Commission rules Australian worker unfairly dismissed for refusing to use biometric system
Australia’s Fair Work Commission (FWC) has ruled that a worker fired for refusing to use a biometric time and attendance…
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Facial recognition deployment by Queensland Police for Commonwealth Games largely unsuccessful
The facial recognition system used by the Queensland Police Service (QPS) during the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games did not…
“Biggest ever deletion of biometric IDs from a state-held database” to be carried out by UK tax authority
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has ruled the collection of voice biometric data from roughly five million people by…
DataGrid develops AI to generate whole-body images of nonexistent people
An artificial intelligence algorithm from Japanese company DataGrid creates high-resolution whole-body images of non-existent people. DataGrid uses a generative adversarial…
Oregon police using Amazon facial biometrics with suspect sketches and dead bodies
Police in Washington County, Oregon have used facial biometrics technology in attempts to identify dead bodies, unconscious suspects, people who…
MeReal bills new multi-application biometric smart card as world’s most versatile
MeReal Biometrics has launched a new version of its biometric smart card, which the company says is the most agile…
AnyVision partners with Synectics to offer facial recognition with intelligent security systems
Security surveillance company Synectics has reached a partnership agreement with AnyVision to integrate biometric facial recognition with its Synergy 3…
Onfido customer Nivo raises £2M to deliver secure messaging service for sensitive transactions
Secure instant messaging platform Nivo, which was spun-out of Barclays and leverages identification verification checks from Onfido, has raised £2…
ImageWare closes registered direct offering with $6.5M gross and announces investor update May 9
ImageWare Systems has announced that its registered direct offering has raised gross proceeds of approximately $6.55 million. The offering, which…
Nxt-ID files for spin-off of Fit Pay payments and authentication business with SEC
Nxt-ID has filed a Form 10 Registration Statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to begin the process of…
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