Biometric Update for August 20, 2018

Daily biometrics news and exclusive features about biometrics companies.

Biometrics: obstacles and opportunities in healthcare

By Dan Cidon

This is a guest post by Dan Cidon, Chief Technology Officer at NextGate. During the last decade a technological transformation…

CNL Software expands IPSecurityCenter to support Herta face detection software

By Stephen Mayhew

CNL Software has entered into a technology partnership with Herta Security under the CNL Software Technology Alliance Program. Herta develops…

U.S. House Rep calls on DoJ to investigate law enforcement use of facial recognition

By Chris Burt

A member of the U.S. House of Representatives has requested the Department of Justice hold an inquiry into the use…

SuperCom reports significantly improved margins as CEO buys up stock

By Chris Burt

SuperCom has reported significant improvements in gross profit, EBITDA margin and earnings per share in the second quarter that the…

Australian government official tells parliamentary inquiry changes future-proof biometric legislation

By Chris Burt

Australia’s proposed national facial recognition service is “not intended for mass surveillance,” a government official has told a parliamentary inquiry…

Texas school district to deploy biometric time and attendance solution for hourly workers

By Chris Burt

San Benito school district in Texas is purchasing a fingerprint software system to track the time and attendance of its…

Entrust Datacard strategic investment and acquisition boosts pattern analysis and European footprint

By Chris Burt

Entrust Datacard has announced a strategic investment in cloud security company CensorNet to further its efforts to provide real-time threat…

Biometrics Institute announces workshops in collaboration with UN Counter-Terrorism agencies

By Chris Burt

The Biometrics Institute and the Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED) are moving forward with the next phase of their joint collaboration…

Kollakorn working with CSIRO on biometric authentication technology

By Stephen Mayhew

Sydney-based asset identification and security technology developer Kollakorn has signed a contract with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation…

Rising tide lifts biometric digital identity verification providers

By Chris Burt

In the midst of the booming biometrics industry, digital identity verification stands out as an area which has gone through…

DHS works to strengthen election security on heels of bipartisan legislation

By Anthony Kimery

What one congressional observer called, “a day late and a dollar short,” the bipartisan Prevent Election Hacking Act of 2018…

Russia's military police testing facial recognition for large events

By Stephen Mayhew

Russian News Agency TASS is reporting that military police have been testing an automatic facial recognition system that will shorten…

CNL Software expands IPSecurityCenter to support Herta face detection software

Entrust Datacard strategic investment and acquisition boosts pattern analysis and European footprint

Russia’s military police testing facial recognition for large events

Kollakorn working with CSIRO on biometric authentication technology

U.S. House Rep calls on DoJ to investigate law enforcement use of facial recognition

Australian government official tells parliamentary inquiry changes future-proof biometric legislation

Texas school district to deploy biometric time and attendance solution for hourly workers

SuperCom reports significantly improved margins as CEO buys up stock

Rising tide lifts biometric digital identity verification providers

Biometrics Institute announces workshops in collaboration with UN Counter-Terrorism agencies

International Identity Day campaign

The campaign calls for the recognition of September 16 as International Identity Day in tribute to UN Sustainable Development Goal 16.9 which calls for legal identity for all by 2030.

The purpose of this day is to raise awareness about the important role identity plays in empowering individuals to exercise their rights and responsibilities fairly and equitably in a modern society.

Biometric Update is proud to be a Coalition Partner.