Facial recognition-blocking company D-ID launches product and announces initial customers
D-ID announced its initial product launch, as well as the first customers for its facial recognition-blocking technology at TechCrunch Disrupt…
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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.
Biometric and data regulations block Apple Pay in India
Apple has scrapped plans to launch a platform on India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) platform, which would have enabled Apple…
Okta and Proofpoint partner to add strong authentication to phishing prevention
Cybersecurity and compliance company Proofpoint and Okta have formed a technology partnership to provide enterprises with a cloud-based automated incident…
Police camera footage quietly used in IBM video search feature development
IBM used footage quietly obtained from NYPD surveillance cameras to develop a function to allow police to search camera footage…
Alibaba subsidiary and Shiji integrate facial biometric check-in at 50 hotels in China
Hotel information system provider Shiji and Alibaba’s Fliggy (formerly AliTrip) have integrated facial authentication for hotel check-in and credit authorization…
U.S. biometric entry/exit program moves on to Phase II
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has moved on to the second phase of testing for the Traveler Verification…
Japanese Racing Association bets on Fujitsu palm vein biometrics
People placing bets with the Japanese Racing Association (JRA) will soon be able to place bets and collect payouts with…
FIDO Alliance launches biometric certification program to grow industry trust
In an effort to alleviate concerns about the accuracy and reliability of biometric technologies, the FIDO Alliance has launched a…
All Russian banks to connect to Unified Biometric System by end of 2019
By the end of 2019, all Russian bank branches are required to submit customer data to the national Unified Biometric…
Autonomous driving transit bus launches with palm recognition and voice technology
Chinese AI company DeepBlue Technology has launched an autonomous driving bus called the “Smart Panda Bus,” which the company says…
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