Idemia named 2019 Global Company of the Year by Frost & Sullivan for biometrics excellence
Idemia has won the 2019 Global Company of the Year Award from Frost & Sullivan for its biometric technology and…
Articles By Chris Burt
Chris Burt is managing editor and industry analyst at Biometric Update. He has also written nonfiction about information technology, dramatic arts, sports culture, and fantasy basketball, as well as fiction about a doomed astronaut. He lives in Toronto. You can follow him on Twitter @AFakeChrisBurt.
Indian government withdraws Aadhaar social media monitoring tender as brokerages await eKYC clarity
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has withdrawn a tender for monitoring social media chatter about Aadhaar and help…
Biometric wearables, flash drive, smart display and suitcase among new consumer products
A new t-shirt with integrated biometric sensors has been launched to the healthcare wearables market by artificial intelligence company Chronolife….
Simprints creates Chief Delivery Officer role to scale biometrics for development
Simprints is looking to bring an executive on board to fill the new role of Chief Delivery Officer for the…
IPVM opens dedicated video testing facility to research facial recognition and other technologies
IPVM has opened a 12,000 square foot facility to expand its research and teaching capabilities with testing of video surveillance…
Veridium to offer multi-factor biometric authentication through AWS Partner Network
Veridium has joined the AWS Partner Network (APN) as a Select Technology Partner to offer multi-factor biometric authentication to and…
Australian Commission calls for partial facial biometrics moratorium as APAC countries seek balance
The Australian Human Rights Commission is calling for a moratorium on the use of facial recognition in law enforcement and…
Mitek survey shows consumers trust banks and distrust social media with digital identity
Consumers are more willing to share their digital identity information with banks than they are with government entities or tech…
Iris recognition edges fingerprint, face and palm biometrics for most willing use by UK consumers
Biometric iris or retina recognition is the modality with the highest number of people in the UK willing to use…
Non-profit legal firm argues Supreme Court should throw out biometric privacy suit against Facebook
The Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) has filed an amicus curiae brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, urging the body to…
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