Digital ID and KYC coming for remote voting in India, Aadhaar biometrics use continues to expand
India’s Electoral Commission says it will begin issuing digital ID for voters and accept digital KYC processes on the National…
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Aware launches flexible automated biometric identification system for civil ID and law enforcement
Aware has brought its automated biometric identification system (ABIS) for large-scale identification and deduplication to provide comprehensive biometric analysis and processing,…
New algorithm pushes into biometric accuracy leaders in latest NIST FRVT
Deep Glint (also known as DeepGlint) has held onto its top overall spot for biometric accuracy in the latest Face…
International Biometrics Industry Association Managing Director Tovah LaDier steps down
Tovah LaDier has left the International Biometrics Industry Association (IBIA) after serving as its managing director for more than 15 years….
Biometrics stocks to reach more investors with Plurilock launch and Ipsidy uplist
A couple of publicly-traded companies providing biometrics and digital ID technologies are increasing their investor access with Plurilock launching to…
Facial recognition and other biometrics targeted in data privacy legislation, but what will feds do?
Data privacy legislation is advancing in the U.S., though somewhat unpredictably, with different ramifications for biometrics vendors in different states….
Progress on government biometrics programs for elections, forensics and borders mixed
From elections to pandemic aid, and from police forensics to border control, government biometric and digital ID programs are the…
Fourthline announces record KYC and digital ID growth and says OCR outperforms Google
KYC and digital identity provider Fourthline has announced record growth during calendar 2020, with its annual recurring revenue doubling over the…
Blanket bans on face biometrics use by private sector unhelpful, digital privacy group argues
Robust regulation can ensure private sector use of facial recognition that balances people’s freedom to use biometric technology for phone…
Apple granted patent for face biometrics occlusion assessment
A patent newly granted to Apple reveals a method for using ‘heat maps’ to biometrically identify and authenticate a Face ID…
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