Big fingerprint sensor contracts from in and out of Asia signed
A pair of fingerprint sensor makers are reporting sizable – and in one case – profit-making contracts. Neither Next Biometrics…
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US gov’t opens next track for evaluating ID authentication apps
The second track of the U.S. Homeland Security Department’s remote ID validation demo is on. Homeland Security’s Science and Technology…
Palm ID verifies in US for alcohol buys and in Beijing for subway rides
One, Amazon’s palm biometric payment service, has a new age-verification function. An adult will be able to buy alcohol by…
Android biometric safeguards fail to withstand brute-force attack
A team of Chinese scientists has bullied its way past fingerprint authentication protections on smartphones, exposing significant vulnerabilities, reports TechXplore….
Opposition gathers but biometric privacy laws grow
Forces for and against biometric information protection laws in the United States remain stalemated in a position that favors proponents…
Proposal to change Aadhaar authentication rules faces more opposition
The plan by India’s government to make rule changes that will allow private entities carry out ID authentication using the…
Study proposes strategy for effective digital ID implementation in Somalia
The implementation of a digital ID system in war-torn Somalia will come with many benefits for the country such as…
Student data grab grows as facial recognition planned for Hong Kong schools
Children attending school in Hong Kong will be monitored in classes and around educational facilities with security cameras and a…
MOSIP building “an ecosystem” of biometrics labs, partnering with more universities
MOSIP is focusing on expanding its engagement with the biometrics ecosystem, as well as different use cases for the foundational…
VisionLabs makes retail deal in Oman, deploys AI checkpoint system with Sberbank
Russian-founded and Netherlands-headquartered facial recognition company VisionLabs is seeking out new international deals, this time in Oman where it will…
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