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Articles By Luana Pascu

Luana Pascu is a Toronto-based writer and contributor to Biometric Update. She has also written about IoT, smart homes, NFC, cybersecurity, machine learning, and ethical issues in cybersecurity. You can follow her on Twitter @Luana_Pascu or on LinkedIn.

 

Nevada agency chooses ID.me’s biometric verification to prevent unemployment claim fraud

Nevada’s Department of Employment, Training, and Rehabilitation (DETR) has partnered with ID.me to implement online biometric identity verification technology on…

 

Advanced biometric border systems could secure U.S.-Canada border, deployed in Dominica, Iran

Investments in smart biometric border systems are underway in Dominica and Iran and under consideration in Canada and the U.S….

 

UK Immigration and Citizenship launch biometric identity verification app to speed up applications

UK Visa and Immigration (UKVI) has been working with UK Visa and Citizenship Application Services (UKVCAS) to develop a new…

 

Central position in biometrics and privacy debate “an honor,” Clearview AI CEO says

In a one-hour-long video interview with This Week in Startups, Clearview AI CEO Hoan Ton-That discusses the misconceptions around biometric…

 

Intercede receives Department of State progress order for digital identity management software

After entering a contract with the U.S. Department of State (DoS), Intercede has received an initial progress order for its…

 

Precise Biometrics’ facial recognition solution integrated with RCO Security access control system

Swedish security system manufacturer RCO Security has chosen to integrate Precise Biometrics’ biometric identity verification product for access management with…

 

Home Office signs £7M deal with IBM to build controversial biometric database

UK’s Home Office has signed a £7 million (US $9.2 million) contract with IBM to work with law enforcement in…

 

Yubico donates multi-factor authentication keys to protect free speech

Yubico has released the Yubico for Free Speech Program to uphold digital privacy, online security and free speech for vulnerable people…

 

Jnctn secures funding from Yoti CEO to expand digital identity product development

New Zealand’s Jnctn, one of Microsoft’s FastTrack for Azure partners, has secured funding from Robin Tombs, CEO and co-founder of…

 

Ever announces shutdown a year after spinning off face biometrics into Paravision

Following a biometrics controversy last year and after seven years of service, cloud photo storage app Ever is shutting down on…

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