FBI has access to 412 million images for facial recognition
According to a new report issued by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has…
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Aware’s selfie authentication software products FIDO certified
Biometrics software and solutions provider Aware, Inc. recently introduced FIDO Suite, a family of software products that enable secure biometric…
LG X Mach integrates Precise Biometrics and FPC fingerprint technology
Fingerprint Cards (FPC) and Precise Biometrics are providing the fingerprint technology for the new LG X Mach smartphone. The mobile…
Daon wins credit union industry award
Biometric authentication firm Daon recently announced that it won a 2016 NAFCU Services Innovation Award for its IdentityX platform. The…
Beyond Touch ID
This is a guest post by Francis Mather, Director of Computer Vision at Hoyos Labs. Fingerprints are the most easily…
HYPR CTO to keynote cybersecurity for IoT makers and entrepreneurs workshop in NYC
HYPR announced that its Chief Technology Officer, Bojan Simic, will speak at the first Cyber Security for IoT Makers and…
UK government appoints new biometrics commissioner
The UK’s Home Office recently announced the appointment of the governor of Sheffield Hallam University as the government’s new biometrics…
U.S. intelligence community examining video analytics
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), a division of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, will host…
Juniper Research study finds biometric authentication key to improving payment security
Juniper Research has released a new study that finds ecommerce merchants and financial institutions will be increasingly investing in online…
IBIA urges ridesharing firms to enforce fingerprint-based background checks
The International Biometrics + Identity Association (IBIA) has published a new white paper that makes a convincing case for why…
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