Synaptics fingerprint authentication to be integrated with AMD Ryzen and Microsoft biometric OS
Synaptics and AMD have announced a joint initiative to deliver highly secure fingerprint authentication for enterprise, commercial and consumer notebook…
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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.
Veridium brings biometric authentication to the Sovrin Network for self-sovereign identity
Veridium has joined the Sovrin Foundation as a founding Steward, and will collaborate with other Stewards to create, operate, and…
LPGA expands partnership with NEC to use facial recognition for event security
The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) has expanded its partnership with NEC to make the company its official technology partner,…
Facebook faces allegations of privacy violations and manipulating consent for facial recognition
Facebook is facing criticism for its reintroduction of facial recognition for the platform’s European users earlier this year, The New…
Lawyers say Canadian biometrics collection for travelers could cause delays and privacy issues
Canadian lawyers are warning that the country’s new biometric collection requirements for travelers could create delays and that the sharing…
Cyprus airports add biometric kiosks for entry and exit processing
Hermes Airports Ltd. is installing 74 BORDEREXPRESS kiosks from Vancouver International Airport’s (YVR’s) Innovative Travel Solutions (ITS) at Pafos International…
ID document and facial verification app launched by IDMERIT
Identity verification solution provider IDMERIT has announced the launch of an app for next-generation consumer identity document authentication and verification….
Somalia launching foundational biometric identity program
Somalian government officials met recently with officials from the World Bank, USAID, and other development partners to discuss the progress…
Seattle airport the latest to trial facial recognition for flight boarding
Lufthansa has boarded nearly 350 passengers onto an Airbus A380, the largest model of passenger airliner in the world, in…
SenseTime applying AI technology from facial recognition to AR and autonomous driving
SenseTime will build its portfolio beyond facial recognition by applying some of the same AI computer vision algorithms to augmented…
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