ePassport digital signatures still can’t be verified by CBP
Since 2010 when a Government Accountability Office (GAO) audit discovered the security lapse, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) “still does…
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Researchers develop new liveness detection method for facial verification
A group of academic researchers have developed a new challenge-response protocol for liveness detection, in which light from an LCD…
Survey shows Singapore leads financial sector in biometrics adoption
Financial services companies in Singapore lead global markets in adoption of both fingerprint biometrics and voice recognition, and behind only…
TBS 3D fingerprint reader qualifies as finalist in IARPA N2N Challenge
Touchless Biometric Systems (TBS) has qualified as a finalist in the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) Nail to Nail…
Unisys launches machine learning tool for border agents
Unisys Corporation has announced the availability of its LineSight software for improving the accuracy of border agent inspection decisions with…
Lebanon issuing biometric driver’s licenses with Vision-Box technology
The Traffic, Trucks, and Vehicles Management Authority of Lebanon has begun issuing new biometric driving licenses leveraging automated biometric identity…
Product launches and demos at HIMSS showcase spread of biometrics to protect healthcare records
Several companies have launched or showcased new products to protect sensitive health care data with biometrics at the HIMSS 2018…
Tascent launches new products to continue making biometrics accessible
Tascent has announced a pair of product launches to significantly broaden the application range for its core hardware and software…
Survey shows U.S. federal agencies embracing biometrics for endpoint protection, but security gaps persist
More than 90 percent of IT officials at U.S. federal agencies say their organization provides secure mobile access for government-issued…
Zwipe appoints new CEO, founder moves to new role
The Board of Directors of Norwegian biometrics technology company Zwipe appointed André Løvestam as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer…
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