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T-Money trials face biometrics for contactless payments to public transportation

A pilot process to put in place and evaluate a system providing touchless biometric payment for public transportation in Korea…

 

Uniphore adds video AI to voice biometrics and speech solutions portfolio with acquisition

Indian speech biometrics company Uniphore says it has acquired Emotion Research Lab, a video and emotion artificial intelligence outfit, with…

 

Facial recognition and other biometrics targeted in data privacy legislation, but what will feds do?

Data privacy legislation is advancing in the U.S., though somewhat unpredictably, with different ramifications for biometrics vendors in different states….

 

Data Machines wins award from US Army’s next-gen biometrics program

Data analytics company Data Machines has been selected to participate in the U.S. Army’s Next Generation Biometric Collection Capability (NXGBCC) prototype…

 

Webtool changes headshots just enough to trick face biometrics scrapers

Researchers say they have created software that protects social media posters from unwanted biometric surveillance. The evasion tool, called LowKey,…

 

Passwordless authentication rising with FIDO and biometrics tackling security risks, report says

Passwordless authentication technologies, and particularly physical tokens, some of which are secured with biometrics, are on the rise, according to…

 

Neurotechnology updates MegaMatcher biometric SDK to improve fingerprint and facial recognition

Neurotechnology has released an update of its MegaMatcher biometric software development kit (SDK) with higher accuracy and new features. With…

 

Progress on government biometrics programs for elections, forensics and borders mixed

From elections to pandemic aid, and from police forensics to border control, government biometric and digital ID programs are the…

 

Fourthline announces record KYC and digital ID growth and says OCR outperforms Google

KYC and digital identity provider Fourthline has announced record growth during calendar 2020, with its annual recurring revenue doubling over the…

 

Blanket bans on face biometrics use by private sector unhelpful, digital privacy group argues

Robust regulation can ensure private sector use of facial recognition that balances people’s freedom to use biometric technology for phone…

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