U.S. updates visa waiver program with new biometric capabilities
The Obama administration has made some key changes to the visa waiver program (VWP), including more effective tracking of past…
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Philippines’ Comelec ordered to not drop 2.5M voters who failed to submit biometrics
The Philippines’ Supreme Court (SC) temporarily ordered the Commission on Elections (Comelec) not to disable the registration of 2.5 million…
Synaptics, Nok Nok Labs to simplify FIDO certified app development
Synaptics has partnered with Nok Nok Labs to provide OEMs with real-world test and development environments that combine FIDO Certified…
AOS zero-contact fingerprint recognition system now FBI-certified
Advanced Optical Systems, Inc. announced that the US Federal Bureau of Investigation recently added ANDI OTG, a zero-contact “On The…
Texas school district deploys Kronos cloud-based biometric time and attendance solution
Long term Kronos clients, Texas’ Galveston Independent School District recently moved its biometrics enabled workforce management solution to the Kronos…
Sonavation develops ultrasound biometric authentication solution
Sonavation announced it has developed SonicTouch, an ultrasound biometric authentication solution for digital and device security. The FIDO-ready system-in-package module…
ZKAccess biometric access control readers integrated into Delta Turnstiles product line
Biometrics and security solutions firm ZKAccess has entered into a manufacturing and exclusive brand partnership with Delta Turnstiles, a manufacturer…
BioCatch adds to Board of Directors
Behavioral biometrics, authentication and malware detection firm BioCatch, has appointed two new members to the company’s Board of Directors: Gadi…
Fingerprint Cards touch sensor FPC1035 in new Vivo smartphones
Vivo’s new Android smartphones, the Vivo X6 and X6 Plus, feature Fingerprint Cards (FPC) touch fingerprint sensor FPC1035 and Precise…
Brightek releases new IR LED for facial recognition applications
LED manufacturer Brightek has released 3535 Ceramic Series and 3030 SMC Series, new infrared (IR) LED products designed for facial…
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