Alfi executive out after investigation into corporate transactions
An investigation into “certain corporate transactions” at Alfi has resulted in the CTO of the company being fired, and its…
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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.
Oosto offers guidance on ethical face biometrics deployments, platform upgraded
Oosto has published a white paper on ethical facial recognition deployment and announced a series of next-generation capabilities added to its…
Military training contractor 4GD uses biometrics, augmented reality in simulations
A system utilizing biometrics and augmented reality has been developed for military training by 4GD, ostensibly to provide realistic simulations…
ID R&D voice biometrics integrated into development kit for easy IoT deployment
Voice biometrics from ID R&D have been integrated with the Vivoka Voice Development Kit to give developers a simple way to…
Meta to delete Facebook facial recognition dataset, turn off features
Facebook’s facial recognition tools are being shut down and a database of a billion face biometric templates deleted, Meta VP…
Proposed $6.8M settlement reached in biometric vending machines data privacy suit
A biometric data privacy suit against Compass Group USA Inc. and partner 365 Retail Markets LLC under Illinois’ Biometric Information…
Data protection authority blocks facial recognition from thermal cameras in Quebec
The Canadian province of Quebec has determined that combining thermal cameras with facial recognition or any other identification system violates…
Biometric authentication dramatically cuts flow of smuggled USD into Afghanistan
Mandatory biometric authentication for large cash withdrawals in U.S. dollars have caused the volume of dollar-buying on the open market…
New rugged handheld multi-biometric terminal from Telpo provides fingerprinting options
Telpo has brought a rugged new handheld multi-factor biometrics terminal, the S5, to market to enable a wide range of biometric…
Emerging approaches to biometrics taking root in identity orchestration, SSI
Emerging markets in identity orchestration, the next generation of the internet and health status verification were among the most-read stories…
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