Nigeria struggles to utilize biometric SIM registration to ID criminals
Nigeria’s mandate for SIM cards to be registered to national digital IDs was intended to erect a major barrier against…
Consumer Electronics
Biometrics-based consumer electronic devices are standalone products that include access control door locks, security systems, home automation and IoT, automotive, game consoles and mobile devices. Companies that integrate biometric technology into existing consumer devices are included in this category.
Countries tighten screws on biometric SIM registration amid rise in mobile phone fraud
Nations such as Kenya, Namibia, Pakistan and Russia have been enforcing measures at different levels related to biometric SIM registration….
Researchers claim improved small object detection with multi-modal 3D network
A team of academic researchers has developed the Dynamic Point-Pixel Feature Alignment network, known as DPPFA-Net, to address the issue…
Automotive biometrics turned inside-out at CES with trinamiX access control system
In a nifty twist on the in-vehicle display, Continental is putting an external display and biometric camera on the outside…
Verified in Vegas: biometrics on display at world’s largest tech conference
CES 2024 takes over the Las Vegas Convention Center and Venetian Hotel this week until January 12, and AI is…
Still no certainty about legality of forced biometric phone unlocks in US
Speaking to a reporter in the U.S., a law professor recently said he doesn’t use biometric locks on his phone…
Nigerian telcos told to block SIMs not linked to digital ID by Feb 28
Companies offering telecommunications services in Nigeria have had a fresh order from the federal government to entirely block all SIM…
New data privacy concerns for Namibia’s biometric SIM registration
The head of the Payment Association of Namibia’s e-Money Forum, Paul Rowney, has urged the country’s authorities to put an…
SIM fraudsters nettle South Asia; biometrics pushed as answer
India continues to inch closer to requiring fingerprint scans when companies issue SIM cards. Officials are looking at crime and…
Selfie camera detects palm biometrics and gestures in the Realme GT5 Pro phone
The five-finger pinch and the horizontal swipe are among the contactless gestures that users can perform to control the new…
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