Covid-19: Contactless biometrics in the spotlight
James Stickland, CEO at authentication platform Veridium, commenting on how contactless biometric authentication is the next logical step towards maximising…
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Poor encryption exposes biometric database of 4.5 million Israeli citizens
The private information of some 4.5 million Israeli citizens, including biometric facial features, stored in the Transportation Ministry database for…
Illinois courts continue to refine biometric data privacy law details, vendors may be liable, TikTok sued
A defendant in a court battle over alleged violations of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) is asking a Seventh…
Hacking biometrics and device IDs together is possible and dangerous: research
New research indicates that it is possible to secretly build rich profiles of people in highly connected homes and other…
Service for biometric data transfer to centralized Russian system launched and self-enrollment planned
Rostelecom’s cloud-based Unified Biometrics System (UBS) will soon be adopted by 50 Russian banks, NIA Nizhny Novgorod reports. The UBS…
Infinity Optics launches white paper to explain biometric hash technology and privacy protection
Infinity Optics has published a white paper to explain the intricacies of its QuantumCrypt biometric hash technology, including how it…
NextGenID releases biometric identity-as-a-service procurement model with payment options
NextgenID has released a frictionless biometric identity-as-a-service (IDaaS) procurement model for federal agencies with payment options for the ID*Capture Kiosk…
Law firms weigh in on privacy rules for biometrics for online work and school, temperature screening
While school and business interactions have flooded the internet as societies adjust to the COVID-19 pandemic, regulations protecting biometric data…
Proxy to base digital ID signals on continuous biometrics from wearables with Motiv acquisition
Proxy has acquired smart ring maker Motiv, and is bringing a majority of its employees on board to bring digital…
MIT, Caltech researchers each develop wearable biosensors to monitor vital signs
A group of researchers from MIT have embedded biometric sensors into fabric to make clothes that can remotely monitor temperature,…
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