Amazon files patent for delivery drone customer verification and gesture recognition
Amazon has filed a patent for technology enabling its delivery drones to verify the identity of the person receiving the…
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CasinoCoin selects Jumio to simplify the onboarding process
Jumio has been selected to provide real-time KYC/AML-compliant ID verification for users of CasinoCoin’s new Bankroll Manager wallet, removing the…
South Africa introducing electronic visas
South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs (DHA) confirmed that the first phase of the electronic visa system will be piloted…
Continued focus on privacy critical to foster growing public support for facial recognition: FaceFirst CEO
With the rapid increase in deployments of facial recognition technology across the U.S., social dialogue about its implications for public…
DHS agencies responsible for biometric exit/entry data would be formalized by new legislation
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM) would be codified pursuant to the Office of…
Chinese entities file 900 facial recognition patents in 2017
Chinese entities filed for over 900 facial recognition patents last year, including both government-backed institutions and the private sector, compared…
CLEAR announces partnerships with Delta biometrics program, more MLB stadiums
Beginning this week, Delta Sky Club members with CLEAR membership can use their fingerprints to enter all fifty U.S. Delta…
autonomous_ID partners with AKI to serve U.S. federal customers
U.S. federal contractor Akhiok-Kaguyak Inc. (AKI) and autonomous_ID have announced a partnership to provide the BIO_SOLE self-contained biometric credentialing system…
Pindrop to provide Phoneprinting for online retailer Shop Direct
Pindrop will provide its Phoneprinting technology to digital department store operator Shop Direct, Britain’s second largest pureplay online retailer, to…
Aadhaar facial recognition on track for July 1 as fresh breach allegation leveled and denied
Facial recognition will be available as a means of authentication for Aadhaar users beginning on July 1, 2018, Unique Identification…
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