Biometrics in border security and banking, fingerprint technology trending this week
Here is a recap of the most popular biometrics industry news that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. Border security…
privacy
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Florida bill requiring biometrics for patient identity verification raises concerns
Florida House Bill 1299, sponsored by Rep. Dane Eagle, has a provision that would require Florida hospitals to install software…
Biometrics Institute revises its Biometrics Privacy Guidelines
The Biometrics Institute has finalized the revised version of its Biometrics Privacy Guidelines and has made it available to all…
Ride-share programs oppose fingerprint background checks in Austin
Ride sharing companies Uber and Lyft are fighting it out with Austin city council over fingerprint background checks. Last week,…
Edinburgh plans to upgrade CCTV system with facial recognition capabilities
Edinburgh Council has announced a £1 million (US$1.4 million) initiative to upgrade the city’s CCTV surveillance network to include HD…
Cornell Tech adds four of the world’s leading cybersecurity experts to faculty
Cornell’s Department of Computer Science has added four faculty members at Cornell Tech who are among the world’s elite for…
Judge rules Facebook can’t be sued in Illinois for ‘faceprint’ database
A federal judge in Illinois has dismissed a lawsuit challenging Facebook’s use of facial recognition software, according to a report…
CHIME $1M challenge driving the next big breakthrough in patient identification
The National Patient ID Challenge, a College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) initiative, is a year-long, $1-million effort to…
UK House of Lords debate national ID cards
A recent debate in the UK House of Lords examined the use of national ID cards to enhance security, fight…
Scottish football league considers facial recognition to identify troublemakers
The Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) has asked the government for financial support to introduce facial recognition technology to identify…
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