad has been MFi-approved by Apple and is ready for launch. According to the company, Tactivo for iPad 4th generation is the first mobile smart cars and fingerprints reader based on the new Lightning connector for idevices. Since, launch, Precise has made quite a splash with its Tactivo product and has announced that an iteration for android is in the works. The Tactivo aims to improve authentication for government agencies and companies and supports both traditional

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Fujitsu develops super-thin vein authentication sensor

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Fujitsu has launched a practical version of what the company says is the world’s smallest contactless vein authentication sensor. According to the company, this newly developed sensor is unique for its compact form factor, being 5.2mm thinner and 56% lighter than other sensors on the market. At approximately 4g, the company says the size has been reduced to a 25mm width, a 25mm depth and a height of 6mm. In order to achieve this small size, Fujitsu also had to

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FIDO Alliance boasts new members, additions to Board of Directors

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In the two months since its official launch, The FIDO Alliance has more than doubled its membership and has recently added new members as well as added some impressive names to its Board of Directors, including representation from Google, NXP and CrucialTec. According to a statement from the group, Entersekt, Fingerprint Cards, Allweb Technologies, Check2Protect, Crocus Technology, Diamond Fortress Technologies and Insyndia Global have all joined. “We are very pleased to count these outstanding global leaders among the ranks of

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Cisco report shows consumers want personalized bank experience, trust biometrics

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A new Cisco Customer Experience Report focused on retail banking has found that customers want a more seamless and personalized experience from their bank and are mostly willing to share biometric information with bankers. The report looks at consumers’ desire for personalized banking across multiple channels, including online, smartphone telephone and physical bank branches. The report includes responses from 1,514 consumers and 405 bank professionals across 10 countries. In the report, consumers indicated a willingness to exchange more details about their financial

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BIO-key International’s ID Director gets CA SiteMinder validation

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BIO-key International has achieved CA validation status for its Bio-Key ID Director for CA SiteMinder. The CA Validation program is designed to provide a standard process to verify technology partners’ integrated products. Specific criteria must be met including confirming a technology partners’ integrated solution correctly installs, configures and performs as described by the technology partner. BIO-key is a Select member of the Technology Partner Program of CA Technologies and is a vendor of the Cloud Commons marketplace, an online ecosystem

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Opus Research announces financial services roundtable at Voice Biometrics Conference

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Opus Research, presenters of the Voice Biometrics Conference, set to take place May 8-9 in San Francisco has announced it will convene an expert roundtable to discuss practical experiences in fraud prevention and customer authentication from the financial services perspective. In particular, panelists include Ken Palla, Vice President of Union Bank; David Pollino, Fraud Prevention Officer from Bank of the West; and Advait Deshpande, Sr. Manager of Client Services at Vanguard Securities. The conference set to take place in less than

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IDScan Biometrics to open R&D center in Lithuania

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IDScan Biometrics is planning to open a research and development center in Lithuania. Reported in Invest Lithuania, all R&D operations will be done by Lithuanian researchers from “institutions of higher education” who aim to develop new biometric algorithms for authentication products. It’s estimated that the new center will cost approximately US $786,780 (EUR 0.6 million). “Encouraged by high professional level of the country’s researchers and its attractive business environment, we decided to establish this unit in Lithuania,” Tamlyn Thompson, the head

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