Aadhaar continues to evolve and grow as India issues biometric seafarers’ ID
Aadhaar adoption has not been slowed by its severance from private use by the Supreme Court, and the system is…
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China ramps up nationwide biometric data collection
China has started collecting citizen’s DNA to allegedly build a male DNA database, a biometric collection scheme that human rights…
Researcher emphasizes biometrics process controls as financial services plan new deployments
Several banks and financial service companies have announced biometrics initiatives to enable secure and convenient transactions without using the traditional…
Infinity CEO says creating a true biometric hash no longer a gimmick
Biometrics and cryptography have long operated mostly in separate domains. This is despite both being components of many security systems,…
US SOF seeks to understand how social media biometrics can be weaponized
The US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is studying opportunities to obtain, analyze, and utilize information that’s voluntarily disseminated in the…
Industry groups criticize facial recognition hysteria
SIA (Security Industry Association) has published a report to combat misconceptions and provide perspective on facial biometrics while the Information…
Technologies offered to defeat facial recognition and provide alternative for tracking
The proliferation of facial recognition technology is giving rise to methods of subverting it, such as the laser pointers used…
Nepal moves closer to approving biometric national ID card bill
A Nepali government committee has approved the National Identity and Civil Registration Bill, which would mandate the issuance of a…
Facebook and Microsoft make changes as scrutiny of AI training methods continues
Facebook is the latest company to admit to paying contractors to listen to audio recordings of its services users, with…
Credence ID’s new rugged biometric ID terminal ready for most demanding environments
Credence ID has unveiled its new rugged biometric ID terminal, the CredenceTWO-R. The CredenceTWO-R builds on the CredenceTWO platform and…
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