UK biometrics legislation lacks clarity to protect the public: former Commissioner
Former UK Biometrics Commissioner Paul Wiles is calling upon parliament to create legislation that explicitly deals with the use of…
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Prima revealed as manufacturer of Simprints’ biometric scanner
Cambridge-based development biometrics non-profit Simprints partnered with local firm Prima Electronic Services to produce the 2.0 version of its Vero…
Signicat adds biometric video capabilities with Electronic Identification acquisition
Signicat has acquired Electronic Identification (eID) to add the Spain-based company’s biometric asynchronous video identification services to its portfolio. The…
Integrated Biometrics partner Akiyama wins Brazil Federal Police contract
The Federal Police of Brazil have purchased 1,500 fingerprint scanners made by Integrated Biometrics after a recent bid. The order…
Organizational changes afoot at NEC and subsidiaries
NEC National Security Systems has appointed Dr. Kathleen Kiernan as interim President, in which role she will lead the delivery…
FaceTec prevails in ‘Zoom’ trademark case
The EU General Court has ruled that FaceTec’s ‘Zoom’ trademark for face biometric liveness detection software does not infringe upon…
IPOs, deployments and analysis aligned: face biometrics growth is exploding
Face biometrics were the top theme of the week on Biometric Update, with implementations for remote customer onboarding, identity verification,…
Plurilock reports booming behavioral biometrics business in 1H 2021
Plurilock is reporting a successful financial first half of 2021 after its Solutions Division won a cumulative $3.16 million in new…
Assa Abloy integrates Precise Biometrics’ YOUNiQ for touchless facility access
Precise Biometrics‘ YOUNiQ face biometrics have been integrated with Assa Abloy ARX by the Group’s Opening Solutions business to provide touchless…
Security and driver monitoring emerging as key biometrics application areas for vehicles
The global automotive biometrics market is expected to get a big boost from driver monitoring systems, a market growing by…
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