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Face and iris biometrics considered to replace fingerprints for Aadhaar authentication of government beneficiaries

Fingerprint scans for Aadhaar authentication to access Indian government benefits could soon be replaced by facial recognition and iris biometrics,…

 

Deep Glint and VisionLabs lead latest NIST biometric facial verification report

Steady improvement in facial biometric verification accuracy is shown by the new Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT) 1:1 Verification track…

 

Home Office signs £7M deal with IBM to build controversial biometric database

UK’s Home Office has signed a £7 million (US $9.2 million) contract with IBM to work with law enforcement in…

 

ID document onboarding time reduced from a day to seconds with Jumio document verification

Document verification technology developed by Jumio has helped Paysafe cut its onboarding time from a day or longer to a matter…

 

Yubico donates multi-factor authentication keys to protect free speech

Yubico has released the Yubico for Free Speech Program to uphold digital privacy, online security and free speech for vulnerable people…

 

Data exposure spotlights ongoing questions about web scrapers and face biometrics

Sections of the web-scraping industry closely resemble the sketchier corners of the search engine optimization community with a couple big…

 

Megvii partners with Storefriendly for automated warehouse solution with biometric authentication

Megvii has launched a warehouse automation solution with facial biometrics and smart logistics capabilities that it claims can improve space utilization…

 

Jnctn secures funding from Yoti CEO to expand digital identity product development

New Zealand’s Jnctn, one of Microsoft’s FastTrack for Azure partners, has secured funding from Robin Tombs, CEO and co-founder of…

 

Telpo’s smart package mailing and collecting solution features biometric identification and fever detection

Contactless technologies from Telpo similar to those provided to ensure safe work reopening are now being applied to package delivery, with two…

 

Ever announces shutdown a year after spinning off face biometrics into Paravision

Following a biometrics controversy last year and after seven years of service, cloud photo storage app Ever is shutting down on…

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