McDonald’s settles employee biometric data privacy allegations for up to $50M
McDonald’s and franchisees will pay out up to $50 million to settle its biometric data privacy lawsuit involving employees of…
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SAFR updates face biometrics platform, introduces easy SSL support, enhanced usability
SAFR from RealNetworks has recently updated its face biometrics platform to version 3.8, introducing enhanced usability features, improved SSL support,…
NanoB&K, LoginID partner for FIDO biometrics in Africa financial inclusion program
Subsidiary entities of NanoB&K have integrated LoginID’s FIDO-certified passwordless identity authentication platform with the goal of slashing costs for the…
Nigeria continues push to introduce digital tokens, digital ID verification temporarily halted
Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) is going ahead with its plan of introducing tokens for the national identification number…
Rumored Idemia $4.6B sale could split enterprise, government business
Another major corporate change could be coming for Idemia, as its U.S. parent is considering selling the global biometrics and…
CEOs of biometrics providers at three different stages set the scene for 2022
The Chief Executives of Fingerprint Cards, BioCatch and startup Passage shared their insights with Biometric Update this week, while Apple…
Moves to limit facial recognition reflect concerns, and maybe misconceptions about bias
Multiple state governments are taking action to restrict the use of facial recognition, supported by advocacy groups and motivated in…
Controversy continues for ID.me with ‘inferred citizenship’ confusion
Biometric identity authentication firm ID.me is back in the headlines over its agreement with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service to be…
Biometrics providers breaking records, making deals: stocks roundup
Synaptics is reporting earnings records with strong IoT growth in another encouraging sign for investors, as Liquid Avatar moves towards…
Socure, trinamiX earn biometric security certifications
Socure has met NIST’s Digital Identity Assurance Level 2 requirements in testing by the Kantara Initiative. Meanwhile, trinamiX has announced…
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