Biometrics and digital ID in Africa this week: Data protection trailblazers and new offerings
Biometrics news from Africa is already revealing a shift from reports of the COVID-19 virus leading to shutdowns of biometric…
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Contactless biometrics and fever detection demand, digital ID credentials top industry news this week
The biometrics industry continues to adjust to the global lockdown with new offerings for fever detection, attempts to find early…
Shinhan Card biometric facial recognition retail payment service now live
Korean credit card company Shinhan Card has introduced Shinhan Face Pay, which The Korea Times reports is the country’s first…
Intel takes the lead on DARPA effort to end machine-learning spoofing
The U.S. Department of Defense has recruited Intel Corp. and Georgia Tech to lead an effort to prevent criminals from…
UK National Health Service rolls out Yoti’s biometric digital ID for staff onboarding
Yoti’s digital ID card solution is being deployed by NHS England and NHS Improvement to verify healthcare workers’ identity, improve…
Facial recognition guide from VPN Compare presents incomplete picture
As the Electronic Frontier Foundation has said, facial recognition is “one of the most pervasive surveillance technologies” across the globe….
Sberbank patents new method to augment facial recognition for crowds
PJCS Sberbank has been granted a new patent for a system that applies augmented reality and 3D modeling to improve…
Biometrics research briefs: facial recognition revenues to grow at 14.5 percent CAGR to 2027
The worldwide facial recognition market will increase at a CAGR of 14.5 percent to reach $9.93 billion by 2027, Grand…
Speech Technology Center Smart City facial biometrics used to enforce quarantine in Sakhalin
More than 20 people violating quarantine orders in the Russian island Sakhalin have been identified by a biometric facial recognition…
Indian telecoms ask government to approve remote SIM registration with facial biometrics
With the COVID-19 outbreak making in-person visits to telecom branches for biometric SIM registration impossible, mobile service providers in India…
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