ACLU seeks disclosure of facial recognition plans from Homeland Security
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has demanded that the U.S. Department of Homeland Services disclose its use or plans…
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Biometrics firm Tactilis acquired by Global Invacom Group
Biometric system-on-card maker Tactilis has been acquired by satellite communications equipment provider Global Invacom Group (GInva) in a deal valuing…
Identiv reaches deal to acquire mobile security software developer Thursby
Identiv has reached an agreement to acquire mobile device security software provider Thursby Software Systems to strengthen its identity offerings…
G+D Mobile Security to offer biometric mobile banking solution in North America
G+D Mobile Security is planning to launch its FIDO-compliant mobile authentication solution, developed in collaboration with Samsung SDS for the…
New version of Sensory TrulySecure supports 3D cameras and cloud-based biometric authentication
Sensory has released the fourth generation of its TrulySecure FIDO Certified multimodal biometric authentication technology, featuring a variety of new…
Syntiant raises $25 million in Series B funding to develop speech processors for edge devices
Artificial intelligence semiconductor company Syntiant Corp. announced that it has raised $25 million in Series B funding to support its…
SPS and Oasys partner to improve cost efficiency and accuracy of smart card production
Smart card technology developer Smart Packaging Solutions (SPS) and smart card manufacturing tool vendor Oasys Technologies UK have announced a…
Kairos launches self-hosted facial recognition API amid legal turmoil
Kairos has announced the launch of a self-hosted version of its facial recognition API to meet enterprise privacy and security…
French trial of contactless biometric payment cards announced
French multinational bank Société Générale has announced a biometric payment card trial it says is the country’s first, in collaboration…
Yoti revealed as facial recognition provider for Heathrow curb-to-gate deployment
Heathrow’s planned £50 million facial recognition roll-out it hails as a “biometric revolution” will leverage passenger authentication through the Yoti…
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