IDEX introduces SmartFinger name for its line of fingerprint technologies
IDEX Biometrics has announced it is unifying its fingerprint identification and authentication technology, including sensors and modules, under the SmartFinger…
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NEXT targets government ID, access control markets with new FAP20 sensor
NEXT Biometrics has started to sample its One Touch ID FAP20 compliant fingerprint sensor to prospective customers in government ID,…
Metropolitan Police conducting final live facial recognition trials before full evaluation
London’s Metropolitan Police are testing their live facial recognition system in Westminster on December 17 and 18 as the next…
Alipay upgrades facial recognition payment tech with demand spike expected
Alipay has announced a major upgrade to its facial recognition payment technology, replacing its “Smile-to-Pay” system with a new plug-and-play…
Android devices facial recognition fooled by 3D-printed head, but not Face ID
A 3D-printed head fooled the facial recognition systems of four smartphones running Android, but failed to unlock an iPhone with…
Apple patents describe dual biometric iPhones and numerous Face ID uses
A pair of patents applications filed by Apple have been published by the European Patent Office, describing numerous uses of…
SensiPass reinvents the knowledge factor to offer three-factor authentication
Knowledge-based authentication is blamed for many data breaches, and the weakness of traditional KBA systems has been one of the…
Google Cloud pauses facial recognition offering to work out responsible use challenges
Google appears to have come down closer to Microsoft than Amazon, as the cloud giants pick positions on the readiness…
Zwipe receives EUR 2.3M grant to scale and commercialize biometric payment technology
The European Commission has awarded Zwipe a €2.3 million (US$2.6 million) grant under the Horizon 2020 program to fund its…
IOM revealed as organization piloting biometric smart cards from Tactilis and NEXT Biometrics
Details have been announced for three trials of biometric smart cards provided by Tactilis and featuring NEXT Biometrics’ large-area fingerprint…
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