Firms expand African biometrics coverage, COVID-19 aid raises data protection concerns
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread across Africa, public and private reactions also continue to develop. Noticeable this week…
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Device-based biometrics for immunity passports in the dock, while payment card market revs
Immunity passports are a hot topic in the global identity industry this week, and fingerprints, both in terms of payment…
Biometrics market to reach $76.6B by 2027 as mobile payments explode
The biometrics market will be worth $76.64 billion by 2027 after increasing from $17.28 billion in 2018, at an 18…
Using structures as biometric sensors
If almost any aspect of a person can be a biometric signal, perhaps almost anything can be a biometric sensor,…
Illinois courts continue to refine biometric data privacy law details, vendors may be liable, TikTok sued
A defendant in a court battle over alleged violations of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) is asking a Seventh…
SAFR touts facial biometrics benefits, company gets government loan and Nasdaq price warning
RealNetworks is touting the benefits of its SAFR facial biometrics and video analytics for a range of applications during and…
GOP uses Voatz mobile app with blockchain and biometrics for Utah primary nominees
Due to COVID-19 restrictions on public gathering, Voatz blockchain biometric voting app was the official voting channel during Utah’s Republican…
AuthenTrend provides FIDO2-certified biometric authentication for RSA SecurID Access
AuthenTrend has joined the RSA Ready Technology Partner Program to deliver FIDO2-certified and U2F-compliant fingerprint biometrics-enabled ATKey authentication for RSA…
Venuetize invests $2.2M to upgrade mobile platform with contactless biometric technology
Tampa-based Venuetize will be spending its $2.2 million in new capital raised to upgrade its mobile platform with biometric facial…
European Association for Biometrics now accepting applications for 2020 awards
The European Association for Biometrics (EAB) is accepting nominations for its fourteenth awards class, including the European Biometrics Max Snijder,…
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