Microsoft finishes $19.7B acquisition of Nuance
After an almost year-long buyout process, Microsoft has completed the acquisition of Nuance, folding the latter’s voice biometrics and conversational…
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Indian state court to consider unblocking biometrics to allow Aadhaar registration
The High Court of Assam, India in Gauhati will consider whether the biometrics of a father-son pair who petitioned the…
Mobile driver’s license among digital IDs Singapore government adding to platform
As part of plans to introduce more digital services and enhance user convenience, the government of Singapore has announced that…
Costa Rica switches to biometric passports, Nigeria opens new production center
The list of countries issuing biometric passports to their citizens continues to get longer, as Costa Rica has joined in…
Active Witness, G+D, Precise Biometrics unveil access control deployments, partnerships
A trio of biometric technology providers have deployed products for physical access control applications or partnered to do so. A…
NIPOST plans biometrics, agency banking system to push Nigeria financial inclusion
The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) is making contributions to the country’s financial inclusion efforts in the form a biometric registration…
Biometric Signature ID wins US government market access with GSA contract
Biometric Signature ID (BSI) has been awarded a U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract. The move…
Samsung Galaxy biometric software hacked, overshadowing strong ultrasonic sensor performance
A hacker group has stolen biometric authentication algorithms from Samsung and leaked them, among roughly 200GB of compressed source code…
Brazilian subway operator pushing facial recognition despite sustained protests
Use of facial recognition systems in the subways of São Paulo, Brazil, are being challenged by civil rights organizations and…
Keyless opens doors for software biometrics with FIDO2 certification, says co-founder
Months after Keyless became the first company to earn certificates for compliance with FIDO2 and FIDO Biometric Component standards for…
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