Fragmentation in details and niches as digital health passes roll out around the world
UK authorities are being asked by the country’s aviation sector to ditch the COVID test and isolation requirements it has…
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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.
Ban biometrics from public spaces, EU data protection authorities recommend
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) and the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) have issued a call for a broad…
Flurry of biometrics rollouts and partnerships, payment cards to touchless access control
The markets for fingerprint biometrics in cards, facial recognition for physical access control systems, and both in mobile devices are…
APAC region share of biometric public security market forecast to grow
Public security and safety biometrics are expected to grow over the next five years, with particular gains in immigration enforcement,…
Distributors and strategic partners flock to biometrics providers
Whether Alcatraz for touchless biometric access control, Enacomm for contact center authentication, or OneLogin extending the reach of its IAM…
IDSA survey shows digital identity security investment in next 2 years nearly universal
Four out of five companies have increased their focus on identity security after shifting to remote work during the pandemic,…
Asia continues face biometrics investment trend with Facetech and Hanet fundraises
A pair of biometrics providers in Asia have joined the recent fundraising frenzy, one a software startup and the other…
Testing standards and biometrics certification needed to combat fragmentation, Fime argues
Fragmentation within the biometric authentication ecosystem has created challenges for developers with interoperability and adaptability, certification and uniform benchmarking, according…
‘Red Teaming’ approach to biometric spoof attack detection testing discussed by BixeLab
A workshop held by BixeLab presents an alternative to ISO standards-based biometric system testing focussed on defeating spoof attacks, but…
Biometric access control launches, deployments indicate booming market
HID Global, Anviz and ZKTeco USA have all launched biometric access control technologies in the form of scanners for the…
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