Biometrics in border security and banking, fingerprint technology trending this week
Here is a recap of the most popular biometrics industry news that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. Border security…
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Florida bill requiring biometrics for patient identity verification raises concerns
Florida House Bill 1299, sponsored by Rep. Dane Eagle, has a provision that would require Florida hospitals to install software…
SIA recommends biometrics adoption and federated model for U.S. airport security credentials
Kathleen Carroll, chair of the Security Industry Association’s (SIA) Government Relations Committee made recommendations to Congress last week regarding strengthening…
National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence ribbon cutting and panel discussions
On Monday February 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) will celebrate its…
SmartMetric presenting its fingerprint activated EMV chip technology at Smart Card Alliance Payments Summit
SmartMetric, Inc. has been invited to present its biometric payments card technology at the upcoming Smart Card Alliance Payments Summit…
San Francisco smart gun symposium attracting leading issue proponents and developers
Encouraged by President Obama’s call for more research and development of smart gun technology, and vice president Biden’s video endorsement…
Visa Developer platform provides access to Visa APIs and SDKs
Software application developers now have access to Visa’s payments technology, products and services through Visa Developer. The new Visa Developer…
Facial recognition check-in being tested at Beijing Railway Station
Beijing Railway Station has recently started testing facial recognition technology to identify passengers according to a report by ECNS Wire….
Uganda’s EC begins training staff to use biometric voter identification system
NTV is reporting that Uganda’s Electoral Commission has begun training staff to use the new biometric voter identification system and…
GenKey healthcare solution shortlisted for Africa Healthcare Award
GenKey’s biometrics based healthcare solution has been shortlisted for the ‘Solution of the Year Award’ in the category ‘Awards for…
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