Synaptics voice technology powers Alexa functionality in new televisions
TCL Corporation has announced a new line of smart televisions featuring Synaptics’ AudioSmart far-field voice (FFV) technology to power built-in…
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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.
Integrated Biometrics fingerprint scanners powering remote healthcare services in Kenya
Kenyan healthcare provider Afya Research Africa (ARA) is using fingerprint biometrics to establish identity to provide care to people in…
Malware targeting biometric security and strong authentication observed in Brazil bank attacks
Malware known as “CamuBot” is targeting Brazilian bank customers, and may compromise biometric authentication, according to researchers with IBM’s X-Force….
Android smartphones with in-display fingerprint technology to grow 500 percent as Apple waits
The number of smartphones sold with in-display fingerprint sensors will increase by 500 percent in 2019, but none will be…
Megvii partners with smartphone component makers to bring facial biometric payments to Android devices
Semiconductor companies Himax Technologies and MediaTek Inc. have partnered with Megvii to offer an Active Stereo Camera (ASC) 3D sensing…
Inside the HART of the DHS Office of Biometric Identity Management
The Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT) operated by the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM) was…
New Italian biometric eID card from Gemalto available in all municipalities by end of 2018
Italy’s new national eID card, provided by Gemalto and embedded with fingerprints and a digital photo, is being issued by…
Report predicts behavioral biometrics market to grow by more than 17 percent CAGR through 2023
The global market for behavioral biometrics will grow by 17.34 percent CAGR between 2018 and 2023, driven by increasing availability…
More biometric entry/exit pilots launched at LAX and Anzalduas Port of Entry
Travelers passing through four security lanes at Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) are being screened…
Insurance companies argue no obligation to defend clients in biometric privacy suits
Two insurance companies have told a California federal court that their coverage of software company Omnicell Inc. does not cover…
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