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Articles By Alessandro Mascellino

Alessandro Mascellino is a freelance multimedia journalist focusing on emerging technologies. His work has been featured on The Independent, The Mirror Online, and The Sun, among others. Alessandro is also the author of TÉKUNI, a newsletter about technology in Japan.

 

Iris ID’s iCAM 7S biometric reader SIA OSDP compliance confirmed

Iris ID has announced that its IrisAccess iCAM 7S series of multi-factor biometric iris readers has been verified to meet…

 

Facial recognition gates by JR West to launch at Osaka train station in March

West Japan Railway (JR West) announced it would deploy face biometrics gates at two train stations in Osaka, reports The…

 

Digital ID experts to tackle fraud, deepfakes in high demand: OCR Labs report

Nine out of ten fintechs are planning to recruit additional digital ID experts to help tackle fraud as they expect…

 

Australia awards Fujitsu $26M contract for ID matching, considers face biometrics database

The Australian Department of Home Affairs has awarded Fujitsu Australia an AU$37.6 million (roughly US$26.2 million) contract to handle the…

 

Data foundation calls for better control of biometrics in policing

U.S. President Joe Biden wants Congress to establish clear rules for biometric data policies and tools used in criminal investigations….

 

Website of biometric ‘homeless management system’ provider hacked

The website of Odin Intelligence, a provider of technology that includes face biometrics to law enforcement and emergency services, has…

 

NADRA creates alternative to biometrics for elderly people with faded fingerprints

Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) is establishing a new identity verification service for elderly individuals whose fingerprints have…

 

GBT’s face and ‘body’ biometrics patent granted, imaging invention published

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has approved a patent by GBT Technologies referring to a machine learning-driven image…

 

US Govt steps up authentication security efforts with new report, Aware biometrics

The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has published a new report suggesting that its management practices and password complexity…

 

Selfie biometrics deployed for KYC, hotel check-ins and Microsoft Teams

YooniK joined forces with Host Hotel Systems to bring biometrics to the hospitality sector and iDenfy with Primo Dialler to…

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