Vein biometric authentication picks up steam for hospital, pharmacy use
mofiria’s finger vein biometrics will secure Pers Japan drawers in hospitals throughout Tokyo, while nVIAsoft will use its Verihand biometrics…
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AI risk management evolves. Now it has to interoperate
Consensus about AI risk management is growing among the governments of developed economies. That does not mean officials anywhere feel…
Breath recognition shows promise as secure chemical biometric identifier
Researchers at Kyushu University, in Fukuoka, Japan, have developed a new way to scan and identify people’s breath. The olfactory…
Scanning for emotions coming out of the AI shadows
Emotion recognition might be the most concerning biometrics-based tool for some but that is not stopping research into it. The…
New flexible, thin image sensor measures fingerprints, veins and biometric signals
Japan Display has developed a flexible, thin two-dimensional image sensor for high-definition biometric authentication and high-speed vital sign monitoring, following…
Japanese retailers walk fine privacy line to gather customer data with facial recognition
The Parco_ya shopping center in Tokyo’s Ueno district is using 90 cameras and facial recognition technology from AI startup Abeja…
Researchers say capturing pore position could improve fingerprint accuracy more than tenfold
A team of researchers at the University of Tokyo and biometric startup DDS have developed a fingerprint recognition technology which…
Biometric payment solutions startup Liquid secures funding round
Japanese startup Liquid announced on December 25 that it has secured funding from Itochu, Information Services International-Dentsu, Credit Saison and…
Assessing skin hue to skin tone makes measuring biometric bias easier — research
A team of Sony and Tokyo University researchers say they have created a better way to measure apparent skin color…
Global spike in predictive policing draws on AI and biometrics
In China, authorities are making notable use of biometrics and AI in policing and security, with potential implications for human…
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