Ban on facial recognition in public housing proposed in U.S. congress
U.S. legislators are preparing to bring a proposed bill before congress which would ban the use of biometric facial recognition…
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Thai banks to secure bank services with palm and facial biometrics as national ID gateway opens
Banks in Thailand are planning to offer biometric security for financial services including payments, loans, and electronic know your customer…
Motorola could offer facial recognition with police body cameras with WatchGuard acquisition
WatchGuard, a leading provider of police body cameras, has been acquired by Motorola Solutions, which already provides technology to police…
Idemia biometric immigration system deployed to Singapore’s new Seletar Airport
An Idemia automated immigration system with biometric technology has been implemented at Singapore’s new Seletar Airport, following its installation at…
Nice recognized for voice biometrics and fraud prevention and adds buguroo behavioral to Actimize
Nice has been recognized as a leader in authentication, voice biometrics, and fraud prevention by Opus Research, and also added…
Google street teams likely collecting facial recognition data for unlocking new Pixel 4
Google representatives have been collecting facial biometric data from people in various cities, offering them $5 gift cards in return…
SecuredTouch granted U.S. patent for continuous authentication with behavioral biometrics
SecuredTouch has been awarded a U.S. Patent for “Continuous User Authentication” with its behavioral biometrics technology. The United States Patent…
Aadhaar authentication may be required for large Indian bank transactions
India’s government is considering requiring biometric or other Aadhaar authentication methods for cash deposits and withdrawals above a certain threshold…
Police facial recognition off in Orlando, on in Netherlands and considered in Sweden
Orlando Police Department’s (OPD’s) trial of Amazon’s Rekognition facial biometric software has reached the end of its second phase and…
New version of ID R&D voice biometric solution boasts cross-channel enrollment and 10x speed boost
ID R&D has released a new version of its voice biometric software which provides simplified enterprise integration and cross-channel enrollment,…
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