Innovatrics and SmartMetric fingerprint innovations to support shrinking biometric card components
Innovatrics has developed a Small Area Matcher algorithm based on deep learning and convolutional neural networks, rather than traditional minutiae…
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D-ID announces partnership to provide facial recognition blocking to Asian market
D-ID and global security and printing company Toppan Printing have announced a strategic partnership to provide enhanced privacy protections for…
Fujitsu releases updated biometric authentication access security system
Fujitsu has released “AuthConductor V2,” a new biometric security system that leverages technology such as palm vein authentication, facial and…
Technical issues delay Belarus’ January introduction of biometric passports
In March, Belarus was announcing its decision to push back biometric passports from release in January 2019 to January 2020….
Portland and Denver consider bans on municipal agency use of facial recognition
Portland’s data governance workgroup has published a draft of an ordinance which would prohibit local government agencies from using biometric…
Idex Biometrics raises $10 million to serve scaling smart card market
Idex Biometrics has privately placed 120 million new shares at NOK 0.75 per share (US$0.08), raising NOK 90.0 million ($9.9…
Yoti wins social purpose recognition for digital identity initiatives
Yoti has been recognized and ‘highly commended’ for its ‘Digital Identity for All’ project in the Best in Brand Purpose…
Kyrgyzstan and Dominican tap Chinese biometric surveillance tech as concern grows in Scotland
The role of Chinese businesses in facial recognition systems in other countries is drawing attention, with a report on Kyrgyzstan’s…
AWS sued under Illinois biometric privacy rules for providing third-party storage
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the latest biometrics vendor to be targeted by potential class action litigation under Illinois’ biometric…
HHS, DISA Assured Identity pilot aims to protect healthcare data with biometrics and behavior authentication
The U.S. government’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is developing biometric and behavior-based authentication for employees in partnership…
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