Lacking or weak biometric data policies concern authorities and advocates in Europe, Australia
Concerns about the privacy and security of biometric data have prompted consultations between the European Commission and regional data protection…
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Second biometric data privacy lawsuit against Clearview AI also includes partner supplying police
The second lawsuit alleging biometric privacy violations by Clearview AI under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) has been filed,…
Precise Biometrics strategic shift leads to breakthrough quarter, profit for full-year 2019
Precise Biometrics is lauding its latest results as evidence that its focus on biometric smart card and digital identity offerings…
FaceTec biometric authentication implemented by leading dating app maker to stop bots and catfishing
The Meet Group, a leading maker of dating and social entertainment apps has integrated 3D face authentication technology from FaceTec…
Financial services companies partner up to replace legacy access control with biometrics
Several banks, fintech, and financial services companies have found partners to provide biometric authentication for secure onboarding and transactions, with…
Fingerprint Cards mixed 2019 results and smart card patents in biometrics stocks news
Most financial results for Fingerprint Cards in its most recent quarter are trending in the right direction, despite a decrease…
Simprints to provide biometric tech and expertise to Bangladesh government for newborn healthcare
Simprints and the ICT Division of the Government of Bangladesh have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), under which the…
Proposed U.S. Senate bill to halt facial biometrics use by law enforcement until new commission reports
A bill has been introduced in the U.S. Senate that would place a temporary moratorium on the use of biometric…
iProov brings remote biometrics to physical locations with cross-platform technology
Biometric identity authentication technology offered for remote transactions by iProov has been launched for cross-platform applications to bring the same…
Guyana to launch biometric national ID card, Portugal and Jamaica digital ID plans advance
Guyana’s government is planning to include biometrics among the security features of a new national ID card for use with…
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