$1M funding for homeland security tech, biometrics for US, Israel firms via BIRD Foundation
U.S. and Israeli firms pitching innovative solutions for homeland security (HLS), including biometrics, could receive funding of up to US$1…
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Israel defense criticized over 26-year-old privacy protocols for biometric data
The state comptroller of Israel has claimed the country’s defense forces are vulnerable to identity theft targeting biometric information. Writing…
New Fujitsu security research center in Israel to further develop digital identity tools
Japanese tech giant Fujitsu has announced plans to set up a research center for data and security in Israel as…
$1.2B Israel defense cloud contract includes face detection; Google, Amazon workers protest
Hundreds of workers and their supporters gathered outside Google and Amazon offices in San Francisco, New York, Seattle and Durham,…
Israeli court rejects call to delete government’s biometric database, leaves room for appeal
Five years after civil society organizations and digital rights advocates asked Israel’s High Court of Justice to cancel a law…
Jerusalem Police blocked from facial recognition use at Pride March
Jerusalem Police requested to use live facial recognition to monitor the city’s gay March for Pride and Tolerance following threats…
Biometric passports progress in Turkey, Denmark, Suriname
Turkey and Suriname have unveiled their latest steps on biometric passports, while Giesecke+Devrient says the production of Danish electronic passports…
Israeli agency unlawfully shared biometric data of citizens for 7 years, report reveals
A report authored by Roy Friedman, head of the Biometrics Applications Unit of Israel’s National Cyber Directorate, has disclosed that…
Draft bill allows Israeli police access to face biometrics from public CCTV
Israel’s Ministerial Committee for Legislation cleared a biometric surveillance bill on Sunday that will enable security services to access information…
Tech5 extends biometrics market presence to Australia, Trulioo expands in EMEA
Tech5 has set up a subsidiary office in Sydney as part of its efforts to stamp its feet on Australia’s…
