Linxens opening biometric sensor facility in France
International growth ambitions and further investment are evident in announcements from Linxens, Oz Forensics, First AML, and Ambiq about the…
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Payments startup gets $2.85M in pre-seed for multi-biometric ID platform
Wink, a Texas company, has raised $2.85 million in pre-seed funding for its payments and biometric identity platform that combines…
South Africans told biometric-SIM link is ‘next step,’ ‘evolution’ as consultation closes
Reported details and reaction are emerging to the March 2022 proposal by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA),…
Canadian lawmakers demand clearer answers on facial recognition from national police
A standing committee of Canadian Members of Parliament examining face biometrics use in the country saw further clarification of the…
Governments expand digital ID efforts and goals for online public service access
Governments around the world continue with efforts to establish or upgrade digital ID ecosystems in order to enhance the way…
Scientists publish datasets and tools for detecting face morphed identity documents
A research paper published this month has tools to neutralize face morphing attacks, which use an altered biometric reference image…
Decentralized digital ID module part of a new SDK from IOTA and Zebra
A distributed ledger vendor and a specialized hardware maker have launched an edge software development kit comprised of modules for…
Mitek arbitration bid in biometric data privacy lawsuit rejected
A U.S. District Court Judge has ruled that Mitek is not included in the arbitration agreement between its client HyreCar and…
Biometric air travel initiatives advance in Singapore, US, South Africa, UK, Brazil
Initiatives utilizing biometrics systems have been unveiled around the world, with Singapore planning to deploy new iris and facial biometrics…
PimEyes launches facial recognition affiliate program, blocks Russian requests due to war
PimEyes, maker of a facial recognition search engine that helps people discover where photos of them have been used online,…
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