U.S. federal enforcement agencies deploying surveillance cameras hidden in streetlights
Federal contracting documents have revealed that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have hidden…
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Singapore to extend national biometric ID system to banking and healthcare sectors, expand facial recognition at borders
Singapore’s government is planning a trial of a National Digital Identity Facial Biometric System, which could enable banks and healthcare…
Kerala State government to acquire thousands of fingerprint and iris biometric scanners
The government of India’s Kerala State has approved a proposal to purchase thousands of fingerprint scanners, iris scanners and tablets…
Face ID component maker acquired by II-VI for $3.2M
Optical products maker II-VI Inc. has reached a deal to acquire Finisar Corp., which makes vertical-cavity surface-emitting (VCSEL) laser components…
Entrust Datacard extends PKI technology and market reach with Safelayer acquisition
Entrust Datacard has acquired Safelayer Secure Communications S.A., adding its eID capabilities for people and connected devices, and footprint in…
Societe Generale removes contactless transaction cap for trial of IDEMIA biometric payment cards
The improved security provided by fingerprint biometrics is allowing French multinational bank Societe Generale to remove the amount limit on…
SITA reviews key considerations for airport biometric deployments
The air transport industry is on an unstoppable journey towards biometric self-service to facilitate seamless travel experiences, according to a…
Qantas and SITA trial facial biometrics for check-in, passport and boarding pass replacement
Qantas has partnered with SITA and Brisbane Airport to trial facial recognition technology for both self check-in and replacing passport…
Suprema fingerprint sensors featured in new line of mobile biometric devices from TazTag
Biometric hardware maker TazTag is celebrating its 10-year anniversary by launching a new line of rugged mobile biometric products featuring…
Raonsecure and Privakey collaborate on next-generation authentication platform
User challenge software company Privakey has formed a partnership with Raonsecure to integrate its secure, push authorization platform with Raonsecure’s…
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