I3 patents international biometric verification without personal data exchange
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted Ideal Innovations, Inc.’s (I3’s) CEO Bob Kocher a patent for a…
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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.
BIO-key biometrics and IAM revenues double year-over-year
Partnerships and PortalGuard drove BIO-key’s revenues to $992,000 in the second quarter of 2021, up 223 percent from a year…
Biometric payment cards advance with Zwipe Middle East pilot, Crédit Agricole September launch
Zwipe and its regional partner Middle East Payment Services (MEPS) have announced the launch of a pilot of biometric payment cards…
Cloudflare supports hardware biometric authenticators as CAPTCHA replacement
CAPTCHAs are considered annoying by many if not most internet users, and as Cloudflare points out, they can be a…
Protecting digital identity on the agenda, if not in the budget
It is clear to most stakeholders that digital identity is an important tool for addressing society’s current needs, though one…
Fake CDC cards, digital health certificates spreading amid COVID privacy concerns
The twin concerns of privacy and trust are coming to the fore in social dialogue around digital health passes and…
IBT Returns: TSA PreCheck biometrics pioneer stars in sequel
Like a hit movie birthing a sequel a generation later, Integrated Biometric Technology (IBT) has relaunched with bold ambitions for the…
Healthcare digital identity immature? Imprivata can answer that
Imprivata has developed a new tool for healthcare delivery organizations to assess the maturity of their digital identity systems and identify…
Tool for explainable face biometrics, neural networks open-sourced by TruEra
TruEra has made its tool for explainability in machine learning models based on neural networks, like many biometric systems, available as…
Biometric passports, vetting and mobile ID contracts back new high market forecast
Big-dollar digital ID contracts and biometrics market potential loom large in the week’s industry news, with a spotlight on Augentic’s…
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