EFF sues FBI for facial recognition records related to NGI program
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is suing the FBI over access to its facial recognition records, based on three FOIA requests the group…
Trade Notes
Trade notes refers to significant developments in the biometrics industry. This includes corporate appointments, venture capital, funding, mergers, acquisitions, litigation and launches.
Joseph Kuhn joins Cross Match as CFO
Cross Match has announced that Joseph Kuhn has joined the company as chief financial officer. “Joe brings a solid track record…
VetConnex named FBI fingerprint channel partner
VetConnex has been named one of 20 fingerprint channel partners by the FBI, which the company says allows it to enter…
NEC launches two new facial recognition tools for hospitality industry
NEC is set to introduce a new biometrics-based solution for the hospitality industry, during the Hospitality Industry Technology Expo & Conference,…
Oberthur NFC embedded secure element included in Samsung GALAXY S4
Oberthur Technologies has announced that its NFC embedded Secure Element will be included in the newly-released Samsung GALAXY S4. The secure element…
Epic publishes comments on DHS biometric border management
Public interest research group, Epic – the Electronic Privacy Information Center — has just published its comments and suggested specific security…
Morhpo, Bahrain Airport Company, sign memorandum of understanding
Morpho has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Bahrain Airport Company in regards to cooperation on aviation security. This particular MoU…
Standard for iris images in federal IDs coming soon: NIST ITL director
During a tense subcommittee hearing, Charles Romine, director of the NIST Information Technology Laboratory promised a standard for iris images…
Next Generation Biometric Technologies Market to reach $13.89 billion by 2017: report
The global biometric technology, types and applications market is expected to reach $13.89 billion by 2017 at an estimated CAGR…
FBI exec appears before House Committee, discusses work with fingerprint and other biometrics
Steven Martinez, the Executive Assistant Director, Science and Technology Branch of the FBI recently made a statement before the House…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection