Ceva licenses AI processing for DARPA biometrics and research programs
Ceva has reached an open licensing agreement with the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to help its programs innovate…
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Megvii tries again for major biometrics IPO on Shanghai’s Star exchange
Megvii has filed paperwork for an initial public offering on the Shanghai Star Market, South China Morning Post reports, in what could…
Idemia NSS to provide biometrics and identity services at 4,000 US post offices
Idemia National Security Solutions (NSS) has won a contract from the U.S. Postal Service to provide biometrics capturing and in-person identity…
Apple device biometric sensors used in cognitive health screening study
Biogen is collaborating with Apple on a remote research study to see if the biometric and other sensing capabilities of the…
Biometrics companies announce gains in revenue and stock price amid positioning for 2021
Publicly-traded companies in the biometrics space have reported progress on a range of fronts, from revenue gains by EyeLock to…
FTC declares facial recognition surveillance tech dangerous, warns against federal privacy pre-emption
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has come out swinging against facial recognition, issuing a proposed settlement with Paravision which Law Street reports…
Grounds for lawsuits based on biometric data retention in Illinois clarified by Appeals Court
A ruling by the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has clarified the criteria for standing according to Article III…
Macau to collect biometric data from all visitors to fight identity fraud
All visitors to Macau will likely soon be required to provide biometric data to city authorities on entrance, GGRAsia reports, with…
New face biometrics implementations announced at airports on three continents
The pace of facial recognition implementations at airport begins 2021 much the same as in 2020, with SITA and Gunnebo…
DHS founding Secretary Tom Ridge to discuss biometrics and risk-based safety at Daon event
Daon and hc1 will host a virtual round-table discussion on January 19 on the use of biometrics and how risk-based safety…
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