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FaceTec pulled into BIPA case; Yoti pushes for a federal judge
Biometrics developer FaceTec is the latest company to be hauled into court for allegedly violating the U.S. state of Illinois’...
 
Totm share issuance to complete InterBIO acquisition approved
As many people made New Year’s plans last month, executives at some biometric identity firms rushed to move stock plays...
US agencies 47 years behind with privacy law
Just one in 17 U.S. federal agencies have been able to comply with year-old requirements for getting consent to disclose...
 
In Asia, ambitious digital ID targets accompany digitization
Digital transformation and the adoption of digital ID frameworks continues to surge in Asia, where governments are ramping up registration...
Smart home facial recognition system processes biometric data locally to minimize risk
Smart home devices are now smart enough to process image data without sending it into the cloud, according to a...
 
Precise inks licensing deal and FPC gets volume order for new biometric sensors
Precise Biometrics has struck a commercial licensing deal with France-based organic optical sensor maker Isorg to license and support fingerprint...
Mississippi mDLs from Idemia I&S go live with full legal status
Mississippi Mobile ID is now available in partnership with Idemia I&S to give state residents the option to carry a...
 
UK age verification pilots boost case for check-out facial estimation systems
The use of biometrics and other technologies for age verification to control alcohol sales in the UK showed age estimation...
Ghana police get over 100 biometric devices for field checks against national database
Police in Ghana have acquired more than 100 mobile devices to perform biometric identity verifications in the field, Modern Ghana...
 
NADRA details Pakistan’s stronger fingerprint biometric system for SIM registration
A new fingerprint biometric system is now being used by telecoms in Pakistan to register people for SIM activation, following...
International biometrics standards development focus turns to PAD
Several new publications and events in 2022 advanced the gradually building body of international standards for biometrics. As that standardization...
 
Passwordless authentication to improve security, user experience in 2023: SecureAuth CEO
Paul Trulove became SecureAuth’s CEO almost a year ago. Over the course of 2022, the company achieved several milestones in...
Delays, extortions, and voter exclusion: Cameroon’s national biometric ID card conundrum
Ashu M. just clocked 20 years this November, the legal age for voting in the central African nation of Cameroon....
 
Closing out ’22 with a check on biometric ID unicorns
It is always interesting to look at even a caveat-cradled list of breakout businesses, and the (short) list of the...
 
 
 
 
 
 
Biometrics White Papers
Presentation attack detection: Measuring performance of APCER and BPCER
APCER and BPCER are acronyms for error rates used to quantify the performance of presentation attack detection (PAD) systems. This...
 
Preventing stadium violence
Many stadiums and sports venues are left wondering how they can safeguard the fan experience and keep hooligans, criminals and...
The ultimate retail experience starts with facial recognition
As digital transformation sweeps across our society, bringing together the physical and virtual worlds, the retail space is changing in...
 
ISO PAD and FIDO testing comparison
Two of the most popular testing services that iBeta offers are ISO 30107 compliance, and FIDO Biometrics Component Certification. To...
Events and Webinars
Aviation Festival Asia 2023
  February 28, 2023 - March 1, 2023
SECON 2023
  March 29, 2023 - March 31, 2023
Digital Onboarding Forum
  April 12, 2023 - April 13, 2023
ID@Borders and Future of Travel Conference 2023
  April 20, 2023 - April 21, 2023
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  May 24, 2023 - May 25, 2023