Metalenz uses polarization information for secure face biometrics
Deploying secure facial recognition hardware camera sensors in smartphones has always been costly. Although Apple has achieved this, most Android…
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OBIM to begin collecting data on new biometric tech in wake of problems
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM) is seeking comments regarding its request for…
Preservation of biometrics with AI image compression less than meets the eye
Compression of digital images can cause a loss of detail that removes the value of images containing biometric data, prompting…
Widespread adoption of mDLs in US remains a slow slog
The push to implement a mobile driver’s license (mDLs) throughout the U.S. continues to be fraught with a variety of…
India looks to biometric MFA startups to stanch flow of UPI financial fraud
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is pursuing biometric startups to provide biometric authentication for Unified Payments Interface (UPI)…
US science foundation to award $23M for ‘privacy-preserving’ tech
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has begun soliciting proposals from “qualified researchers and multidisciplinary teams” on the practical deployment…
US Army moves closer to fielding next-gen biometrics collection
The U.S. Army recently completed field tests of its $28.3 million Next Generation Biometric Collection Capability (NXGBCC) hardware and software…
California running hackathons to promote mDL adoption in different industries
The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) invites businesses, public agencies, and individuals to create applications that utilize the state’s…
Tech5 introduces flexible biometric template protection for its ABIS
Tech5 has developed biometric template protection technology that it says meets the criteria set out in the ISO/IEC 30136 standard….
How can the private sector shape the EUDI Wallet project?
Private firms are increasingly looking towards digital identities but challenges remain in aligning the private and the public sector in…
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