Contactless biometric access control advances on display at ISC West 2021
Biometrics providers are prominent among the access control companies participating in ISC West 2021, going on July 19 to 21…
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FacePhi, SITA and Collins each roll out facial recognition to airports on different continents
FacePhi, SITA and Collins Aerospace are all supplying face biometrics to aviation sector customers in new deployments. Meanwhile in Canada,…
Changing an industry: Integrated Biometrics Steve Thies reflects on identity technology
Biometrics is still in its infancy as an industry, and just beginning to evolve beyond being driven by government demand,…
Zoom adds voice biometrics, contact center services with $14.7B Five9 deal
Zoom has reached a deal to acquire Five9 in an all-stock transaction with an approximate value of $14.7 billion to build…
Increasing adoption of biometric ATMs but customers need better education on benefits
A growing number of publications and market research firms are releasing reports about the growing relevance of biometric technologies in…
Risk of foreign biometric surveillance highlighted by UK Commissioner
The UK Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner Professor Fraser Sampson has written a new letter to Baroness Williams, Minister of…
Ghana to become first country to use contactless biometrics in national vaccination program
The Ghana Health Service in partnership with Gavi and Arm will begin a biometric-based national vaccination program in October 2021…
Fine words from AI vendors, but actions on ethics are scarce
Can altruism be profitable for the AI-industrial complex? Maybe, but the board meeting on that topic has been pushed to…
Passwordless authentication providers unveil digital ID partnerships and progress
Passwordless authentication based on FIDO specifications, with and without biometrics, appears to be picking up steam. Nok Nok Labs has…
EU calls for biometric-focused innovation to combat organized crime and border security
The European Commission has published a call for several biometrics-focused proposals within the Horizon Europe Framework Programme, to support European…
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