UK government looking into another new digital identity scheme
A new digital identity scheme for business is being proposed by the UK government, nearly ten years since the government…
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Onfido reports massive growth in facial biometrics sales driven by U.S. demand
Onfido has reported a 40 percent quarter-over-quarter rise in global sales ending June 30, 2020, and a 264 percent year-over-year…
SuperCom starts biometric location tracking pilots in new regions, gets Nasdaq letter on late filing
SuperCom’s people location tracking technology will be implemented in three pilots in the Caribbean, Central America and South America, with equipment on its…
Facial recognition needs auditing and ethics standards to be safe, AI Now bias critic argues
The artificial intelligence community needs to begin developing the vocabulary to define and clearly explain the harms the technology can…
China goes beyond face recognition to take DNA swabs of Hong Kong protesters
The Chinese government seems intent on demonstrating the darkest fears people have about biometric surveillance. Bloomberg is reporting on DNA confiscation…
Illuma Labs biometric voice authentication gains credit unions’ increasing interest
Illuma Labs’ biometric voice authentication technology Illuma Shield has been chosen by an increasing number of credit unions to improve…
Canadian forensic scientist introduces slime-based fingerprint detection to enhance visibility
A forensic science graduate of the University of Toronto Mississauga has developed an innovative ‘slime’-based fingerprint technique to improve fingerprint…
Biometric heart monitor and depth mapping for gesture recognition described in Apple patent filings
A biometric monitor for measuring heart health is among several patent filings from Apple to be published recently, Patently Apple reports….
Kaadas
Kaadas is specializing in high-end smart locks, which is a full-industry chain company integrating product development, manufacture, sales, installation and…
Biometrics leaders added by five organizations and sought by two more as outlooks remain strong
Staffing and board appointments have been announced by SAFR, AnyVision, Q5id, Callsign, and the Identity Defined Security Alliance, while Booz…
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