B-Secur raises $12M to bring heartbeat biometrics to US market
Northern Irish leader in ECG monitoring and biometric authentication, B-Secur, has raised US$12 million, and announced its intention to accelerate…
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Data protection authority blocks facial recognition from thermal cameras in Quebec
The Canadian province of Quebec has determined that combining thermal cameras with facial recognition or any other identification system violates…
FacePhi reports 60 percent turnover leap amid new biometric markets expansion
FacePhi has released its ‘First half of 2021 Report’, which showcases a 60 percent increase in the company’s turnover when…
Idemia North America hires to bolster biometric travel and government influence
French digital and biometric identity specialist Idemia continues to bolster its North America team with leadership hires including a new chief…
Biometric flight boarding piloted in Lisbon, contactless border control in Moscow
Developments in air passenger transport seek to make travel more convenient for customers, and more efficient and eventually more profitable…
Feds see southwest border as biometric-rich proving ground. So do opponents
The United States’ border with Mexico could be the first real battlefield over the federal government’s comprehensive use of biometric…
UK’s Government Digital Service gains funding for biometrics, SSO in Autumn budget
The first public prototype of the UK government’s digital identity system One Login is due to be available in April…
Surveillance drones sought by UK police, threatened with sanctions in US
New sanctions could be imposed on DJI Technology, a Chinese maker of drones capable of biometric surveillance, by the American…
Innovatrics improves presentation attack detection, adds face biometrics feature
Innovatrics has updated its biometric presentation attack detection (PAD) capabilities to include two new algorithms. The company’s Liveness Check technology…
Using and storing biometric data: Scrutinizing practices of banks and governments
By Ján Lunter, the Founder and CEO of Innovatrics Biometric technologies are becoming the go-to security technology in the government and…
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