UK pitches less oversight for Surveillance, who-knows-what for Biometrics Commissioner role
Tucked away on page 141 of 146, questions number 409 and 410 of the UK government’s data reform consultation document…
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Paths to passwordless enterprise MFA expanded by Secret Double Octopus
Secret Double Octopus has developed a suite of multifactor authentication technologies to help enterprises deploy traditional MFA as a first step…
Promise of knowledge distillation for debiasing biometric PAD discussed in EAB event
The innovative technique for training machine learning models known as ‘knowledge distillation’ is showing promise for mitigating bias in biometric…
Biometric ticketing reaches NFL, deployed to new soccer stadium
The Columbus Crew of North America’s Major League Soccer has deployed a converged wired and wireless network from Hewlett Packard…
Socure appoints Matt Thompson to lead public sector biometrics, ID verification business
Socure has hired industry heavyweight Matt Thompson to be the company’s new general manager of Public Sector Solutions. In this role,…
Shiny skin ruining face biometric data? DHS researchers develop fix
Researchers with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security have developed a way to correct for how much lights reflects off…
Remote work contributes to enterprise shift to biometrics, away from passwords
The range of fraud and access control risks that go along with remote work practices are leading enterprises to adopt…
Suprema ID to launch FAP60 biometric fingerprint scanner at Connect:ID
Suprema ID is launching a new durable scanner to enroll fingerprint biometrics in the field at Connect:ID 2021 in Washington, DC…
One Identity and OneLogin now one company
Digital identity cybersecurity technology provider One Identity has acquired OneLogin to expand the scope of the former’s Unified Identity Security Platform…
Trust Stamp deals set up near-future revenues: biometrics stock wrap
Trust Stamp gained 29 percent in non-GAAP gross sales in the first half of 2021 compared to a year earlier, surpassing…
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