DoorBird acquisition expands Assa Abloy smart home portfolio as new standard published
Consolidation continues among access control companies as a new smart home standard is published. Buyouts are splashy events that get…
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Pulse Security selling IP for multi-biometric doorbell invention with IR thermometer
A new multi-biometric doorbell that can read the temperature and biometrics of a person before allowing them entry to a…
Precise Biometrics’ fingerprint algorithm deployed by Aqara for smart home applications
Precise Biometrics’ BioMatch technology has been integrated into several smart door locks from Aqara, a global provider of smart home…
Researcher demonstrates biometric data theft from smart lock with droplock hack
Biometric smart locks used in internet of things deployments can be hacked through their wireless connectivity capabilities, according to a…
Has Amazon got a reality show for you! And you’re the camera operator.
What if all the talk in the United States about one’s right to biometric privacy is limited to advocates, academics,…
Judge to Amazon’s Ring: Not so fast. Your patent application needs a look-see
It is too early to strike the allegations in court that Ring doorbells record anyone in visual or hearing range…
Amazon defends Ring data sharing practices to US Senator, leaves voice biometrics door open
Amazon has shared video footage from Ring door devices with police 11 times this year through an emergency-request process that…
Amazon Ring still bothers senator and BIPA sparks another suit against the company
Nascar has left turns and sunburns. British royals have questionable hats and another palace somewhere. Japan has stuffed subways and…
Interpretations of interpretations hope to clarify UK CCTV, biometric surveillance
The UK’s data regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), released new guidance last month in an attempt to clarify the…
Biometric smart lock popularity on the rise, Eufy Kickstarter approaches $1M
Eufy Security is working on a new version of its biometric smart lock, which the company originally introduced in 2020….
