Possibilities and teething difficulties for African biometrics and digital ID
Ahead of the ID4Africa event in Johannesburg, digital ID related companies are releasing think pieces on the future possibilities for…
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FBI and TSA legal footing criticized at house committee facial recognition hearings
U.S. lawmakers criticized the FBI’s failure to implement five of the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO’s) recommendations and expressed concern with…
New cabin monitoring technologies coming as automotive biometrics demand grows
A pair of new technologies for auto cabin monitoring with biometric facial recognition are coming to market, and a new…
GET Group NA hires former IDEMIA mobile ID expert to guide digital driver’s license efforts
GET Group North America has appointed citizen-managed mobile ID expert David Kelts as the company’s Director of Product Development, Mobile…
Yemen rebel leaders say data control issues caused biometric dispute with World Food Programme
Houthi leaders in Yemen asked the World Food Programme (WFP) to stop biometric registrations after realizing the process bypasses the…
Facial recognition quietly deployed to Queensland stadiums
Fans at sporting events and concerts in Queensland, Australia have been unknowingly participating in real-time biometric facial recognition trials by…
IDEX Biometrics collaborates with TMC on biometric card solution
IDEX Biometrics is collaborating with Chinese secure element vendor Tongxin Microelectronics (TMC) to create a compatible biometric smart card solution…
Fingopay selects Cardstream payment platform to support UK growth and expansion
Fingopay has selected Cardstream’s Open Payment Network to support its growth and expansion in the UK. Cardstream is an independent…
Tencent develops image-aging technology for facial recognition of missing children
Police in China are planning to use artificial intelligence technology developed by Tencent to add years of aging to photos…
Redrock Biometrics develops palm recognition technology for large group identification
Palm biometric provider Redrock Biometrics has launched its PalmID-X identification solution at the Finovate Spring 2019 event to expand the…
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