Snowden blames Aadhaar for destroying privacy of Indians
Edward Snowden has weighed in on the privacy implications of the Aadhaar program and its biometric database ahead of court…
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ISC West releases education session lineup
ISC West and event sponsor Security Industry Association have collaborated to develop a comprehensive educational program for April 2018 show…
Fujitsu launches biometric service portfolio in Canada, Mexico, Caribbean
Fujitsu has announced the extension of its biometric security solutions portfolio, including its Biometrics-as-a-Service offering, to Canada, Mexico, and the…
EAB launching Swedish Biometrics Forum
Halmstad University, in cooperation with European Organization for Biometrics (EAB), is hosting the kick-off meeting of the Swedish Biometrics Forum…
OmniVision launches new sensor for infrared facial recognition
OmniVision Technologies has announced the launch of the 1/9”, 1.4-micron OV9738, a RGB-Ir sensor built with the company’s PureCel Plus…
Banking the unbanked
This is a guest post by James Stickland, CEO of Veridium. Nearly 3.5B people worldwide are unable to access banking…
Biometric entry and connected-car applications popular at CES 2018
Numerous concept cars and connected-car systems featuring integrated biometrics are being showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las…
Biometrics-based blockchain voting platform raises $2.2 million
Mobile-focused election voting and citizen engagement platform Voatz has raised over $2.2 million in seed round funding led by Medici…
Namibia makes the switch to biometric passports
In an effort to fulfill International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) requirements, Namibia is now only issuing biometric passports, or ePassports,…
GEMADEC and Daon form strategic partnership to offer IdentityX platform in African markets
North African technology integrator GEMADEC and Daon announced that they have formed a strategic partnership for North African and Francophone…
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