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Security Industry Association
The Security Industry Association is a not-for-profit trade organization driven by volunteers, provides education, certification, standards, advocacy and influential events which connect the industry and is a catalyst for success within the global security industry through information, insight and influence.
Security Industry Association Biometrics News
HID Global claims first certification of biometric access control tech to SIA standard
The Security Industry Association (SIA) has certified biometric reader and controller products from HID Global to its Open Supervised Device Protocol…
| Jul 27, 2021 | SIA blasts misrepresentation of facial recognition studiesReading articles about facial recognition in consumer publications could lead one to believe the technology is highly inaccurate and biased,… |
| Jul 15, 2021 | Some states reject facial recognition for police, but a groundswell may be buildingThe Security Industry Association, maybe with a premature sigh of relief, is reporting that measures calling for significant restrictions on… |
| Jun 18, 2021 | SIA sees trust in supporting role for avoiding biometric moratoriumThere is nothing wrong with U.S. biometric surveillance that cannot be solved with government funds for private-sector R&D, bias tests… |
| Jun 9, 2021 | Some in biometric surveillance industry think Uyghur-targeting vendors are getting a passIf the Security Industry Association was expecting a pat on the back for booting from its ranks a surveillance system… |
| May 28, 2021 | Baltimore City Council proposes overarching ban on facial recognition, SIA calls for sanityIn a series of local rules proposed and passed by local government in the U.S. to limit the use of… |
| May 28, 2021 | Next Biometrics lands $100K purchase order, FPC scores follow-on design winNext Biometrics has received a new purchase order for its fingerprint sensors from an existing U.S.-based Identity and Access Management… |
| May 14, 2021 | US military integrates biometrics-enabled watchlist with DoD ABISCurrent DoD biometric initiatives, including the expansion of DoD’s Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) were outlined at a recent online… |
| May 6, 2021 | Executive moves at 1Kosmos, Idex Biometrics, PatriotOne, SIA, VeratoIdentity industry activity is reflected in the job market, as 1Kosmos, Idex Biometrics, Patriot One, Verato and the Security Industry… |
| Apr 28, 2021 | Suprema promotes new CEO, biometrics integration by partner, SIA OSDP certificationSuprema’s outdoor card reader XPass D2, which can also work with device biometrics through Suprema Mobile Access, has been verified… |
| Feb 22, 2021 | NEC, Microsoft executives to lead SIA’s new biometrics advisory boardThe Security Industry Association (SIA) has named a new chair and vice chair who will head its Identity and Biometric… |
| Feb 17, 2021 | Hodgepodge campaigns in US nipping at big biometric privacy questionsA number of federal and state officials are separately talking about biometric privacy. Rather than raising expectations for coherent guidance… |
| Feb 10, 2021 | Biometrics, digital ID alliances joined by Princeton Identity, Idemia, ATB Ventures, Transmit SecuritySeveral organizations dedicated to biometrics and digital ID have added companies to their membership ranks. Princeton Identity has joined a… |
| Jan 29, 2021 | New ID and biometrics advisory board, ethical AI alliance formed by global organizationsThe Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced the foundation of an Identity and Biometric Technology Advisory Board (IBTAB), with the… |
| Dec 15, 2020 | Physical access control with biometrics and mobile ID market showing strengthBiometrics and digital credentials for secure access control, more often than ever in the form of facial recognition for contactless… |
| Nov 23, 2020 | Upcoming biometrics events and webinars explore development, contactless ID, inclusionThe next few weeks are packed with online events, webinars and conferences all in the field of contactless biometrics, digital… |
| Nov 4, 2020 | Security Industry Association asks FDA for further scrutiny of non-compliant temperature systemsThe U.S. Security Industry Association (SIA) has sent a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to prompt scrutiny… |
| Aug 18, 2020 | NY, UK politicians demand reform of biometric facial recognition use in law enforcementThe Security Industry Association (SIA), which includes biometric technology developers NEC, Clearview AI, Idemia and Ayonix corp. among others, has… |
| Aug 13, 2020 | GAO reviews facial biometrics as SIA launches principles for ethical useThe global market for biometric facial recognition is forecast to reach $20.63 billion by 2030, on a 17.2 percent annual… |
| Jul 30, 2020 | Alcatraz AI Founder and CEO to present at SIA’s AccelerRISE 2020 virtual conferenceVince Gaydarzhiev, founder and CEO of biometric access control provider Alcatraz AI, will hold a virtual presentation at Security Industry… |
