After final approval in $650M biometric data privacy suit, Facebook seeks arbitration for Instagram
Facebook’s $650 million settlement of a biometric data privacy suit has been granted final approval in the Northern District of…
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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.
Biometric cards rolling out for national and refugee ID systems, boosting company earnings
Biometric cards for payments, digital ID and refugee benefits are the theme of the week’s top industry news. Idex Biometrics…
Telpo outdoor biometric terminal gains entry to Japanese market with regulator approval
The F10 outdoor face biometrics terminal from Telpo has been approved for entry into the Japanese market with certification to the…
Denmark’s biometric passport contract won by Veridos and partner idpeople
Denmark’s new passports with biometrics embedded in a digital chip will be provided by Veridos and partner idpeople under a contract…
Private sector frustrated with UK government’s digital ID coordination efforts
The confusion around the UK government’s efforts to sunset its Gov.uk Verify digital identity system are analyzed in a Computer…
$92M biometric data privacy suit settlement agreement reached by TikTok
A tentative deal has been reached for TikTok users to settle their biometric data privacy lawsuit against the app for…
Spanish soccer club trials Veridas face biometrics for stadium security checks
A trial of Veridas’ and das-Nano’s biometric access control system has been launched at El Sadar stadium in Spain Employees…
Major investments in contactless biometrics at airports expected by SITA, Frost & Sullivan
The total airport management market will reach $1.2 billion by 2030 with increasing use of contactless biometrics among its key…
Transmit Security’s BindID uses native device biometrics to replace customer passwords
Transmit Security has released biometric service BindID to replace passwords in customer authentication without dedicated hardware or software, across any channel…
ID R&D launches SDK for on-device passive biometric liveness
Passive biometric liveness checks from ID R&D can now be performed on the user’s device, with the release of the IDLive…
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