Israel to review use of centralized biometric database
Israeli’s Interior Ministry, under direction of the country’s High Court of Justice, has agreed to review whether the creation of…
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NIST recognizes NEC for ‘best-in-class’ facial recognition technology
NEC Corporation of America (NEC), a leading technology provider of strategic IT and communications solutions, has recently announced that its…
Arizona county to use mobile biometric ID systems
The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) in Arizona is the first law enforcement agency in the U.S. to use BI2 Technologies’…
Secure Planet’s Biometric Android app released on Google Play
Secure Planet has recently launched a free Android phone application called Secure BioID-Lite App on Google Play Andriod app store….
FBI certifies BI2 Technologies multi-modal biometric mobile ID device
B12 Technologies’ Mobile Offender Recognition and Information System, otherwise known as MORIS, recently received a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)…
Animetrics establishes new D.C. office
Animetrics, a leading developer of 2-D to 3-D face recognition solutions, has announced that its new Washington D.C office will…
Cross Match technologies acquired by Francisco Partners
Francisco Partners, a global private equity firm focused on investments in technology and technology-enabled services business, has acquired Cross Match…
U.S. Senate to examine privacy and facial recognition technology
On Wednesday, July 18, Senator Al Franken, the chairman of the Judiciary Committee’s subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law,…
Soul2Match claims to use biometrics to find love connections
Soul2Match claims that U.S. President Barack Obama and Mrs. Obama have a compatibility score of 84 percent. Soul2Match is a…
Bill C-30 under scrutiny due to privacy concerns
In Canada, both federal and Ontario privacy commissioners have expressed concern over Bill C-30, which they say is too invasive…
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