Aadhaar biometric authentication: no for social media, yes for targeted benefits, maybe for elections
Government ID, including biometric Aadhaar accounts, cannot be required for social media and email accounts, according to a court decision…
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More ITS-developed BorderXpress biometric kiosks deployed at Barbados airport
Forty-eight biometric self-service kiosks developed by Innovative Travel Solutions, a business unit part of Vancouver International Airport (YVR), are now…
Gemalto part of group awarded contract for 15 million biometric passports by Thailand
Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has awarded a contract for the supply of 15 million biometric e-passports over the…
Rank One facial recognition algorithm scores high accuracy in DHS Biometric Technology Rally
Rank One Computing has announced its biometric facial recognition algorithm scored among the companies with the highest overall accuracy among…
Idemia says NYPD bomb scare suspect ID shows facial recognition best practices
Facial recognition enabled New York Police to quickly identify a man who allegedly placed rice cookers initially suspected of being…
GitHub integrates WebAuthn protocol for biometric authentication
Software development platform GitHub now supports Web Authentication (WebAuthn) protocol that adds biometrics and physical security key logins for Firefox,…
OneConnect and finleap join forces to bring innovative tech to Europe
OneConnect, a service platform for financial institutions in China, will be introducing its biometric identification, cloud, and artificial intelligence (AI)…
Megvii commits to guard against weaponization of facial recognition technology
As controversial debates and protests against the ethical use of facial recognition technology in daily operations increase around the world,…
ID R&D passive biometric liveness implemented for major telecom provider in Southeast Asia
ID R&D has announced a new partnership with software provider Innov8tif, which has integrated IDLive Face into its EMAS eKYC…
ICE, DHS S&T seek biometric monitoring tech for detainees at federal facilities
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) respectively are…
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