Voatz raises $7M to increase accessibility and footprint of biometric and blockchain voting app
Biometric mobile voting company Voatz has raised $7 million in a Series A funding round, which it plans to use…
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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.
New rules for biometric EU identity and residence cards given final approval
The European Union’s Council has approved new rules for biometric fingerprint and photo security features of identity and residence cards,…
Dr. Ann Cavoukian lends privacy expertise to D-ID advisory board
Privacy by Design framework creator Dr. Ann Cavoukian has joined D-ID’s advisory board to share her privacy expertise, the biometric…
New Suprema ID product among biometrics technologies on display at Identity Week 2019
Gradiant will demonstrate its biometric facial recognition solutions and forensic technologies for automated digital onboarding and KYC processes at the…
Ambarella and Eyesight Technologies partner for biometric driver monitoring system
Eyesight Technologies has partnered with Ambarella to integrate its biometric facial -recognition-powered DriverSense driver monitoring system (DMS) with Ambarella CVflow…
Survey shows biometrics not trusted or understood by majority of consumers
A majority of consumers believe that switching from passwords to biometrics will expose them to identity fraud, according to a…
Biometrics market in Europe forecasted to reach $11.5B by 2023
The integration of artificial intelligence, machine learning and deep learning will enhance the performance of various biometric modalities, driving European…
MIT researchers demonstrate cross-modal biometrics with facial approximation from voice
Researchers at MIT have developed a neural network-based model for associating vocal characteristics with facial ones to create approximate images…
CyberLink shrinks facial recognition model by 98 percent for edge biometrics
Facial recognition and edge computing are the two most promising opportunities in the artificial intelligence market in 2019, CyberLink CEO…
Iveda brings biometrics and surveillance analytics to South Africa with AXIOM partnership
Cloud video surveillance company Iveda has partnered with AXIOM to bring its devices with built-in face recognition and other analytics…
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