LG smartphone with biometric palm recognition now available in Australia
LG has introduced palm vein authentication technology to its G8S smartphone, which is now available in Australia, according to EFTM,…
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AU10TIX receives $60M investment to pay off debt and fund growth initiatives
Private equity firm TPG Capital has made a $60 million investment in ABC Technologies, the holding company for identity verification…
Amazon hit by Illinois biometric data privacy suit for Alexa recordings
A new class action law suit has been filed against Amazon under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act for recording the…
Stakeholders split on London police use of public facial recognition as study shows 4 in 5 false positives
The Chair of the Metropolitan Police staff association Ken March has called China’s use of public surveillance with biometric facial…
MobileIron report shows 84 percent of organizations plan new authentication methods
Within the next two years, 84 percent of organizations are planning to adopt new authentication solutions, and low-friction access technologies…
Afghanistan approves $15M purchase of 17,865 biometric devices for upcoming elections
Afghanistan’s Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has approved funding to deploy biometric devices to ensure the integrity of the country’s upcoming…
Aadhaar amendment for voluntary biometric verification by private sector passes lower house
India’s lower house has passed the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019, sending legislation establishing new rules for private…
Aximetria develops local storage voice biometric authorization for crypto wallet
Fintech startup Aximetria has developed a new biometric voice authentication technology for private keyless authorization of mobile banking transactions. Digital…
STMicroelectronics launches biometric presence solution for low-power laptop security
STMicroelectronics has launched a biometric presence detection solution with output from its FlightSense Time-of-Flight (ToF) sensor used by Intel’s Context…
Apple testing biometric iCloud access and possibly launching iPhone with in-display fingerprint tech
Apple is planning to launch an iPhone with an in-display fingerprint sensor in China, The Global Times reports, citing Chinese-language…
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