Fingerprints being piloted for prisoner medication access and drug tests in UK
A pair of programs in the UK are introducing biometric fingerprinting technology, in one case to distribute drugs and in…
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Invixium announces software upgrade and new distributors as investor McRock increases stake
Invixium has launched a major software upgrade, including biometric face de-duplication, and announced a pair of new distribution deals, as…
NEC server software supports FIDO online biometrics and SDK provides voice authentication
NEC has launched its enhanced NC7000-3A server software to enable secure access to websites and mobile applications in compliance with…
Ping Identity updates core MFA product with FIDO support and intelligence capabilities
Ping Identity has updated its PingID multi-factor authentication (MFA) solution with new methods of evaluating user and device risk before…
Sumsub brings biometric selfie and ID check to Polymath security token services marketplace
Biometric compliance-as-a-Service provider Sumsub has joined the Polymath Service Provider Marketplace to provide KYC and other regulatory checks to Polymath’s…
Somerville second U.S. city to ban public biometric facial recognition
Somerville, Massachusetts has banned the use of biometric facial recognition by any city department or agency with a unanimous vote…
ZorroSign updates mobile app with better handwritten signature capture
ZorroSign has launched version 2.0 of its mobile app with new features to make routine document signing more secure, convenient,…
U.S. hospital applies biometric facial recognition to cancer treatment verification after FDA approval
Parker Adventist Hospital in Colorado is using biometric facial recognition from Vision RT to confirm the identity and treatment of…
Biometrics research briefs: voice recognition, cloud biometric services, intelligent and risk-based authentication
New biometrics market research indicates that both cloud biometric services and voice biometric technologies will be worth $2.7 billion in…
Airport biometrics launched in South Korea and Poland as U.S. oversight board weighs benefits
Biometric deployments at airports continue at a rapid pace, with deployments in South Korea and Poland, as details continue to…
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