UNHCR update shows progress toward biometric refugee registration commitment
The UNHCR has expanded its use of biometrics for food distribution to over 100 sites across eight countries, and registered…
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Harmful application of deepfakes ‘growing rapidly online,’ new report warns
As California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation banning distribution of deepfake videos and pictures of political candidates within 60 days…
Chutian Dragon licenses Idex on-card biometric enrollment intellectual property
Idex Biometrics has entered a worldwide license agreement with Chutian Dragon Co. for use of Idex’s on-card biometric enrollment IP….
Moscow public facial recognition system challenged in court
A lawsuit brought by a Moscow resident Alyona Popova is seeking to ban the use of facial recognition in the…
WWT and Privoro to provide iOS “Assured Identity” solution to DISA
The U.S. Military’s Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has selected World Wide Technology (WWT) and Privoro to develop an assured…
NEC XON introduces biometric KYC solution for fast SIM, bank card circulation
NEC XON, the Africa systems integration business of NEC has released a Know Your Customer (KYC) solution with fingerprint, iris,…
Sandia Labs and partner to develop access control wearables with B-Secur EKG biometrics
Sandia National Laboratories has reached a cooperative research and development partnership agreement with New Mexico-based small business Aquila Inc. to…
Innovatrics holds position on NIST Facial Recognition Vendor Test leaderboard
Innovatrics has remained on the leaderboard position in the latest NIST Facial Recognition Vendor Test 1:1 results with a 9th…
Password sprawl and reuse outstrip MFA and biometrics among LastPass users
Only one percent of LastPass multifactor authentication systems in use leverage biometrics, according to new research from LastPass, though the…
NEC facial recognition border tech for Kenya as airport biometrics rollouts continue
Airport biometrics use continues to expand rapidly all around the world, with a series of new deployments announced and detailed….
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection