China appoints ethics committee amid artificial intelligence push
Artificial intelligence researcher Chen Xiaoping is leading a new AI ethics committee established in China to develop guidelines which address…
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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.
Japan to fund airport biometrics with new travel tax
Japan’s government is planning to apply a tax of 1,000 yen (roughly US$9.25) to air travel and boat tickets to…
Indian government agency suggests biometric verification for blood donor screening
An Indian government agency is proposing that blood donor’s identities be biometrically verified to prevent the use of fake credentials…
Northern Ireland police agree to publish biometric data retention policy
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has agreed to publish a formal public policy on biometric data retention as…
Megvii demos facial biometrics for Android devices at CES debut
Megvii is demonstrating its AI Face Unlocking technology for secure mobile device unlocking and payments with facial biometrics in its…
Biometric authentication coming to WhatsApp
Users of WhatsApp on Android could soon be able to protect their chats with fingerprint authentication, as the feature has…
Pindrop announces expansion of voice biometrics into smart cars and IoT devices
Pindrop is extending its voice biometric technology beyond the call center to IoT devices, voice assistants, smart home and office…
Mitek identity verification drives rapid customer growth for business app ANNA Money
ANNA Money, a business account app for startups and small businesses, has doubled its customer onboarding rate and achieved a…
OneVisage and globaliD partner for onboarding with 3D facial biometrics
3D authentication company OneVisage has formed a partnership with digital identity service provider globaliD to integrate its facial biometric technology…
Neurotechnology adds biometric enhancements and new features to live video analysis software
Neurotechnology has announced the release of its new server video analytics products with algorithms for facial recognition, vehicle-human classification and…
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