EAB awards three researchers for contributions to fingerprint and facial biometrics
University of Ljubljana researcher Dr. Klemen Grm has won the first EAB Max Snijder Award for his research on processing…
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Cognitec reports biometric identification success in NIST facial recognition testing
The latest results from NIST’s Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT) 1:N include successful participation by Cognitec, which according to a…
Credence ID launches management tool for mobile biometric devices
New web-based management tool for mobile biometric ID deployments CredenceCONNECT has been launched by Credence ID, and the company has…
BioCatch adds policy and case management to behavioral biometrics platform
BioCatch has updated its platform with several new behavioral biometrics products, including a Policy Manager, Case Manager, and new behavioral…
UNECA head adds economic expertise and diversity to ID4Africa Advisory Board
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary Dr. Vera Songwe has joined ID4Africa’s Board of Advisors to add…
CITRIS Policy Lab publishes digital ID and facial recognition reports to support ID2020 and Good ID
The Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) Policy Lab has published a pair of white…
NIST sees drastic improvement in facial biometrics accuracy as market grows
Biometric facial recognition technology has improved “spectacularly,” with error rates for the top products estimated by the biometrics testing project…
India’s public health insurance system implements biometrics to cut fraud
The Indian government’s flagship health insurance scheme will soon require biometric verification for patient admissions and discharge processes to crack…
Evident ID launches data privacy compliance tool for GDPR and CCPA
With Europe’s General Data Protection Rule (GDPR) and the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) substantially raising the bar for privacy…
Neurotechnology upgrades facial biometrics and other features of time and attendance system
Neurotechnology has updated its NCheck Bio Attendance system with enhanced facial recognition that can recognize multiple faces in a single…
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