Biometrics Institute invites stakeholders to join education efforts
By Isabelle Moeller, Chief Executive at Biometrics Institute. This year has been a learning curve for the Biometrics Institute, as…
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ZKTeco plans $190M IPO in China, US factory for biometric access control devices
ZKTeco made close to $250 million in revenues from its biometrics and access control technology in 2019, and is planning…
VinCSS new flagship fingerprint biometric security key certified for FIDO2 passwordless authentication
Vingroup subsidiary VinCSS has had its fourth biometric security technology certified to the FIDO2 standard for passwordless, on-device authentication, the company…
Biometrics, drones and robotic guards: Inside Hong Kong’s first ‘smart prison’
Tai Tam Gap Correctional Institution in Shek O, Hong Kong, is to become the city’s first smart prison in 2021,…
New York State suspends school biometric surveillance
Deciding that the use of facial recognition in schools it too risky — at least politically — New York Governor…
UK Biometrics and Forensics Ethics Group updates principles to emphasize rights and non-discrimination
The UK government’s Biometrics and Forensics Ethics Group (BFEG) has updated the ethical principles it released in 2018 to include…
Precise Biometrics collaborates on residential access control with Sehlhall Fastigheter
Precise Biometrics has partnered with Sweden-based sustainable community property manager Sehlhall Fastigheter to create a residential access system with biometric…
Malaysian ministry prioritizes security for biometric national digital ID initiative
Malaysian citizens’ data privacy and security will be a main government focus in the implementation of the country’s biometric National…
RingCentral acquires DeepAffects as more biometrics integrated to improve online meetings
RingCentral has acquired conversational intelligence provider DeepAffects to bring its multi-speaker biometric voice recognition, emotion recognition, real-time closed captioning and other…
Sony patent filing shows head acoustic biometrics, Apple granted patent for multi-user authentication
A patent filing from Sony Corporation showing the use of acoustic measurements of users as a biometric modality has been…
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