Six Flags and Snapchat parent head off court decisions in biometric privacy suits
A settlement has been reached in the biometric data privacy lawsuit against Six Flags for $36 million, the Cook County…
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Trustmatic launches online biometric identity verification with Innovatrics partnership
Trustmatic has launched an online identity verification platform to help organizations of all sizes reduce fraud and improve their customer…
OCR Labs raises €12.5M to bring ID doc and selfie biometrics checks to UK, Turkish markets
Australian startup OCR Labs has raised €12.5 million (roughly US$15.2 million) in a Series A funding round to bring its…
IdRamp joins Linux’ Cardea as digital health passes evolve and roll out
IdRamp has joined the Linux Foundation Public Health’s steering committee for its open-source ecosystem for verifiable health credentials. The Cardea system,…
Stripe launches selfie biometrics to join active identity verification market
Stripe is joining the market for remote biometric identity verification, just as Idemia, TruNarrative and Yoti have signed up new…
Ipsidy rebrands to reflect biometric authentication focus, prepares for uplist
Ipsidy is now known as authID.ai in a rebrand amid a flurry of organizational moves by the biometric authentication provider….
Canada engages business group to establish digital identity standards
Canada’s CIO Strategy Council has been engaged by the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) and Innovation Science and Economic Development…
Face biometrics draws millions in investment, plus consideration, explanation and criticism
Facial recognition is the common theme of the most widely-read stories on Biometric Update this week, as the technology is…
Fingerprint Cards awarded biometric card manufacturing patent in US
Fingerprint Cards has been granted a biometrics patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for the design and manufacturing…
Clear signs first healthcare partner for biometrics-secured digital health pass
Clear has signed up Atlantic Health as a partner for the digital ID provider’s Health Pass, which features face biometrics…
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