Hack of Samsung Galaxy S10 ultrasonic fingerprint sensor suggests no liveness detection
The ultrasonic biometric fingerprint scanner on a Samsung Galaxy S10 has been hacked with a 3D-printed copy of the phone…
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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.
Appellate court rules biometrics collection alone establishes harm as Washington considers following BIPA
The Illinois State Supreme Court’s ruling that harm is established under the regulation by procedural violations in the use of…
Diverse automotive biometric and computer vision systems continue to evolve
Honda is working on a keyless system for starting electric scooters based on biometric facial recognition embedded in a helmet….
AMREL biometric smartphone module for police powered by Suprema fingerprint sensor
AMREL has launched the next generation of its single-finger biometric module powered by Suprema to extend fingerprinting capabilities to law…
Committee recommends Australia set up biometric data security oversight body
Australia’s Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement has recommended that the government to set up an oversight body for biometric…
eVoting app certified for Aadhaar-based biometric votes in future elections by Indian government
India’s government has certified online voting startup Right2Vote for use in future elections by Indian citizens abroad or residing in…
Google cancels AI ethics council plans following controversy
Google has given up on the AI ethics advisory group it announced just over a week ago, after public controversy…
NEC develops privacy and rights principles for applying biometrics and other AI
NEC Corporation has published a set of core principles for the application of biometrics and artificial intelligence with respect for…
Group of researchers calls for Amazon to stop selling biometric Rekognition to law enforcement
A group of 26 “concerned researchers” have called for Amazon to stop providing its biometric Rekognition service to law enforcement…
CNIL sets rules for biometric employee time and attendance systems in France
France’s Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (CNIL) has published regulations for companies using employee’s biometrics, requiring the use…
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