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GoTrust ID app users can now simulate USB FIDO Key with smartphone biometrics

GoTrust ID has developed software to enable smartphones to be used instead of a USB FIDO Key for FIDO 2-step…

 

U.S. judge rules Fourth and Fifth Amendments protect against forced biometric smartphone unlock

U.S. law enforcement cannot obtain a warrant to force an individual to unlock a smartphone with biometrics as doing so…

 

Digital ID in Africa this week: Kenya’s biometric ID scheme, blockchain for refugees, universal health and moonlighting officials

Developments in digital ID across Africa this week include positive steps in Senegal to use digital platforms to rapidly reach…

 

Biometrics Institute launches updated Privacy Guidelines to include GDPR and AI developments

The Biometrics Institute is observing Privacy Awareness Week by updating its Privacy Guidelines to provide universal direction on biometric privacy,…

 

Airports in Bahrain, India and Thailand deploying biometric systems as designers pitch new concept

Vision-Box will provide a biometric Automated Border Control platform for Bahrain International Airport in Muharraq’s new Passenger Terminal Building to…

 

Fingerprint Cards biometric technology deployed in nine new smartphone models

Fingerprint Cards sensor technology continues to be deployed in new smartphone models. The Swedish biometrics company has revealed that an…

 

Amazon patent filing describes computer vision parcel theft protection system for smart home devices

Amazon has invented a system for detecting and recording package theft and alerting homeowners, based on smart home devices such…

 

Philippines selects Gemalto biometric technology to verify voters in upcoming elections

The Philippines Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has selected Gemalto to provide a fingerprint biometric voter verification system for the 2019…

 

Myanmar provides ID cards to IDPs and seeks $104 million to implement biometric registration

The government of Myanmar is attempting to implement a scheme to provide national registration cards to residents of internally displaced…

 

Nominations now open for 2019 Women in Biometrics Awards

Nominations for the 2019 Women in Biometrics Awards are now open for nominees exemplifying outstanding contributions to the industry in…

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