Microsoft wins partial dismissal of biometric data privacy suit, Amazon goes 0-for-2
A biometric data privacy lawsuit against Microsoft and Amazon can go forward, a federal judge in Seattle has ruled, though…
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Good Health Pass Collaborative offers Australia advice, pitches principles
The Good Health Pass Collaborative has offered assistance to Australia as it carries out deliberations into the use of digital…
Telpo sees access control as key market for F10 biometric terminal, demonstrates at Sekurica 2021
The face biometric access control terminal launched by Telpo with a large video display for a range of applications has become…
Investment pours into industry for voice and face biometrics, international expansion
Big money is being invested in voice biometrics and facial authentication, with Microsoft making Nuance its second-largest ever acquisition (after…
BioCatch updates behavioral biometrics platform with proactive risk notifications
The global market for behavioral biometrics will grow at a spectacular 21.3 percent compound annual growth rate from 2021 to…
Rollout of biometrics-backed health passes for travel recovery continues
Biometric systems for managing COVID-19 immunity and vaccination status are being launched and trialed around the world, and common through-lines…
Illinois state lawmakers consider biometric data privacy law overhaul
A proposal to reform Illinois’ regulation of private sector biometrics use is being considered by a State Senate Judiciary subcommittee,…
Apple analyst forecasts under-display face biometrics on 2023 iPhones
Under-display Face ID biometrics are coming to Apple devices in 2023, replacing the “notch” that has up to now contained…
ACLU seeks to make facial recognition use by police a civil rights issue with wrongful arrest suit
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the ACLU of Michigan, and the University of Michigan Law School’s Civil Rights Litigation…
Idemia upgrades INTERPOL multi-biometric system, extension to border stations planned
Idemia will supply its latest-generation multi-biometric identification system (MBIS) to INTERPOL for instant identification of criminal suspects with fingerprint and face…
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