ID4Africa 2017 wraps up with renewed commitment to digital identity for all Africans
ID4Africa 2017 came to a successful conclusion in Windhoek, Namibia, on Friday with a series of announcements and plenary sessions….
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Safran technology to verify and authenticate voters in Kenya election
Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has appointed Safran Identity & Security to provide the biometric technology needed to…
Fingerprints effective for identification from six-months of age
Fingerprints can be used to effectively verify the identity of children enrolled as young as six months of age, according…
Goodix picks up an Edison Award for its Live Finger Detection sensor
Goodix has been awarded a Gold Edison Award in the Applied Technology category for its Live Finger Detection fingerprint sensor….
Zimbabwe completes testing of biometric voter registration kits
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has completed field tests of biometric voter registration (BVR) kits from the two companies bidding…
The Coast Guard is using voice recognition to combat prank calls
The National Coast Guard is implementing voice recognition technology to combat the rise in fake distress calls that have been…
Nigeria announced as host country for ID4Africa 2018
Abuja, Nigeria will be host to ID4Africa 2018, organization Executive Chairman Dr. Joseph Atick announced during the final day of…
FotoNation exhibiting, speaking at Embedded Vision Summit
FotoNation will demonstrate its hybrid computational imaging implementations for face/body detection and tracking and iris recognition at the upcoming Embedded…
Eyelock patents technology for predicting timing for quality iris images
EyeLock has been issued a U.S. patent relating to technology that uses conditions of the iris to predict a time…
Gigya survey finds that 42% of consumers have poor password habits
Gigya has published a new study entitled “2017 State of Consumer Privacy and Trust survey”, revealing that many people have…
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