Canadian researchers considering iris biometrics to help homeless get healthcare
A Canadian research project is looking at the use of iris recognition to help homeless people get around the problem…
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India to add privacy protection to Aadhaar
The Indian government introduced legislation this past week that will add a privacy protection framework to Aadhaar. Aadhaar, recognized as…
HYPR integrates SpeechPro’s multi-modal authentication solution; welcomes Ann Johnson to advisory board
This week, HYPR announced a partnership with SpeechPro to integrate its VoiceKey.OnePass multi-modal authentication solution into the HYPR SDK. The…
The BEAT platform goes Open Source
The Idiap Research Institute has developed what they call the “ultimate Biometric Testing platform” in the context of its BEAT…
CrucialTec introduces BTP Mouse, an optical mouse with fingerprint scanner
Fingerprint module maker CrucialTec has developed an optical computer mouse equipped with a fingerprint scanner called the Biometric TrackPad, or…
Japanese finger vein biometrics firm expands into Hong Kong
Japanese biometrics firm T4U is opening a Hong Kong office as it expands the use of its finger vein identification…
Google piloting payment app that uses face biometrics for authentication
Google is piloting a new payment app in San Francisco called Hands Free that uses face biometrics for authentication. The…
Nymi collaborates with NXP to enable access control and contactless payments with Nymi Band
Toronto based authentication solution firm Nymi collaborated with NXP Semiconductors at this past week’s RSA Conference to demo physical access,…
Balabit’s behavior analytics solution now features biometrics analysis
Balabit released version 2016.03 of Blindspotter at the RSA conference in San Francisco this past week. Blindspotter 2016.03 user behavior…
Nigeria uses biometric data and bank verification numbers to remove 24,000 ghost workers from government payroll
Nigeria’s government has removed almost 24,000 non-existent or ‘ghost’ workers from its state payroll by auditing biometric data and bank…
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