The tipping point for biometric security is approaching: Symantec
Symantec’s security intelligence team has put together their top security predictions for 2016 and beyond, and biometrics made the list:…
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UK stores testing biometrics based ‘thief recognition’ solution
Facewatch, a system that helps UK stores identify criminals by locally creating and sharing watch lists of pictures of shoplifters…
Sighthound boasts LFW benchmark results for its facial recognition software
Sighthound, Inc. announced that its facial recognition system ranks first – with an accuracy of 99.79% – against the Labeled…
Mobile biometric solution MorphoTablet secures the voting process in Egyptian parliamentary elections
For the third time in two years, the Egyptian government has deployed biometric MorphoTablets to secure the voting process. Morpho…
Biometrics firm JENETRIC secures second round of financing
German biometrics firm JENETRIC GmbH has secured its second round of financing. In a statement, the firms’ investors confirmed their…
Precise Biometrics announces new smartphone integration, licensing agreement
Precise Biometrics announced a new agreement with Shanghai OXi Technology Ltd for licensing of Precise Biometrics’ solution for fingerprint recognition…
Russian startup tops UW facial recognition challenge
Russian startup N-Tech.Lab recently became a leader in the MegaFace challenge in face recognition algorithms at the University of Washington….
Identity verification firm Mitek predictions for mobile industry in 2016
Mobile capture and identity verification firm Mitek has released its four predictions for the mobile industry in 2016. “Over the…
Australian govt says national facial biometric system will maintain privacy safeguards
A preliminary privacy impact assessment of the federal government’s plan to establish a National Facial Biometric Matching Capability (NFBMC) signals…
Atom digital bank to use Daon’s mobile biometric authentication platform
UK digital bank Atom, due to launch in 2016, will be using face and voice biometrics as core credentials for…
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