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Australia’s Human Services workers protest against planned voice biometrics monitoring

Australia’s federal Department of Human Services’ introduction of a biometric call monitoring and performance management system is creating considerable friction…

 

Bogotá mass transit system to test biometric security solution

Bogotá, Columbia will begin trialing an integrated video surveillance system, featuring biometrics and facial recognition cameras, in the city’s TransMilenio…

 

EgisTec to provide biometric authentication for Acer’s Cloud platform

Fingerprint sensor firm Egis Technology Inc. has partnered with hardware and electronics manufacturer Acer to help develop Acer’s Build Your…

 

Can facial recognition systems be spoofed using high quality video?

Facial authentication security methods used by banking and other apps can be easily spoofed using a high quality video of…

 

Biomatiques wins STQC certification for iris recognition technology

Indian biometric solutions firm Biomatiques Identification Solutions Pvt. Ltd. released eParakh Iris Scanner (model EPI-1000), a mobile iris scanner that…

 

Customs and Border Protection launches passport facial recognition airport pilot

The Department of Homeland Security announced that Customs and Border Protection has initiated its “1:1 Facial Recognition Air Entry Pilot”…

 

Australian police to enforce mandatory on-the-spot fingerprint scans

South Australian Attorney General John Rau is introducing new legislation that could potentially give police the power to enforce mandatory…

 

Google claims its facial recognition system can achieve near 100 percent accuracy

Google published a paper detailing its new artificial intelligence system, FaceNet, which Google researchers call the most-accurate technology available for…

 

Cognitec releases IP video camera with integrated face detection and tracking

Cognitec announced it has released FaceVACSVideoScan C5, a highly specialized IP video camera with built-in face detection and tracking technology…

 

Fulcrum Biometrics to sell SMUFS Biometrics’ mobile fingerprint scanners

Fulcrum Biometrics has signed a global distribution deal to sell SMUFS Biometric Solutions (SBS) line of FIPS 201/PIV Bluetooth and…

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