Indian Railway increases scope and tries again with tender for facial recognition network
The Indian Railway’s telecom arm RailTel has re-floated a tender for a CCTV network with biometric facial recognition after the…
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Afghanistan electoral commission asked to reverse decision to register voters without biometrics
A decision by Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission (IEC) to not use biometrics has been heavily criticized by several mainstream political…
Frost & Sullivan names NEC 2019 APAC biometrics company of the year
Frost & Sullivan has named NEC the 2019 Asia Pacific Biometrics Company of the Year noting that the company has…
Vision-Box joins Secure Identity Alliance; will advocate for responsible use of biometrics
Vision-Box has joined advisory body the Secure Identity Alliance (SIA) as an associate member and is expected to play an…
Amazon patent describes speech recognition prior to hearing Alexa wakeword
Rather than listen for a “wakeword,” a new patent application from Amazon suggests Alexa could simply record all speech, allowing…
Singapore launching government ID verification service as part of national digital strategy
The government of Singapore has announced plans to boost its ICT capabilities, including a National Digital Identity (NDI) platform, to…
U.S. considers blacklisting Megvii, Hikvision and other Chinese biometric companies
Hikvision, Megvii, and other Chinese biometric companies could soon be blocked from acquiring components and software from American suppliers by…
Biometric Update resumes Official Journalist role for ID4Africa 2019
ID4Africa is pleased to announce Biometric Update as the official journalist of ID4Africa 2019. This is the 4th year in…
Biometrics industry groups blast San Francisco decision and process in facial recognition ban
The Identification Technology Association (IdTA) and the International Biometrics + Identity Association (IBIA) have each issued a statement condemning the…
OnePlus 7 Pro optical in-display fingerprint sensor easily spoofed, Apple selects acoustic sensing
The OnePlus 7 Pro smartphone’s optical in-display biometric fingerprint sensor can be hacked with some tinfoil and glue, Hot Hardware…
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