Biometrics growing now in airports, soon in payments and age estimation
Near-future biometric payments, and government digital identity initiatives in the UK and Congo make up several of the most widely-read…
Articles By Chris Burt
Chris Burt is managing editor and industry analyst at Biometric Update. He has also written nonfiction about information technology, dramatic arts, sports culture, and fantasy basketball, as well as fiction about a doomed astronaut. He lives in Toronto. You can follow him on Twitter @AFakeChrisBurt.
What everyone needs to know about facial recognition
The National Press Foundation recently held an event to help inform the news media about facial recognition. How fully it…
Anonybit adds decentralized biometric authentication to Ping Identity partner program
Anonybit and Ping Identity have partnered to bring the former’s protection against data breaches and account takeover attacks to the…
BioID Technologies palm biometrics scanner certified to FBI specification
China-based BioID Technologies has received certification to the IAFIS Appendix-F specification from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation for the…
Jumio downsizes as identity verification providers respond to economic climate
Jumio has laid off more than 100 from its workforce, a source tells Biometric Update. The company confirmed that it…
Sierra Leone signs up for national digital ID pilot built with MOSIP
Sierra Leone has struck a deal with MOSIP to build and pilot a national digital ID system with open source…
Pakistan ID authority shares data of 4K wanted people for biometric matching
NADRA has shared the images of more than 4,000 wanted individuals with a public safety body to enable biometric matching…
Idex strikes second bank deal to launch biometric payment cards in Turkey this year
Idex Biometrics has signed a deal to supply a second biometric payment card project in Turkey. A Turkish regional bank…
Facial recognition to identify Brazilian capital rioters, digital forensics even more
Brazil’s Federal Police are planning to use facial recognition to identify the perpetrators of attacks against the country’s federal agencies…
Jumio provides selfie biometrics to top Singapore car-sharing service
Jumio has been selected by Singapore car-sharing service GetGo to provide digital Know Your Customer checks for faster, simplified customer…
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