Mobile biometric device enables Florida police to identify high-quality fake passport
A recent arrest of an undocumented illegal alien holding a high-quality fake passport in Escambia County, Florida, demonstrates the value…
Articles By Chris Burt
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.
Gemalto to delist from Amsterdam and Paris exchanges as Thales buys out remaining shares
Gemalto will be delisted from the Euronext Amsterdam and Euronext Paris stock exchanges shortly after the company’s annual general meeting…
Trulioo extends identity verification coverage to growing crypto and gaming hub Malta
Trulioo has extended the coverage of its global identity verification capabilities to Malta, enabling customers to tap into the country’s…
ISS launches facial biometrics for diverse camera angles and lighting in video management system
Intelligent video management system (VMS) and native analytics provider Intelligent Security Systems (ISS) demonstrated the new SecurOS FaceX biometric facial…
Privacy researcher ordered to return 20 accidentally shared pages on NYPD facial biometric system
Researchers at Georgetown University’s Center on Privacy and Technology must return 20 pages of confidential information about its biometric facial…
Advocacy groups slam closed-door negotiations with big tech on Washington State privacy bill
The American Civil Liberties Union has come out swinging against the influence of big tech as Washington State lawmakers amended…
Yoti launches Fellowship Programme to boost understanding of developing world identity needs
Yoti is launching a Fellowship Programme to support local researchers, innovators, and individuals with knowledge of local identity needs, and…
Singapore trials Tascent face and iris biometrics at Malaysia border checkpoint
Singapore’s Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) is operating a six-month trial of biometric facial recognition and iris scanning for automated…
Jamaica’s Constitutional Court strikes down national biometric system
The Constitutional Court of Jamaica has struck down the country’s mandatory biometric National Identification and Registration Act and the National…
Apple patent filing describes Face ID and other biometrics on MacBooks
The European Patent Office has published a patent application from Apple to extend its claims for the Touch Bar feature…
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