Smartphone facial biometrics boost mobile 3D sensing parts outlook
Taiwanese suppliers of mobile 3D sensing technology used for facial biometrics are preparing for a major potential opportunity from a…
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.
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Idemia says NYPD bomb scare suspect ID shows facial recognition best practices
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ID R&D passive biometric liveness implemented for major telecom provider in Southeast Asia
ID R&D has announced a new partnership with software provider Innov8tif, which has integrated IDLive Face into its EMAS eKYC…
Biometrics market in Asia-Pacific region to surpass $21B by 2025
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Airports and encryption research lead this week’s biometrics and digital ID news
Excitement about new technologies and deployments, and in a couple of cases a lack thereof, was the theme of the…
Megvii to file for Hong Kong IPO despite protests and facial recognition controversy
Biometrics unicorn and Face++ maker Megvii is about to file for its initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock…
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