South Africa still waiting for biometric system upgrade after spending whole budgeted amount
South Africa paid out more than 280 million South African rand (approximately US$16.7 million) to EOH Holdings half a decade…
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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.
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Telpo upgrades biometric tablet for variety of outdoor ID verification applications
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Smartmetric CEO claims progress towards American biometric payment card launch
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Biometrics providers face up to misconceptions, reputational harms and transparency barriers
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Trust Stamp gets US patent notice of allowance for biometric tokenization
Trust Stamp has received a notice of allowance for a U.S. patent on technology for improving the privacy protection of…
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