Baltimore City Council proposes overarching ban on facial recognition, SIA calls for sanity
In a series of local rules proposed and passed by local government in the U.S. to limit the use of…
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Contactless corridor powered by face biometrics coming to UK immigration
The UK Home Office’s vague plan for “some form of contactless corridor or automated gates for identity and security checks”…
SuperCom margins and Okta revenues improve as biometrics providers angle for growth
SuperCom, Okta and Remark have reported earnings improvement by different metrics, while ImageWare has appointed an investor relations advisor, and…
Australian HRC calls for partial facial recognition moratorium, new AI oversight
The Australian Human Rights Commission is calling for a moratorium on the use of facial recognition in “high-risk” settings, as…
Imprivata launches face biometrics for healthcare through Aware and Idemia partnership
Imprivata is bringing facial recognition to the healthcare industry through a new biometrics partnership with Aware and Idemia. The new…
NSW reaches 3 million mobile driver’s licenses amid advancing government digital ID
From mobile driver’s licenses in Australia and Saudi Arabia to digital ID systems to facilitate online processes in Austria, Germany,…
Biometrics partnership extended to IoT by Ambarella, Lumentum, On Semiconductor
Ambarella, Lumentum and ON Semiconductor have launched two joint reference designs under a collaborative partnership to accelerate the implementation of…
NtechLab scores highest biometric matching accuracy rates in three NIST test categories
NtechLab is trumpeting its success in the recent Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT) from the U.S. National Institute of Standards…
1Kosmos launches passwordless enterprise suite for biometric platform
1Kosmos has developed a suite of frictionless authentication tools based on its private blockchain and advanced biometrics it calls the…
Onfido partners with FaceTec to extend biometrics further into identity lifecycle
Onfido is launching a new platform extending the company’s flagship biometric identity verification to authentication and enterprise-grade security to provide…
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