Police use of facial recognition to identify Maryland mass shooting suspect ignites debate
The suspect arrested at the scene of the mass shooting at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Maryland was identified by…
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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.
UK Home Office biometrics strategy underwhelms after 6 year wait
The UK Home Office has published its long-awaited biometrics strategy. The 27-page document (PDF) sets out a framework for use…
Privacy and personal identity could be impossible to protect: 3 in 4 cybersecurity professionals
Privacy and personal identity could be impossible to protect according to nearly three out of four cybersecurity professionals, a research…
Potential breakthrough in infant biometrics heads for trial in Kenya after ID4Africa appeal
Infants born to mothers with HIV have between a 15 and 45 percent chance of contracting the virus if they…
Biometrics Institute and UNCTED launch guide to biometrics adoption for counter-terrorism
The Biometrics Institute has signed an Arrangement on Cooperation with the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) to promote…
YITU takes top spot on NIST Facial Recognition Vendor Test leaderboard
YITU Technology has taken first place on the NIST facial recognition testing leaderboard for the second year in a row,…
IBM plans massive data set to improve facial recognition and reduce AI bias
IBM is planning to make the largest facial attribute and identity training set in the world, with more than a…
London police continue facial recognition testing with Stratford deployment
London’s Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) have deployed facial recognition technology in the Stratford area of East London to identify suspects…
Sciometrics spins out fingerprint selfie technology as independent subsidiary
Sciometrics has spun out its fingerprint software for smartphone cameras as an independent subsidiary under the name “Scio,” with the…
Newly rebranded OneSpan partners with Nok Nok Labs for bank app authentication solution
Digital identity security company OneSpan has partnered with Nok Nok Labs to provide banks and financial institutions with fraud mitigation…
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