Nymi wearable for biometric passwordless access control adds worker alert system and contact tracing
Version 3.0 of the biometric Nymi Band is now available, bringing an alert system for social distancing and COVID-19 contact tracing,…
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StoneLock GM discusses privacy features in biometric property technology as market heats up
The market for face biometrics as part of “property technology” or “proptech” is heating up, with new solutions, deployments, and…
Misunderstandings in biometrics targeted by EAB and EU regulator collaboration
Data protection regulators in Europe have been receptive to the European Association for Biometrics (EAB) as the organization addresses common misconceptions…
ID4Africa calls on Facebook to settle face biometrics bias question through NIST testing
The presence of demographic differences in face biometrics performance has dogged increasingly dogged the modality, and been referred to in…
Smart Eye Technology releases multilevel biometric authentication for on-screen privacy, document security
Atlanta-based company Smart Eye Technology has launched a multilevel biometric authentication platform which blocks risky screen snooping and protects against…
Berbix raises $9M to grow next-generation biometric identity verification based on signals aggregation
Startup Berbix has announced a $9 million funding round for its new approach to cloud-based biometric selfie and ID document checking…
Boosting voice biometrics with speech recognition gives Omilia leg up in passive authentication, CEO says
Before Omilia developed its own voice biometrics, CEO Dimitris Vassos came to the conclusion that many of the products in the…
Verify my life: could a Nigerian problem lead to a global trust solution?
A Nigerian identity verification company is building a way to confirm details of an increasing number of Nigerians’ lives, way…
Focus face biometrics work on solving real-world problems, NtechLab Co-founder urges
The biometric facial recognition and video analytics system developed by NtechLab gives Moscow’s vast network of public cameras impressive capabilities such…
Analyze biometrics and behavior with ML to defeat professional attackers, Acceptto security expert urges
Cybercrime has become a lucrative business employing professional criminals, and harnessing advanced technologies like machine learning and behavioral biometrics is…
