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Security Industry Association Biometrics News
Iris biometric verification, palm prints tests and cheat sheets coming from NIST
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology has plans to expand its biometrics evaluations and reports into several areas…
| Oct 28, 2024 | Retailers turn to facial recognition to curb $100B in losses amid ‘sweethearting’ surgeRetail theft is on the rise in the U.S., with losses topping an estimated $100 billion annually. In addition to… |
| Oct 18, 2024 | NIST establishing $15M standardization center for critical technologies led by ASTMThe U.S National Institute of Standards and Technology is standing up a Standardization Center of Excellence to be led by… |
| Aug 9, 2024 | New CFOs at Intellicheck, Ingenico, PremblyAs the biometrics and digital identity market grows so does the need for experienced executives. New chief financial officers are… |
| Jun 10, 2024 | Bills to ban facial recognition spark lively debate in New York councilNew York City Council chambers hosted a policy donnybrook over facial recognition technology today, as members grilled representatives from the… |
| Apr 29, 2024 | SIA and IBIA say facial recognition for airline passengers is safe, necessaryThe Security Industry Association (SIA) and the International Biometrics + Identity Association (IBIA) are pushing congress not to approve language… |
| Apr 15, 2024 | Maryland bill on police use of facial recognition is ‘strongest law in the nation’Maryland has passed one of the more stringent laws governing the use of facial recognition technology by law enforcement in… |
| Apr 12, 2024 | Veriff, iProov, Nice, Precise Biometrics announce new hiresAfter a hiring spree in February, global identity verification companies continue to welcome new executives and board members. Veriff names… |
| Feb 16, 2024 | SIA 2024 Women in Biometrics Awards call for nominations now openSecurity Industry Association (SIA), a global security company, has announced it has opened the call for nominations for the 2024… |
| Feb 9, 2024 | New hires at Signicat, Au10tix, AuthID, DelineaIdentity verification companies are on a hiring spree this February, bolstered by successful financing rounds and expansions into new territories…. |
| Nov 10, 2023 | Precise Biometrics, Suprema America, SIA hire to expand market reachBiometrics companies Precise Biometrics and Suprema America have appointed new sales leaders, while the Security Industry Association and law firm… |
| Oct 18, 2023 | AI concerns front and center in Biometrics Institute’s annual biometric trends reportAt the Biometrics Institute’s annual congress this week, the independent and international member organization for biometrics announced the release of… |
| Oct 6, 2023 | SIA says biometric data privacy claim against Meta ‘does not qualify’The Security Industry Association has weighed in on a biometric privacy lawsuit that claims Meta broke the law with a… |
| Sep 26, 2023 | IBIA, SIA, Kantara, OpenWallet welcome new membersThe old saying about strength in numbers is proving true for biometrics firms joining large digital identity organizations. India-based BioEnable… |
| May 19, 2023 | Trulioo, Fourthline, SIA, Alcatraz expand boardsSeveral prominent biometric firms have made significant moves to strengthen their boards in a wave of strategic expansions and leadership… |
| May 4, 2023 | Women in Biometrics Award winners announced for 2023 by SIAThe five winners of the 2023 Women in Biometrics Awards have been named by the Security Industry Association, and will… |
| Mar 29, 2023 | Safe schools group advises on biometrics deployment in latest security guidelinesThe 2023 update to the safety and security guidelines of the Partner Alliance for Safer Schools (PASS) includes technical and… |
| Mar 3, 2023 | Nominations open until April 5 for the 2023 women in biometrics awardsThe Security Industry Association (SIA), a trade association for global security solution providers, has announced the call for nominations for… |
| Feb 14, 2023 | Biometrics industry has a big problem with call to ban ‘surveillance’ in airportsTwo influential industry groups say a call by five powerful U.S. senators demanding a federal ban on facial recognition is… |
| Feb 10, 2023 | No single direction for global air travel biometrics. Some in US just want to stopFar from being a tsunami, the faces-as-passport movement nonetheless is raising waves in developed and undeveloped economies globally. Not all… |
