Synaptics’ $450M deal for DSP Group adds wireless to biometrics, edge AI capabilities
Synaptics Incorporated announced the acquisition of DSP Group, Inc. in a $450 million deal that the company expects will bring new…
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Privacy protections of digital health passes in focus with Quebec questions, Yoti endorsement
Yoti contributed to the Good Health Pass Collaborative’s Interoperability Blueprint to ensure the protection of principles around privacy, security and user…
Cameroon reveals intention to issue biometric residence permits
The Secretary General at Cameroon’s Presidency, Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh, says the President of the Republic has the given the green…
Greater threats identified for Afghanistan’s highly detailed biometric databases
Further threats have been unearthed for government biometric databases in Afghanistan, which could allow the identification of millions of people,…
Can UK’s proposed age checks for social media work without biometrics?
Social media companies and “tech giants” may voluntarily make age verification compulsory via physical credentials to prevent children encountering harmful…
U.S. Army base childcare center again tenders for biometric surveillance system
The U.S. Army is going ahead with research into the impact of facial recognition surveillance on children in a Fort…
Philippines digital ID registration biometric phase advances amid quarantines
Biometric enrollment for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) is proceeding at pace. Over 26 million people have completed Step 2…
Clear provides biometrics for background checks and vaccination status
Clear is supplying its biometric identity verification in a partnership with Checkr to enable frictionless background checks. The integration of Clear’s…
Enterprise biometrics, digital signatures markets consolidate with Signicat acquisition, Avaya investment
Signicat has acquired Lithuanian electronic document signing leader Dokobit, consolidating two of the few companies certified as Qualified Trust Service Providers…
Add fingerprint impedance to optics for best biometrics spoof detection — researchers
Electrical impedance would seem to be a solid fingerprint biometric method of identity verification, and for the most part, it…
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- Online Age Assurance
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