Australian facial recognition system could place well in NIST tests, official says
Australia’s Department of Home Affairs is using multiple algorithms to train its facial recognition systems, and believes those algorithms are…
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Article calls on states to improve understanding to develop biometric privacy legislation
Only one-fifth of U.S. states have actively considered or passed legislation addressing the collection and management of biometric data, and…
Social grants now delivered with biometric identity verification in South Africa
Magix Africa, DataProof and Fides Cloud Technologies are performing biometric identity verification and data management for the South African Post…
ZENUM pilots combined biometric and blockchain solution to replace identity documents
Startup ZENUM has initiated a pilot of its modular multi-factor biometric identification solution to test the use of its PoB…
Paperless boarding coming to domestic flights in India with biometrics but not Aadhaar
Indian passengers on domestic flights may soon be able to board without travel documents using a “DigiYatra” (DY) based on…
Wirecard launches retail IoT shelf with facial recognition
Payment firm Wirecard has launched an IoT retail shelf which automates the purchase process with facial recognition to create a…
Privacy groups call on Amazon to stop marketing facial recognition technology to police
Privacy activists including the American Civil Liberties Union are asking Amazon to stop marketing its Rekognition technology to police, out…
Fujitsu palm vein authentication technology tracking tourists to Great Barrier Reef
A prototype of the Tourist Onboard Management System (TOMS), featuring palm vein authentication technology from Fujitsu, was recently tested as…
Award-winning startup ID-Pal bringing biometric onboarding solution to the U.S.
Irish startup ID-Pal is working with JobsOhio to secure a grant to establish a U.S. base in Columbus, and is…
Pentagon to trial behavioral identifiers on smartphones as Common Access Card replacement
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is funding a project to develop an identity verification method based on the capture…
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