New AI engine boosts MorphoWave Compact biometric fingerprint performance
Idemia has added new artificial intelligence capabilities to its MorphoWave Compact touchless 3D biometric fingerprint terminal, significantly improving the terminal’s…
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.
Amazon trialing biometric hand geometry payment, Ring may be developing facial recognition
Ring Ukraine is developing facial recognition technology, although the Amazon-owned Ring does not currently use it, BuzzFeed News reports. The…
Apple patents smart watch band with wrist biometric sensors
The next Apple Watch may come with wrist biometric sensors, after the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office awarded Apple 62…
Reflectacles develops eyewear to bypass facial recognition systems
Chicago company Reflectacles believes it has the solution to concerns about the widespread deployment of facial biometrics. The company is…
Global ID patents biometric 3D finger vein identification technology
Global ID has received an international patent from The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), covering 152 signatory countries, for its…
Biometrics Institute offers biometric attack detection and liveness guidance
The Biometrics Institute has released a best practices document outlining presentation attack detection (PAD) and liveness in spoofing attacks. The…
ICE, DHS S&T seek biometric monitoring tech for detainees at federal facilities
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) respectively are…
Infinity CEO says creating a true biometric hash no longer a gimmick
Biometrics and cryptography have long operated mostly in separate domains. This is despite both being components of many security systems,…
TECH5 integrates biometric technologies with MOSIP open source ID platform
International identity management provider TECH5 has integrated its biometric software with the open-source MOSIP identity management platform, and is the…
US SOF seeks to understand how social media biometrics can be weaponized
The US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is studying opportunities to obtain, analyze, and utilize information that’s voluntarily disseminated in the…
