Biometrics-enhanced systems help doctors provide contactless services amid COVID-19
A new partnership between ID.me and DrFirst enables healthcare providers using the iPrescribe mobile e-prescribing app to verify their identity…
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DEA reopens 2010 rule on e-prescriptions for controlled substances to update biometric requirements
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) published an interim final rule (IFR) in the Federal Register on March 31, 2010, which…
Biometric time and attendance systems restricted by European data protection rules, Dutch authority issues fine
Biometric time and attendance tracking of employees through a fingerprint-based system has been ruled illegal in Germany unless exceptional circumstances…
Covid-19: Contactless biometrics in the spotlight
James Stickland, CEO at authentication platform Veridium, commenting on how contactless biometric authentication is the next logical step towards maximising…
NEC facial biometrics secure the LPGA, identifies Australian WW1 soldiers
After the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) tournament series in the U.S. was postponed due to coronavirus concerns, Mike Whan,…
New York state halts funding for biometric facial recognition system in schools
The New York State Education Department is not giving the green light for funding of projects under the Smart Schools…
Biometric verification failing for some government crisis grant recipients in India and Pakistan
Postal workers in the Hisar region of India’s Haryana State have delivered 19.4 million Rupees (roughly US$260,000) directly to recipients…
Poor encryption exposes biometric database of 4.5 million Israeli citizens
The private information of some 4.5 million Israeli citizens, including biometric facial features, stored in the Transportation Ministry database for…
Rapid fingerprint test for drugs might detect COVID-19
Executives at a biometrics firm in England say their portable fingerprint-reading technology could be used to diagnose COVID-19 in 10…
Keesing offers free biometric digital ID services, Veridos sees eGovernment gains
Keesing Technologies is offering free use of its biometric digital identity verification technology and databases for essential organizations in need of…
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