Facial biometrics from Speech Technology Center deployed to identify banned fans at Moscow stadium
Crowds attending events at Moscow’s Central Stadium Dynamo, also known as VTB Arena, will be scanned with biometric facial recognition…
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ACLU sues U.S. government agencies for records on facial biometrics deployments and plans
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is suing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, accusing Customs and Border Protection (CBP)…
Bio-key tech used to enroll fingerprint biometrics of more than 9M customers of South African bank
South Africa’s Capitec Bank Holding Company has enrolled more than 9 million customers with its in-branch biometric client identification system…
Idemia to build biometrics-backed digital identity service in Egypt, supply TSA trials, joins Kantara
Idemia is planning to expand its business in Egypt and establish a shared services center in the country, CEO Yan…
Intel implements facial recognition security system at offices to identify threats
Intel has launched biometric facial recognition technology to improve the security of its offices and employees by identifying “high risk…
Kiva and Gravity granted first ID2020 certifications for empowering users of digital ID technology
The inaugural class of ID2020-certified digital ID solutions has been announced by the organization, which holds up the Kiva Protocol…
Seattle port authority votes to work with CBP on biometric exit at Seattle airport
The Port of Seattle Commission has voted to work with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on the implementation of…
BIO-key to provide biometric authentication platform to Nigerian telecom in $30M deal
BIO-key has announced its first major contract win in Africa since the launch of its new strategy for the continent,…
New biometric crypto smartcard wallet from CardLab and eSignus features Fingerprint Cards sensor
CardLab and eSignus have partnered to develop a cryptocurrency hardware wallet solution in a smartcard form factor leveraging biometric security…
Biometrics company allegedly leaves unhashed fingerprint data of thousands exposed to internet
Unsecured fingerprint biometric data from up to 76,000 people has been left exposed on the internet, as security researcher Anurag…
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