New South Wales dedicates $12 million to integrating facial recognition for police
The government of New South Wales is investing AU$12 million (US$9.1 million) in facial recognition in the state budget due…
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Jumio launches e-book to help companies vet data processors for GDPR compliance
Most businesses on both side of the Atlantic are “woefully unprepared” for GDPR, and may not even realize their responsibilities…
In-display fingerprint sensor featured in new Xiaomi Mi, in-display coming to Samsung Galaxy S10
On the heels of Synaptics’ announcement of the integration of its in-display fingerprint sensor in the new Xiaomi Mi8 family,…
SenseTime C+ funding round closes at $620 million as investors flock to AI unicorn
SenseTime has announced the completion of a $620 million Series C+ funding round led by Fidelity International, Hopu Capital, Silver…
BioCatch scales to 70 million users with Redis Enterprise
BioCatch is deploying Redis Enterprise VPC to scale its database as it keeps pace with rapid growth and product adoption….
Zetes to continue supplying Belgian drivers’ licenses
Zetes will retain the contract for Belgian drivers’ licenses until 2023, after the country’s Federal Public Service (FPS) Mobility and…
Researchers develop privacy filter to block photo facial recognition
A team of researchers at the University of Toronto Engineering school have used adversarial training to create an algorithm which…
Face and iris recognition advances could “cannibalize” fingerprint market share
Advances in face and iris recognition could soon “cannibalize” fingerprint market share for consumer electronics, according to a new report…
FIDO Alliance sees strong momentum in 1H 2018
The FIDO Alliance has accelerated its momentum in Europe and worldwide during the first half of 2018, according to an…
Mitek and Experian partner to add ID document and facial verification to CrossCore
Mitek and Experian have formed a partnership to add identity document verification and biometric facial matching to its digital identity…
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