New ID verification and biometric technologies, partnerships, and coverage announced
Veridos is unveiling its SwipeUp ID, a new technology for authenticating the validity of identity documents, at the upcoming SecurityPrinters…
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Facial recognition matches images reconstructed from MRIs with 83 percent accuracy
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have found that they can identify people from MRI images used in brain research and…
U.S. Congressional rep calls for biometrics regulation as universal online identification considered
The U.S. Congressional representative for Silicon Valley is calling on the federal government to quickly work towards legislation to control…
Apple looks into replacing physical IDs with digital credentials on iPhone, Apple Car
Apple has applied for two patents titled “Identity Credential Verification Techniques” that discuss the possibility of replacing traditional driver’s licenses…
Committee sends Australian government biometric plans back to be redrafted
Australia’s plans to leverage biometrics to authenticate users of government services has hit another setback, as the Joint Committee on…
Blink Identity CEO on preserving privacy in a facial recognition ticketing system
Blink Identity CEO and Co-founder Mary Haskett wants to reassure concert-goers that biometric ticketing systems do not have to be…
Physical security, AI, facial recognition among Security Industry Association 2019 trends forecast
The Security Industry Association (SIA) has determined that physical security, artificial intelligence and facial recognition are among top 2020 Security…
Nymi partners with POMS to target pharmaceutical manufacturing for biometric e-signing
Toronto-based biometric authentication company Nymi has signed a strategic partnership with POMS Corporation to consolidate its position in the pharmaceutical…
Chinese biometric surveillance technology deployed internationally amid criticism
Authorities in Bolivia have deployed 600 cameras with facial recognition, to go along with 2,000 units already in service, as…
Update to fix in-display fingerprint biometrics vulnerability on Samsung Galaxy devices rolled out
Samsung has issued a software update to address critical security issues with the in-display biometric fingerprint recognition function of its…
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