Death, taxes and … passwords — must we accept them?
More words have been written about love, but the subject of passwords surely is creeping up on it. Two new…
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Biometric door handle and fingerprint bike lock makers surpass goals in crowdfunding campaigns
Walsun has developed a biometric fingerprint lock for bikes, e-bikes and motorcycles that weighs only 220g and unlocks in under…
Biometric surveillance, access control and workforce management on display at Intersec 2020
Vivotek has partnered with CyberLink to equip its IP surveillance solutions with CyberLink’s FaceMe AI facial recognition engine. The Taiwanese…
Auto biometrics market projected for massive growth as industry players demo new technology
The global market for biometrics in automotive access applications, while still developing, will go through a massive growth period from…
Face biometrics deployed for train station security in Asia, Germans pushback on public surveillance
Osaka Metro in Japan started testing in December a facial recognition solution that lets people take the train just by…
Apple patent applications describe face biometrics-enabled presence detection, more gestures for Apple Pencil
For more than ten years, Apple has been working on presence detection technology that would be used to turn on…
Army issues SIPRGuard biometric desktop access control RFI
A Sources Sought/Request for Information (RFI) was issued this past week “for potential vendors that can provide … a SIPRGuard…
Werum IT Solutions, Nymi release biometric authentication wristband for pharma, biotech
Werum IT Solutions has developed in partnership with Nymi a smart biometric authentication tool for pharma and biotech, the company…
Law enforcement increasingly using cloud extraction tech to collect social media and application data: report
Law enforcement agencies are increasingly using extraction technology to access data saved to the cloud, according to Privacy International citing…
UK looks to replace passwords with biometric technology to reduce NHS login time
The U.K. government is investing £40 million (USD$52 million) in multi-factor authentication technology to upgrade NHS staff computer login system…
