UIDAI announces September 15 deadline for telecoms to implement Aadhaar facial biometrics
Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has announced that the roll-out of biometric facial recognition for Aadhaar will begin September…
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SureID emerges from acquisition and reorganization with new head office and GM
After a major acquisition and team reorganization, SureID with a new General Manager and a new corporate office located in…
Gait recognition could provide biometric cryptography to protect wearable data transmission
The limited computational power of body sensor network (BSN) devices such as wearables makes it difficult to secure the sensitive…
FaceFirst facial recognition coming to thousands of U.S. retail locations
Facial recognition systems using software from FaceFirst have been deployed to “hundreds of [retail] locations, growing to thousands very soon,”…
Onfido adds to its senior leadership team
Onfido announced it has hired Chrissy Dal Porto, Amy Wallace and Ruth Penfold to its senior leadership team. The new…
Apple patent published for optical 3D fingerprint biometric system
The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office has published a patent application by Apple for an optical 3D fingerprint biometric system,…
DHS awards $200K to begin automated machine learning prototype test for CBP’s GTAS
DataRobot received $200,000 to begin testing a prototype of a machine learning platform for Customs and Border Protection’s Global Travel…
Integrated Biometrics, SBS Biometrics Solutions partner for joint R&D project
Integrated Biometrics announced they are an awardee of the fourth round of bilateral project proposals between The Global Alliance for…
EyeLock iris recognition tech integrated into vending machine solution
EyeLock announced today it has integrated its embedded iris recognition technology into ViaTouch Media’s auto-retail solution. According to the announcement,…
Biometrics research briefs: China, airports, cybersecurity
China driving smartphone biometrics Juniper Research notes that China, whose urban areas have been early adopters of mobile payments, will…
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