Idemia iris recognition algorithm tops leaderboard in NIST biometric accuracy testing
Iris biometric algorithms from Idemia has been placed atop the leaderboard for the latest version of the IREX 10: Identification…
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Google sued for allegedly violating children’s biometric privacy with classroom tools
A lawsuit has been brought against Google by a pair of children from Illinois alleging the tech giant collected biometric…
CMU researcher says voice recognition can spot Covid-19 cough
At a time when alleged treatments for the novel coronavirus are multiplying like fungi in a Petri dish, it can…
Secure Technology Alliance white paper discusses mDL implementation in U.S.
The Secure Technology Alliance has published a white paper to provide recommendations for U.S. states interested in adopting mobile driver’s…
Privacy observer complains to Greek data protection head about police biometric project
Greek internet privacy advocate and European Digital Rights (EDRi) observer Homo Digitalis has raised questions about the legality of the…
Biometrics and digital ID in Africa this week: BIO-key, Yoti, Simprints, iiDENTIFii and Innovatrics
The coronavirus pandemic is also an opportunity for digital technology, according to the CEO of social enterprise Simprints. Elsewhere, the…
Biometrics for online security, access control, pandemic impact top digital identity news of the week
Demand for biometric technology seems to be receiving a boost from the sudden need to conduct as much business as…
Biometrics research briefs: touchless sensing and gesture, security screening and image recognition
Touchless biometrics will be among major drivers pushing the touchless sensing market to grow from $6.8 billion this year to…
Apple patents biometric monitoring and signature technology, proposes Face ID device orientation
The technology powering biometric facial recognition in Apple devices could also help iPhone and iPads orient the display to the…
Rights advocates say time limits necessary for outbreak surveillance measures, facial biometrics less so
Governments are increasingly turning to facial biometrics and other advanced technologies to slow the spread of coronavirus, but United Nations…
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