Thales wins contract for Swedish biometric travel and identity documents
Thales announced its subsidiary AB Svenska Pass has been awarded the contract to manufacture around 12 million biometric identity documents…
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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.
CISA recommends FIDO authentication in email security advisory to political campaigns
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published an advisory on Thursday recommending multi-factor authentication (MFA) as a cyber-attack…
Fujitsu reveals tool to counter biometric facial authentication fraud
Fujitsu Laboratories has announced a new technology capable of detecting attempts to fool biometric facial recognition systems. The tool can…
Novetta wins biometric tech award; Signzy, Trust Stamp and Onfido fintech contributions recognized
Novetta’s technology for capturing biometric data from fingerprint cards has won the “Best Technical Advancement” award at this year’s FedID…
G2E Asia panel sees gait recognition an emerging biometric security tool
Experts at the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) Asia Online Conference 2020 discussed biometric gait analysis as an emerging security tool,…
Kabn Systems and ITBiometrics launch new investment initiatives
Online identity verification company Kabn Systems has announced an update to its irrevocable subscription plan announced on August 18, 2020,…
Beijing unveils crosswalk with biometric facial recognition to catch jaywalkers
The City of Beijing has installed a biometric smart crosswalk at an intersection in Zhongguancun, Haidian district, that can send…
Android camera APIs must preserve facial appearance for biometrics
Android camera software APIs will not be able to alter facial appearance, Google revealed in its latest Compatibility Definition Document,…
Police in Japan reveal use of facial biometrics in criminal probes
A biometric facial recognition system that matches photos of offenders with images from social media and surveillance cameras has been…
Acuant ID document scanning to verify COVID-19 patient data for NeuroLab
Acuant has announced NeuroLab BI, a clinical lab optimization company, is licensing its ID document scanning technology to verify the…
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