DHS issues three awards to develop new mobile authentication technologies
The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology directorate has awarded HRL Laboratories, United Technologies Research Center, and Northrop Grumman…
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Researchers find that DNA could be used for effective archival purposes
Researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) have discovered that DNA could be used to store digital data…
CBP seeking comments on biometrics collection program
The Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection (CBP) division has posted a notice for written comments regarding the…
IDEX ASA issues mid-year financial update
IDEX ASA has issued its mid-year financial update in which it asserts that the company is “positioned to capture significant…
Goodix challenges validity of Synaptics’ patent infringement claims
Chinese fingerprint technology manufacturer Goodix announced it has filed multiple offensive administrative trials via petitions for inter partes review (IPR)…
First Tech Federal Credit Union, MasterCard pilot U.S. biometric payments service
First Tech Federal Credit Union announced it has implemented a pilot program with MasterCard that will enable First Tech employees…
Indra installs 124 biometric border control kiosks at five Spanish airports
Indra has successfully deployed approximately 124 automatic border control (ABC) biometric systems at five airports across Spain, including in Madrid,…
Precise Biometrics reports Q2 results, sees strong traction for Precise BioMatch Mobile
Precise Biometrics has reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2015 and the first half of 2015, which…
FBI clarifies facial recognition technology use in New York Times letter
The New York Times published an editorial-opinion letter written by Amy Hess, executive assistant director of the FBI’s science and…
SK Planet fingerprint authentication solution secures FIDO certification
South Korean payment service firm SK Planet announced that its biometric authentication solution passed the Fast IDentity Online (FIDO) Alliance’s…
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