Nigeria collects biometrics of elementary school children for meal program
Nigeria is creating a database of children’s biometrics ostensibly to increase transparency in a school meals scheme. The National Home…
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Smart homes: privacy row in the UK, Xiaomi unveils biometric lock
A judge in the UK has recently ruled that an Amazon Ring doorbell and security cameras installed at a house…
Samsung, Google renew mobile face and fingerprint biometrics efforts
Samsung recently filed a new patent application with the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) for a foldable phone with a…
Fingerprint biometrics market survives COVID-19 scare, FPC advances in two areas
Fingerprint Cards has revealed a customer win in the PC biometrics space and another step forward for its biometric payment…
Dermalog claims win in LivDet fingerprint biometrics anti-spoofing competition
Dermalog Identification Systems has placed atop an overall challenge leaderboard at LivDet, a yearly event hosted by the University of…
Biometric payment cards see new tech, new uses and new names
Biometrically-authenticated payment cards look set to become the next piece of biometric kit in people’s pockets worldwide. Idemia is developing…
Tech5 contactless fingerprint biometrics for mobile devices unveiled
Tech5 has launched its contactless mobile fingerprint biometrics-capturing technology, along with an enhanced artificial intelligence-based fingerprint matching algorithm the company says…
BIO-key launches FIDO2 MFA keys with fingerprint biometrics
A line of cryptographic security keys for FIDO2 multi-factor authentication has been launched to immediate availability by BIO-key, including one…
Fingerprint Cards, Next Biometrics sensors integrated with new PCs
Fingerprint sensors from both Fingerprint Cards and Next Biometrics are being integrated into desktop and notebook PC product ranges, according…
Progress on biometric payment cards reported by Idex, Linxens, Zwipe
China’s Union Smart Card Co has selected fingerprint authentication technology from Norway’s Idex Biometrics for a “cold wallet” biometric payment card…
