Global ID patents biometric 3D finger vein identification technology
Global ID has received an international patent from The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), covering 152 signatory countries, for its…
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Biometrics Institute offers biometric attack detection and liveness guidance
The Biometrics Institute has released a best practices document outlining presentation attack detection (PAD) and liveness in spoofing attacks. The…
China ramps up nationwide biometric data collection
China has started collecting citizen’s DNA to allegedly build a male DNA database, a biometric collection scheme that human rights…
Russian airports testing mass deployment of facial recognition technology
A number of large Russian airports are testing the possible mass deployment of facial recognition technology to boost border security…
NEC shares biometrics expertise with UN’s World Food Programme
NEC Corporation has signed a strategic technology partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP) to share its know-how in biometric…
Research group emphasizes impact of distributed ID and self-sovereign identity in EMV 3D Secure deployment
Mercator Advisory Group has published a new research report titled “Distributed and Self-Sovereign Identity Solutions: Part 1, Technology Overview,” which…
WeChat showcases facial recognition POS at China expo
The social and ethical grounds for biometric facial recognition adoption are widely debated, yet a number of companies and organizations…
Malaysia introduces national biometric digital ID to reduce fraud, identity theft
Following in the footsteps of Singapore and Thailand, Malaysia has launched a national biometric digital identification platform (National Digital ID)…
More ITS-developed BorderXpress biometric kiosks deployed at Barbados airport
Forty-eight biometric self-service kiosks developed by Innovative Travel Solutions, a business unit part of Vancouver International Airport (YVR), are now…
GitHub integrates WebAuthn protocol for biometric authentication
Software development platform GitHub now supports Web Authentication (WebAuthn) protocol that adds biometrics and physical security key logins for Firefox,…
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