3D contactless fingerprint biometrics shrink toward smartphone-ready format
MetaOptics is embarking on shrinking biometric sensors as it unveils plans to build an ultra‑compact optical module for 3D, non‑contact…
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ICE use of commercial phone tracking tool draws congressional scrutiny
A group of Democratic lawmakers on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform are pressing Department of Homeland Security…
Deutsche Telekom launches unified mobile credential security platform for business
Deutsche Telekom (DT) is launching a new mobile security platform, which will allow the user to store their digital identity,…
Google tests Project Toscana face unlock system that could rival Apple’s Face ID
There is a great divide in biometrics deployment between Android and iOS devices. The biometrics battleground in the smartphone race…
US Justice Department’s search of reporter’s phone, laptops raise biometric, privacy concerns
When federal agents searched the home of Hannah Natanson, they were not just pursuing a leak investigation. They were taking…
Google expands Identity Check biometrics use with Android update
Phone theft is extremely annoying but it happens. Whether it’s snatched on the street, or stolen after being left somewhere,…
Biometrics vendors should ‘step up their marketing’ say smartphone analysts
Next Biometrics has partnered with Taiwanese company Giantplus to invest in an innovative new technology that could change touchscreen authentication….
Mauritania warns telcos to comply with biometric SIM identification rules
Three mobile network operators in Mauritania have been given two months to fully comply with existing SIM card identification rules…
Next Biometrics is betting on ‘anywhere-on-display’ — could a future iPhone use it?
The world’s most popular computing device to access the Internet has evolved at breakneck pace. Through the crucible of competition…
Next Biometrics partners with Giantplus on full-screen fingerprint authentication
Next Biometrics has entered into a partnership with Taiwan-based Giantplus Technology Co., Ltd. to co-develop a prototype for full-screen fingerprint…
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