Hikvision hires lobbyist to fight U.S. government surveillance technology ban
Mercury Public Affairs will represent Hikvision USA under a one-year, $840,000 agreement, to determine the impact of National Defense Authorization…
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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.
Infinity Optics launches dual-biometric solution for automotive industry
Infinity Optics has launched a blended iris and face recognition system for driver identification and monitoring which leverages the company’s…
Lightspeed Technology launches face and iris biometric camera with drastically reduced form factor
Lightspeed Technology has reduced the physical footprint of its combined facial and iris biometric camera to one third of its…
BehavioSec says behavioral biometrics last line of defence against SIM swap attacks
Behavioral biometrics are “the last line of defense” against SIM swap attacks, in which all text messages, voice calls, and…
Kony and Payveris partner to boost digital payment technology platform
Digital banking solutions provider Kony has partnered with money transfer technology provider Payveris to help financial institutions deliver highly secure…
Jumio opens new Montreal AI facility for research into facial recognition speed and accuracy
Jumio will expand its research capabilities with the launch of Jumio AI Labs in Montreal, to create, experiment with and…
Indian telecom association says Aadhaar face recognition rules impose cost and time burdens
The Cellular Operator’s Association of India (COAI) says two of the new rules associated with introducing face recognition to Aadhaar…
Chinese startups take lion’s share as venture capital investment in AI grows 150 percent
Chinese AI startups overtook their U.S. counterparts in new venture capital funding in 2017, raising nearly $5 billion according to…
New NEC algorithm dramatically improves accuracy of South Wales Police facial recognition
South Wales Police have deployed a new algorithm to make their automated facial recognition (AFR) system much more accurate, making…
Report confirms ultrasonic and optical in-display fingerprint sensors in new Samsung Galaxy S smartphones
A Korean report has confirmed that the Samsung Galaxy S10 will be introduced with an in-display fingerprint sensor when it…
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