South Australian Police to invest $1.5 million in facial recognition mobile app
The South Australian Police will invest $1.5 million on facial recognition technology that will enable officers to scan images of…
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German researcher reverse-engineers a fingerprint using photos
A German researcher from European hackers association Chaos Computer Club recently demonstrated a method to fool standard biometric security software…
Global biometrics market projected to reach $24.6 billion by 2020
The global biometrics technology market is expected to reach US$24.59 billion by 2020, according to a new study published by…
IBM supports biometrics for corporate BYOD use
IBM stated in a recent blog post that it expects that the addition of biometrics to personal mobile devices will…
Ghana to upgrade biometric passports
The Government of Ghana announced that it will soon upgrade its biometric passports so that they are chip-embedded for the…
Fingerprint Cards AB and Atmel Corporation become strategic partners
Fingerprint Cards AB and Atmel Corporation have entered into a strategic partnership to jointly develop combined capacitive touchscreens and touch…
4.8 billion biometric devices predicted by 2020
Acuity Market Intelligence forecasts that intensifying demand for smartphones, tablets, and wearable mobile devices that incorporate biometrics will drive a global…
New biometric security patent for iPhone published
A recently published Apple patent protects enhanced security capabilities embedded in the iPhone, the firm’s flagship mobile device. The patent describes…
TechNavio projects biometric growth in China based on ePassports, national ID cards
According to TechNavio, growing demand for ePassports and national ID cards will result in exponential growth in the Chinese biometrics…
OASIS seeks comment on biometric device specification
The members of the biometrics technical committee at OASIS have produced an updated committee specification draft and submitted the specification for…
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