Biometrics shipment to Palestinian Authority mysteriously released after being confiscated
Four years after Israel approved the Palestinian Authority’s plan to install biometric passport systems — and almost a year after…
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Secret Double Octopus to pitch biometrics over passwords in UAE with Israeli high-tech delegation
Secret Double Octopus has travelled to the United Arab Emirates to bring its biometric solution for eliminating passwords in the enterprise…
Biometric database with ‘all forms of identity defense’ dangerous, Israeli govt committee warns
A committee of Israel’s Knesset has instructed the country’s interior ministry to scrub fingerprint biometric data from its database of…
AnyVision looks to spin off defense operations, negotiates face biometrics JV with Rafael
Israeli defense contractor Rafael Advanced Defense Systems is in advanced negotiations to purchase ownership interest in AnyVision’s defense-oriented operations, Ctech…
New computer vision and biometrics applications from AnyVision deployed in COVID-19 response effort
The comprehensive explorations of ways to combat the COVID-19 outbreak by Israel’s Defense Ministry has drawn in the computer vision…
Poor encryption exposes biometric database of 4.5 million Israeli citizens
The private information of some 4.5 million Israeli citizens, including biometric facial features, stored in the Transportation Ministry database for…
Corsight AI raises $5M to market and develop real-time facial biometrics for range of applications
Corsight AI has raised $5 million in funding to market and continue the development of its real-time facial biometrics platform,…
Biometrics experts discuss voice and face potential, presentation attacks at Israeli Winter School
The Identity and Biometric Applications Unit of Israel’s National Cyber Directorate partnered with the University of Haifa to hold a…
Israel Securities Authority announces changes to encourage digital innovation
Israel Securities Authority (ISA) announced regulatory changes to support and accommodate digital market innovation in Israel, writes KFGO. “The implication…
AnyVision reevaluates biometrics business in Hong Kong, defends Israeli army work
Microsoft-funded Israeli startup AnyVision is reevaluating its business plans in Hong Kong following controversy around the ethical use of its…
