Addressing U.S. cybersecurity concerns through biometrics
By Bob Eckel, President and CEO of Aware, Inc. In 2020, a major U.S. information technology firm was hacked, exposing…
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Imageware, Alcatraz AI biometrics confirmed to security standards
Imageware recently announced it has been confirmed for Presentation Attack Detection (PAD) Level 1 and 2 standards compliance for its…
Biometric banking partnerships unveiled by Acuant and Entersekt
Acuant has entered a new biometrics partnership with Finaptic, which claims to be Canada’s only end-to-end, white-label Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) provider….
ForgeRock and Beyond Identity partner on passwordless authentication
ForgeRock and Beyond Identity have entered a new collaboration to aid the security industry as it moves towards passwordless authentication…
Another wet blanket on heated claims about emotion recognition
Claims that facial recognition algorithms can discern emotions are harder to believe in the wake of new research. In fact,…
eCapture joins edge facial recognition market with stereoscopic 3D camera
The G53 camera. Credit: eCapture Computer vision hardware-maker eCapture has released a new stereoscopic 3D depth-sensing camera intended for automation…
High-profile investor funds Zwipe through biometrics launches expected in 2022
Swedish billionaire Erik Selin has invested NOK 104 million (approximately US$11.9 million) in Zwipe through a private placement of 4 million…
Kenya issues digital ID cards to minority community after decades of ordeal
Members of a ‘stateless’ community in Kenya known as the Shona have received digital ID cards from the Kenyan government,…
Pakistan launches biometric app for remote registration, onboarding
Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority has launched an app to allow users to perform biometric verification on their smartphones,…
Biometric hardware failures prompt Delhi government to change rations collection rules
The department of food and civil supplies of Delhi in India has taken steps to ensure that families can receive…
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