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Idemia biometrics deployed for contactless access control in North Sydney’s tallest building

European access control system developer Cominfo has upgraded its EasyGate SPT entrance control gates with Idemia’s MorphoWave Compact 3D biometric…

 

Global biometrics market to reach $71.6B by 2024 on demand for emerging tech: report

The global biometric technology market is forecast to grow rapidly over the next several years due to technological advancement in…

 

Smart Eye Technology releases multilevel biometric authentication for on-screen privacy, document security

Atlanta-based company Smart Eye Technology has launched a multilevel biometric authentication platform which blocks risky screen snooping and protects against…

 

How SMBs can use EyeLock’s high-accuracy biometrics and temperature screening for safe reopening

Businesses resuming operation after COVID-19 lockdown face unprecedented challenges to keep their employees and customers safe. To deal with these…

 

Biometric ID cards introduced in more European countries, Canada

To improve security and prevent fraud attempts, Malta, Croatia, and Canada’s Northwest Territories announced new, biometrics-enhanced identity documents and driver’s…

 

ID4Africa reschedules AGM to 2021, virtual expo announced for November

COVID-19 restrictions on travel and large gatherings, as well as health priorities, have led to the rescheduling of the 2020…

 

U.S. businesses using biometrics need to monitor congressional action as proposal imposes privacy obligations

Despite the unlikelihood that the National Biometric Information Privacy Act recently tabled by U.S. Senators Merkley and Sanders will pass, the…

 

Biometrics at home – how smart will the smart home get?

Rapid advancements in chip designs along with algorithms for biometric voice and facial recognition are expanding the boundaries of what…

 

China wants covid swabs. Hong Kong fears biometric spying

In a stark example of how authoritarian biometrics policies designed to enforce order can instead cause instability, Hong Kongers are…

 

Two expert-moderated biometric technology webinars on tap this week

Abu Dhabi’s Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) is inviting the public to attend its free webinar titled…

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