9M enrolled in Malawi identity program
Nine million Malawians have been successfully registered in the country’s nationwide identity program using biometric registration kits from Laxton Group….
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AI facial recognition startup SenseTime secures investment from Qualcomm
Chinese artificial intelligence facial recognition startup SenseTime Group has secured an investment from Qualcomm as part of a $500 million…
Biometric passports for Costa Rica citizens by 2020
A government official has confirmed that Costa Rica will issue citizens ePassports by 2020 and that the project will soon…
Precise Biometrics reports sales drop in tough capacitive sensor market
Competition in the capacitive sensor market caused a drop in sales for Precise Biometrics in Q3 2017, resulting in an…
NEC announces change in executive leadership, expanded presence in Washington
NEC Corporation of America (NECAM) has named Masahiro Ikeno its new president and CEO. Ikeno previously oversaw activities for all…
Fingerprint Cards joins Internet Finance Authentication Alliance
Fingerprint Cards has been accepted as a member of the China-focused Internet Finance Authentication Alliance (IFAA). According to a statement…
IDEMIA and Royal Caribbean complete biometric verification trial with CPB
IDEMIA, formerly OT–Morpho, and Royal Caribbean Cruises have completed a public-private partnership trial with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)…
TBS tests its biometric access control tech with identical twins
Touchless Biometric Systems (TBS) recently welcomed SRF, Swiss Radio and Television broadcasting company, to demonstrate its latest biometric access control…
Pineapple Hospitality petitions to move biometrics privacy class action to federal court
Last week, Pineapple Hospitality Co. and Pineapple Restaurant Group LLC petitioned to move a putative class action that alleges the…
Chemist suggests sweat analysis for biometric authentication
A concept paper published in ChemPhysChem proposes a new biometrics-based authentication approach for unlocking mobile and wearable devices that relies…
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