EU civil society group calls for ban on public surveillance biometrics as privacy authorities issue warnings
European Digital Rights (EDRi) has published a paper demanding the European Commission and EU Member States institute a ban on…
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Suprema launches new BioStar 2 biometric platform with upgraded encryption and cybersecurity
Suprema ID has upgraded the cybersecurity capabilities of its BioStar 2 platform for biometric access control and time and attendance…
Google data privacy suit alleging violations from voice AI training partially dismissed
A data privacy lawsuit against Google over the speech recognition processes used by its voice assistant services has been partially…
Vision-Box makes PPE, Accura Scan and iMotion donate biometric tech for COVID-19 response
Several biometrics companies have announced new initiatives to lend their technology capabilities to support front-line and essential services workers during…
Daon adds biometric nodes to ForgeRock integration, Identité launches passwordless 3FA
Daon has added its IdentityX nodes software to the ForgeRock Identity Platform to enable organizations to easily build biometrics into their…
Idex Biometrics explains specs and importance of China UnionPay approval of Feitian biometric payment card
The importance of the joint achievement by Idex Biometrics and Feitian when their fingerprint-enabled payment card was recently endorsed by China…
Remote authentication keeps the world working: A Biometric Update interview series
When nearly all work, transactions, education, and everything else began being conducted from remote by necessity due to the pandemic,…
Redrock Biometrics palm print and vein recognition to support transit access and payments
Palm print and vein biometrics from Redrock Biometrics have been selected by barcode technology provider FalconPro Technology to co-develop a…
Next Biometrics inks FAP20 fingerprint sensor deal with Credence ID for lower-cost mobile devices
Credence ID has placed an initial purchase order for FAP20 fingerprint sensors from Next Biometrics to expand its line of high-end biometric…
Rank One and Panasonic upgrade biometric facial recognition offerings for high accuracy
Rank One Computing has launched a new facial recognition algorithm as part of an update to its biometric ROC SDK,…
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