EU Data Protection Supervisor backs moratorium on biometrics deployments
The growth in popularity of biometrics has been accompanied by widespread misconceptions, according to European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) Wojciech…
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Biometrics companies’ earnings announcements put transitions in focus
Publicly-traded biometrics and AI computer vision companies have reported earnings that both the show the impact of the pandemic and…
US Postal Service fingerprint biometric service for federal vetting surpasses 100 locations
The United States Postal Service has expanded its biometric fingerprinting services partnership with the FBI to more than 100 locations…
Use of biometrics for 3-D Secure payments explained in EMVCo and FIDO Alliance paper
Global payments technology body EMVCo has published a white paper to help guide merchants and issuers adopting FIDO authentication via…
Cognitec upgrades FaceVACS biometric engine for higher identification accuracy with masks
Cognitec has upgraded its FaceVACS facial recognition engine with advanced deep learning methods and a new face finder, giving the new…
US police use biometrics to identify alleged criminal among Lafayette Square protestors
A man alleged to have assaulted a police officer during protests earlier this year in Lafayette Square, near the U.S….
Vix Vizion face biometrics approved for enforcing gambling bans in South Australia
The government of South Australia has selected Vix Vizion to deploy facial recognition to casinos, clubs and other hospitality venues…
Method for facial recognition bias reduction with adversarial network shows promise
A prominent trio of biometrics researchers have proposed a way to remove the difference, or bias, from facial recognition performance…
Digital ID services coming from private sector with government action in Australia, UK
The government of Australia is planning legislation to allow private sector organizations like banks to act as digital identity providers…
Biometric national ID card projects advance in Nepal and Croatia
A bid notice for printing and supplying Nepal’s new biometric national identity cards will be issued within three months, The…
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