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New Rank One Embedded algorithm triples speed with smaller footprint

Rank One Computing has released an accelerated version of its standard ROC SDK algorithm called ROC Embedded for mobile devices…

 

City in Mexico issues tender for smart lamppost project

The City of Puebla in east-central Mexico has published a call for tenders to install a public lighting system with…

 

Hardware maker AOPEN announces Digital Engines for edge facial recognition

Global technology company AOPEN has announced a new line of AI-enabled Digital Engines for edge visual computing, which the company…

 

Startup Identity Devices launches Biometric Privacy Platform for Aadhaar authentication

Biometric and digital identity startup Identity Devices Sweden AB has announced the development of a new Biometric Privacy Platform for…

 

HID announces new launches cloud platform for connected workplace innovation

A new cloud platform from HID Global enables partners to build workplace physical security into a range of applications, services,…

 

Auditor blames Australian agency mismanagement for cancellation of biometric services contract

The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) has slammed the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission’s (ACIC’s) AUD $52 million (US$38.6 million) biometrics…

 

ACLU files broad request for information on Justice Department biometrics use

In a broad Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request the American Civil Liberties Union has asked for 20 different sets…

 

Italian lawmaker requests details of new police facial recognition system

An Italian legislator is requesting more information about the facial recognition system recently introduced for use by Italian police, which…

 

Biometric ID cards being issued for civilian gun owners in Kenya

This week Kenya’s Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i announced that all licensed civilian gun holders have until March 18 to…

 

New offering from BioCatch combats vishing with behavioural biometrics

BioCatch has introduced a new offering to help protect consumers from phone scams known as vishing, a type of Authorised…

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