UK report sees no sure biometric success with COVID unless citizens are consulted
A British AI think tank’s report carries a necessary and obvious message. The usual hand waving, hype and funding scorecards…
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Qualcomm Smart Cities effort accelerates, edge devices for biometrics showcased
Qualcomm’s Smart Cities Accelerator Program has another partner to add to its growing effort, with PFU Limited, a Fujitsu company,…
Biometric voter verification for 2020 Brazil elections scrapped to prevent COVID-19 spread
Biometrics will not be used to confirm the identity of voters in upcoming municipal elections in Brazil, ZDNet reports, after consultants…
Suprema ID biometrics embedded in Coppernic tablets, facial recognition thermal camera launched
Suprema ID’s BM-Slim3 FAP30 biometric fingerprint module has been integrated in the FAP30 ID Platform tablet recently launched by Coppernic,…
Nomidio adds Aculab’s voice biometrics, proposes key-splitting for immunity passport privacy
Nomidio has upgraded its multi-factor cloud-based Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS) with voice biometric authentication by Aculab’s VoiSentry technology, the company announced. The company’s…
California colleges implement identity and access management from BIO-key
BIO-key’s identity and access management system PortalGuard has been chosen by North Orange County Community College District (NOCCCD) in California…
Behavior analysis and AI training tools companies raise millions in funding
GoSecure has raised $20 million in Series E funding to accelerate the growth of its behavior-based predictive platform for Managed Detection…
AnyVision executives on making facial biometrics for touchless access control easier for the enterprise
AnyVision has brought its facial recognition and biometric liveness technology to the touchless access control market with the launch of…
Facial biometrics training dataset leads to BIPA lawsuits against Amazon, Alphabet and Microsoft
Despite being conceived of as a way to make biometric facial recognition more equitable, IBM’s Diversity in Faces is continuing…
Valid buys majority stake in biometric project partner Mitra, expands into Brazilian Smart City segment
Brazilian secure identification company Valid has purchased a 51 percent stake in local integrated system provider Mitra to expand into…
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