Oura biometric wearable tested with healthcare professionals for early coronavirus detection
A national study of a biometric wearable for early onset detection of COVID-19 has been launched, with Oura Rings worn…
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Facial biometrics deployment for residential access control in Canada concerns privacy advocates
A Canadian real estate management firm has deployed biometric facial recognition to prevent unauthorized access of its buildings and track…
ID.me digital identity supports gas discount program for healthcare workers and first responders
U.S. gas stations BP and Amoco have launched an initiative supported by digital identity from ID.me to provide 50 cents…
Biometrics analyst says outbreak marks death of most of touch-based fingerprint reader market
The market for low-end single fingerprint biometric sensors and readers outside of smartphones has just fallen off a cliff, according…
Biometrics stocks wrap: Ping Identity, Goodix, BIO-key, Zwipe, ImageWare, FPC, OneSpan, Okta
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) from Ping Identity has been launched to the AWS Marketplace, allowing customers to quickly procure and deploy…
Russian central bank’s digital head reports slow progress on national biometric system
Adoption of the unified biometric system instituted by the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) has been slow, surpassing 100,000 users…
IrisGuard contact-free biometric device now supports offline mode to serve remote beneficiaries
IrisGuard has added offline functionality to its mobile verification device to provide contactless biometric iris recognition when no connectivity is…
Innovatrics says facial recognition works with masks, adds Trust Score to biometric onboarding toolkit
Innovatrics has added a new Trust Score feature to its Digital Onboarding Toolkit (DOT) to ensure the reliability and trustworthiness…
AnyVision to supply fever detection system that differentiates high temperature causes to Israel hospital
Thermal cameras from AnyVision that can differentiate between different causes of elevated body temperature, but do not include facial biometrics,…
Global ID and Idiap Research Institute to develop contactless vein biometric scanner for hospitals
A new project to develop a contactless scanner for biometric hand vein identification has been launched by Global ID and…
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