Biometrics Commissioner criticizes UK police, home office governance rules in annual report
UK Biometrics Commissioner Paul Wiles has published the office’s annual report for 2017, expressing concern about a lack of adequate…
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Study indicates consumer authentication methods becoming a competitive differentiator
More U.S. consumers consider biometrics “exteremely” or “very” secure than any other form of digital identification (54 percent), ahead of…
Canada will make foreign visitors pay for biometrics collection
Details have emerged about the expansion of a program for collecting fingerprints and facial images from foreign nationals visiting Canada,…
Werum partners with Nymi to continuously authenticate pharmaceutical employees
Werum IT Solutions and Nymi have formed a strategic partnership to develop joint solutions for the smart authentication of employees…
Olea Sensor Networks unveils new remote health monitoring technology with biometric authentication
Intelligent sensor and analytics company Olea Sensor Networks is showcasing the latest versions of its vital sign and life presence…
VIA Technologies showcases Edge AI systems with facial recognition for cars, IoT, smart cities
VIA Technologies recently highlighted its core facial and object recognition technologies as part of a showcase of its high-performance Edge…
Majority of cryptocurrency wallets and exchanges have inadequate identity verification
A shocking 68 percent of 25 prominent digital wallets and cryptocurrency exchanges are allowing users to trade crypto and traditional…
Veridium tapped by Swiss bank for biometric employee authentication
Veridium has announced that a multinational Swiss bank is deploying single-step multi-biometric authentication across its entire enterprise with the VeridiumID…
Synaptics announces new generation of Match-in-Sensor fingerprint authentication solutions
Synaptics has announced that its new generation FS7600 Match-in-Sensor family of fingerprint authentication solutions is production-ready. The company expects integrations…
Gemalto-secured national Belgian digital ID app reaches 1 million transactions per month
A year after its launch, Belgian national digital ID scheme itsme has enrolled 350,000 users and is securely processing one…
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