UK Government to stop accepting EU ID cards for border crossings
EU, EEA, and Swiss national ID cards, including those with biometric chips, will not be acceptable for travel to the…
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.
Imprivata adds touchless biometric palm scanner for safe patient matching
Digital identity firm Imprivata has partnered with biometric device supplier Keyo on a new contactless biometric palm scanner for its…
FacePhi wins HancomWITH facial recognition access control contract
FacePhi has entered a biometrics partnership with cybersecurity company HancomWITH. The contract will see HancomWITH personnel using a FacePin created…
PhilSys biometric collection timeline set, bill proposes electronic voter registration system
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) will start collecting fingerprints, photographs and iris biometrics from registrants to its Philsys national ID…
New Zealand to make NEC face biometrics available to public, private organizations
The Department of Internal Affairs in New Zealand has signed a contract with U.S. giant DXC Technology to make face…
Aerendir Mobile hosts webinar, launches biometrics-powered trust certificate
Aerendir Mobile has announced both a webinar taking place on October 21st, as well as a new biometric key-binding tool….
Russia’s biometric payment system UBS to reach official operation by end of the year
The Unified Biometrics System (UBS) in Russia will be ready to be adopted by shops and restaurants by the end…
BIO-key’s PortalGuard supports biometric multi-factor authentication for GSA
BIO-key has announced a new partnership with the U.S. Government Services Agency (GSA) to provide flexible, secure and compliant two-factor…
Idiap expanding its ‘Deepfake detection and attribution’ research team
The Idiap Research Institute has posted an announcement on their site looking for qualified candidates for a Ph.D. position researching…
NEC New Zealand and JNCTN to bring together biometrics and cloud digital identity tools
NEC New Zealand has announced a new biometrics partnership with identity and credential management solutions firm JNCTN on Tuesday. The…
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