UIDAI launches program to identify, block vulnerabilities in Aadhaar biometric database
A bug bounty program whose objective is to enhance security around the Central Identities Data Repository (CIDR) – the database…
Biometric R&D
Biometric R&D refers to significant research and development in the biometrics sphere, from academia to applications. This includes market research, product development, awards recognition as well as new inventions and innovations.
Zimbabwean start-up lands €250K award with biometric verification solution
VaxiGlobal, a biometrics-based vaccine verification solution developed in 2019 by a trio of health workers in Zimbabwe, has won the…
Microsoft touts new biometrics-based contact center platform
Biometrics play a heavy role in a new Microsoft contact center package of software based on AI developed by Nuance….
Award for biometrics under tortuous conditions goes to West Virginia researcher
The U.S. government has awarded a $1.1 million contract to develop biometric facial biometrics systems capable of being accurate over…
Manipulated faces threaten trust in remote biometrics, new legal battlegrounds
The European Association for Biometrics addressed different potential harms related to face biometrics and technologies for digital manipulation of faces…
UK’s first look at biometrics self-enrollment systems didn’t wow, but new trials planned
The British Home Office wants to hear from biometrics self-enrollment researchers and vendors capable of supplying self-service kiosk, phone apps…
Design beauty is more than skin deep in Apple patent filings and its AirPods
For a company that makes so much of its face biometrics, Apple has a lot of skin-related product news out….
Smartmetric CEO claims progress towards American biometric payment card launch
A battery-powered biometric payment card designed for the U.S. market is approaching readiness from Smartmetric, and takes a different approach…
New adversarial mask designs evade facial recognition systems
Fabric face masks covering the nose and mouth and printed with adversarial patterns evade facial recognition systems more than 96…
Trust Stamp gets US patent notice of allowance for biometric tokenization
Trust Stamp has received a notice of allowance for a U.S. patent on technology for improving the privacy protection of…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection