Biometric Update for August 21, 2018

Daily biometrics news and exclusive features about biometrics companies.

UIDAI announces September 15 deadline for telecoms to implement Aadhaar facial biometrics

By Chris Burt

Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has announced that the roll-out of biometric facial recognition for Aadhaar will begin September…

CBP continues developing, expanding biometric entry-exit system for international flights at US airports

By Anthony Kimery

This week, as part of Customs and Border Protection’s continuing development and expansion of its Traveler Verification Service (TVS), CBP…

DHS awards $200K to begin automated machine learning prototype test for CBP’s GTAS

By Anthony Kimery

DataRobot received $200,000 to begin testing a prototype of a machine learning platform for Customs and Border Protection’s Global Travel…

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…

Onfido adds to its senior leadership team

By Stephen Mayhew

Onfido announced it has hired Chrissy Dal Porto, Amy Wallace and Ruth Penfold to its senior leadership team. The new…

Apple patent published for optical 3D fingerprint biometric system

By Chris Burt

The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office has published a patent application by Apple for an optical 3D fingerprint biometric system,…

SureID emerges from acquisition and reorganization with new head office and GM

By Chris Burt

After a major acquisition and team reorganization, SureID with a new General Manager and a new corporate office located in…

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…

Gait recognition could provide biometric cryptography to protect wearable data transmission

By Chris Burt

The limited computational power of body sensor network (BSN) devices such as wearables makes it difficult to secure the sensitive…

Fingerprint Cards identifies 3 market segments as strategic priorities after MWC Shanghai

By Chris Burt

A full array of biometric solutions featured by Fingerprint Cards at the recent 2018 Mobile World Congress Shanghai indicates its…

FaceFirst facial recognition coming to thousands of U.S. retail locations

By Chris Burt

Facial recognition systems using software from FaceFirst have been deployed to “hundreds of [retail] locations, growing to thousands very soon,”…

Biometrics and blockchain will beat credit card fraudsters

By Alastair Johnson

This is a guest post by Alastair Johnson, CEO of Nuggets. It’s a tragedy of the times we live in…

Fingerprint Cards identifies 3 market segments as strategic priorities after MWC Shanghai

UIDAI announces September 15 deadline for telecoms to implement Aadhaar facial biometrics

SureID emerges from acquisition and reorganization with new head office and GM

Gait recognition could provide biometric cryptography to protect wearable data transmission

FaceFirst facial recognition coming to thousands of U.S. retail locations

Onfido adds to its senior leadership team

Apple patent published for optical 3D fingerprint biometric system

DHS awards $200K to begin automated machine learning prototype test for CBP’s GTAS

Integrated Biometrics, SBS Biometrics Solutions partner for joint R&D project

EyeLock iris recognition tech integrated into vending machine solution

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.