US Navy plans rollout of new multimodal biometric system after shift to remote training
A U.S. Navy Mobile Training Team has transitioned to remote training for Sailors on the biometric gear used in the…
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CardLab biometric cards with FPC sensor reach market, Zwipe signs up four new partners
CardLab has introduced a fingerprint biometric card it says is well-suited to government and identity applications including payments, COVID-19 vaccination…
Research with IrisGuard device shows iris biometrics work with children aged 4 to 11
A new academic study shows iris biometrics are likely to be effective for identifying children over time, as irises do…
Smart Engines OCR technology integrated with two biometric onboarding systems
Smart Engines’ identity document recognition technology has been adopted by Oman Arab Bank (OAB) as part of biometric user onboarding…
Dahua biometrics controversy draws scrutiny of Amazon’s $10M thermal cameras purchase
The fallout of the recent revelation that Dahua developed biometrics specifically to identify Uyghurs for Chinese authorities has begun, with U.S….
BixeLab plans to bring NIST-accredited biometrics testing to Southern Hemisphere
Australian biometrics testing lab BixeLab is launching its new biometric test facilities to provide a range of testing services, and hosting…
Biometrics sales boost earnings reports from public companies amid pandemic disruption
Aware, RealNetworks and Ping An have reported gains from their face biometric technologies among their 2020 results, while Nxt-ID has…
Experts discuss pandemic shifting of airport biometrics emphasis, as new implementations unveiled
The adoption of airport biometrics is unlikely to be slowed by the pandemic, experts from Aruba and Vision-Box suggested during…
Thoughtful Biometrics Workshop launched to bring fresh perspectives to technology challenges
A new biometrics event has been unveiled with the intention of bringing together a diverse set of stakeholders including privacy…
Investigation reveals Dahua biometric systems sent ethnicity warnings to Chinese police
Revelations about ethnicity-tracking biometric systems being developed by many of the biggest names among China-based artificial intelligence and facial recognition…
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