There’s a national reckoning in the US on data brokers and digital rights
During a solemn Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law hearing Wednesday, lawmakers heard testimony about how Americans…
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Ambiq increases IPO share allotment, raises $96M to expand edge AI
An initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange has generated $96 million for edge AI chip-maker Ambiq Micro…
Spotify picks Yoti for age verification, estimation amid UK’s OSA growing pains
Spotify has implemented age assurance in the form of facial age estimation and ID verification with face biometrics, both from…
London police can use live facial recognition 10 times a week under new rules
London’s Metropolitan Police, or The Met, is ramping up its use of live facial recognition in tandem with a strategy…
Palo Alto Networks acquires CyberArk, identity security to become new core platform
As Palo Alto Networks acquires an identity security company, reports underline how this sector is burgeoning as organizations become increasingly…
Apple, Google device biometrics to be available to third-party developers in Japan
Beyond any specific would-be trade deal, the general sense that the world should no longer lean on the U.S. will…
New Orleans ID emerges as national test for municipal autonomy, resistance to ICE
In late July, New Orleans announced the Crescent City ID, a municipal identity card program specifically designed to support inclusion in…
SSA’s ID proofing push fuels access concerns amid claims of customer service gains
The Social Security Administration (SSA) is navigating a contentious balancing act as it works to modernize its customer service infrastructure…
Xperix launches ultra-portable biometric fingerprint scanner RealScan SG10
Xperix has launched the RealScan SG10, which it says is the world’s most compact FBI Appendix F certified optical fingerprint…
US multimodal biometrics firm ROC looks to Global South with MOSIP
ROC announced that its multimodal ROC ABIS and ROC SDK products have completed compliance evaluation with MOSIP, the Modular Open-Source…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection