DHS S&T hosting demonstration of high-throughput biometric systems
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced it will host a demonstration of biometric capabilities…
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Five new smartphones feature Fingerprint Cards biometric tech
Fingerprint Cards has revealed the recent deployment of its biometric sensor technology in a number of new smartphones. The FPC1511…
China considering new law to protect biometrics and other personal data
Legislators in China are drafting a new data privacy law to protect personal information, and biometric data in particular, The…
Trial of rapid DNA biometrics to investigate false family claims by migrants at U.S.-Mexico border
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will conduct DNA tests in cases where border guards suspect people crossing the U.S.-Mexico…
Mobile payments with biometric authentication now available for UK government services
The UK government has announced the approval of Apple Pay and Google Pay to authenticate mobile payments for four government…
Commission rules Australian worker unfairly dismissed for refusing to use biometric system
Australia’s Fair Work Commission (FWC) has ruled that a worker fired for refusing to use a biometric time and attendance…
Facial recognition deployment by Queensland Police for Commonwealth Games largely unsuccessful
The facial recognition system used by the Queensland Police Service (QPS) during the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games did not…
Microsoft receives FIDO2 certification for Windows Hello
Microsoft has achieved FIDO2 certification for Windows Hello, FIDO Alliance announced today. Any compatible device running Windows 10 is now…
“Biggest ever deletion of biometric IDs from a state-held database” to be carried out by UK tax authority
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has ruled the collection of voice biometric data from roughly five million people by…
DataGrid develops AI to generate whole-body images of nonexistent people
An artificial intelligence algorithm from Japanese company DataGrid creates high-resolution whole-body images of non-existent people. DataGrid uses a generative adversarial…
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