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Albania to roll out biometric voter identification system, maybe not in time for next elections

Despite an agreement to use biometric identification in Albania, it may not be in the cards for the next elections…

 

Ping An tops object detection challenge, Trueface explains NIST face recognition speed result

An object detection model developed by Ping An Technology has set a record in the PASCAL VOC Challenge, with a mean…

 

Biometrics for payments and border control announcements suggest ongoing industry momentum

Surveys and analysts say the stage is set for biometric payment cards adoption in the emerging new normal, and that…

 

Biometric payment card commercialization coming this year says Fingerprint Cards CEO

Fingerprint biometrics companies Fingerprint Cards and Zwipe see the commercialization of biometric payment cards receiving a boost from contactless payments…

 

New safe work temperature screening solutions launched by Trueface, ZKTeco, LLVision and eConnect

Trueface has partnered with iryx to develop technology for contactless, passive real-time biometric facial recognition and elevated body temperature detection to…

 

Yoti’s age verification, digital ID technologies chosen by StrongPoint, Volunteer Edinburgh

StrongPoint has chosen Yoti’s AI-powered age verification technology to deliver an automated, more productive retail experience, the company said. An…

 

Judge rejects “98.75 percent discount” of $550M settlement in Facebook biometric privacy case

Facebook’s $550 million settlement agreement over alleged biometric data privacy violations is in doubt, after a federal judge refused to…

 

Faking vein scans is doable but maybe only after every single other option is exhausted

Researchers with access security player Duo Security have written about experiments they have conducted using near infrared light for authentication….

 

IDnow publishes KYC, digital identity resources as Onfido biometrics secure cryptoexchange

IDnow has published KYC Insider, a free knowledge-base of regulatory information and updates regarding Know-Your-Customer and digital identities in Europe, under…

 

Aratek launches large-area fingerprint biometric FAP30 scanner with liveness detection

Aratek has announced the launch of an FBI PIV Mobile ID FAP30-certified optical fingerprint biometrics module featuring a larger sensing area…

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