More legislation to restrict biometric facial recognition introduced as protesters scan faces
A coincidence, perhaps? In Washington, D.C. last week, on the same day Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Mike Lee’s (R-Utah)…
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Identity industry leader joins Trust Stamp Advisory Board
Trust Stamp has welcomed Emma Lindley to its Advisory Board to help guide the development of inclusive AI-powered facial biometric…
Viisights secures $10M to strengthen behavioral recognition systems for real-time video
AI technology developer Viisights has raised $10 million in Series-A funding that will be spent on further developing behavioral recognition…
Innovatrics and SmartMetric fingerprint innovations to support shrinking biometric card components
Innovatrics has developed a Small Area Matcher algorithm based on deep learning and convolutional neural networks, rather than traditional minutiae…
D-ID announces partnership to provide facial recognition blocking to Asian market
D-ID and global security and printing company Toppan Printing have announced a strategic partnership to provide enhanced privacy protections for…
Fujitsu releases updated biometric authentication access security system
Fujitsu has released “AuthConductor V2,” a new biometric security system that leverages technology such as palm vein authentication, facial and…
Technical issues delay Belarus’ January introduction of biometric passports
In March, Belarus was announcing its decision to push back biometric passports from release in January 2019 to January 2020….
Portland and Denver consider bans on municipal agency use of facial recognition
Portland’s data governance workgroup has published a draft of an ordinance which would prohibit local government agencies from using biometric…
Idex Biometrics raises $10 million to serve scaling smart card market
Idex Biometrics has privately placed 120 million new shares at NOK 0.75 per share (US$0.08), raising NOK 90.0 million ($9.9…
Yoti wins social purpose recognition for digital identity initiatives
Yoti has been recognized and ‘highly commended’ for its ‘Digital Identity for All’ project in the Best in Brand Purpose…
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